Job Description

2. JOB PURPOSE -Subject to review - This is a 12-month fixed-term contract. Secondment will be considered, subject to line-manager approval and a formal agreement between employers. Applicants seeking a secondment must obtain their line managers permission before applying.



The post supports the operational delivery of adult safeguarding services, including the general raising of awareness of adult safeguarding practice throughout childrens and adult services. The post holder will provide the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) workforce with the safeguarding skills and knowledge necessary to promote safe and effective practice, to offer preventative support and advice to mitigate for safeguarding incidents, and to respond when harm or abuse is thought to have occurred. They will work with the Lead Professional Safeguarding Adults within a team of Safeguarding Adult Advisors to lead the development of adult safeguarding practice, reflecting the Clinical Service Unit (CSU), Corporate Nursing and Safeguarding business plans. In addition, to support the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Mental Health Act (MHA) team to promote best practice in the MCA, MHA and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) across the Trust and to provide an effective duty service.



The post holder will provide a crucial link between staff at ward level and the Safeguarding team, providing safeguarding clinical leadership and role model behaviours to staff in the delivery of high quality safe care. Where identified, leading on the sharing of lessons learned post safeguarding incident. The post holder will work within the guidance of the Leeds Safeguarding Adult Board and promote city wide policy and guidance within the Trust. The post holder will provide links with outside agencies and work alongside safeguarding colleagues across the NHS health economy, local and regional, and the Local Authority.



The post holder will be available on a daily (Monday to Friday) basis, for advice and support across the Trust for those staff contacting the service. 3. JOB DIMENSIONS The post holder will work with the safeguarding team to raise awareness within LTHT workforce of essential adult safeguarding practice. Enable the development of an environment which encourages and empowers LTHT staff members to be effective and proactive in the field of adult safeguarding.



Act as key supporting investigators following Section 42 requests for safeguarding cases; to liaise with CSU/wards to support the investigation and review process. Contribute to interagency working to promote learning and develop city wide safeguarding initiatives. The post holder will be required to facilitate and deliver training as part of their role, providing mandatory training and specialist training alongside safeguarding colleagues. 4.



ORGANISATIONAL CHART 5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Qualifications Registered Professional Qualification, Nurse (Part 1 of the NMC register), Allied Health Professional (AHP), Equivalent registered professional qualification Teaching and Assessing qualification or experience Knowledge of the safeguarding adult and Think family agenda. Experience Demonstrable experience of working within a safeguarding role or transferable equivalent experience Clinical audit and standard setting Service development and or change management Experience of interagency working in relation to Adult safeguarding Experience of managing investigations, including root cause analysis and complaints Appreciation of the role that supervision and debriefs plays in supporting staff and learning from incidents Skills Ability to provide clear verbal and written advice Care planning and assessment skills Training and presentation skills IT skills Ability to, or be prepared to, analyse and appraise clinical and non-clinical information to include within reports Ability to, or be prepared to, write reports and responses for safeguarding concerns in line with statutory documentation The ability to transfer specialist knowledge from clinical practice to the promotion of safeguarding across the Trust Knowledge of current issues in health and social care Works to high standards of professional practice Development and implementation of Policies and Procedures Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary setting and awareness of working across disciplines Extensive knowledge of current national and local issues in relation to child and adult safeguarding The ability to prioritise and manage own defined caseload Ability to engage with patients, promoting inclusion and patient involvement in the safeguarding process Knowledge and awareness of the NHS patient safety agenda Knowledge and awareness of clinical governance and reporting processes Personal Attributes Excellent interpersonal skills Self-motivated Self-aware Ability to see opportunity for change Able to lead and influence Assertiveness Flexibility and adaptable to safeguarding team circumstances and service need, and continued service development Ability to work with distressing events and provide positive emotional support to others dealing with Safeguarding incidents 6. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS High level of communication skills - ability to communicate to wide range of professionals and patient groups, employing verbal, online (virtual) and written mediums Teaching skills Assessment skills Organisational skills Time management skills Change management skills Understanding of research based practice Commitment to team working Ability to work with conflict resolution and manage differences in approach/opinion whilst retaining respect for all Work alongside patients to identify patient wishes Managing stress Uses initiative and is self-led Ability to act professionally at all times 7.



CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Understanding of the local and national care agenda Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks, NHS England drivers/initiatives Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust guidelines and policies Professional knowledge Knowledge of adult safeguarding policies, procedures and good practice guidelines Knowledge of the Mental Capacity and Mental Health Acts Experience of adult safeguarding work or equivalent 8. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and interventions using evidence based and current adult safeguarding knowledge Support CSU leads to investigate safeguarding concerns Be prepared to lead on investigating safeguarding concerns Ensure the wishes of patients are recorded and at the centre of the safeguarding response. Contribute to individualised care plans for service users at risk of harm Contribute to care plans for patients that present a risk to other service users Alongside Safeguarding colleagues set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards in quality of adult safeguarding advice and intervention. Maintain a safe working environment, providing guidance in cases to minimise risk and promote safety planning Supervise and maintain accurate records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trusts documentation Provide staff with necessary knowledge and skills to ensure the safe and appropriate management of adults identified as being at risk of being abused or have been abused.



Promote evidence based practice Be prepared to offer challenge and encourage further examination of evidence Promote professional curiosity and patient centred care Support patients, their families and or carers to prevent harm and increase independence Contributes to the development and implementation of policy and practice guidelines in line with the Leeds Adult Safeguarding Board policy and procedure Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct/ Associated profession registration organisation Professional codes of practice Liaise with community services and external services (statutory and third sector) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery where safeguarding has been highlighted Education and Training Participate and provide training and education both mandatory and specialist provision Provide training opportunities of current national, regional and local safeguarding agendas Be part of a team developing the Trust wide training needs analysis and reviewing training need across specific Trust CSUs Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and appraisal Keep up to date with developments and advances within the speciality Work with safeguarding colleagues across the Health Economy and city-wide Safeguarding agencies to promote city wide learning Leadership Co-ordinate delegated adult safeguarding investigations Support CSU leads to investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events where safeguarding has been highlighted Appropriately manages or escalates incidents Ensure learning is shared and embedded within the Trust structure Research and Audit - Contribute to the research agenda - Participate in the clinical governance agenda for adult safeguarding - Engage users and carers views on service delivery and development - Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and developments - Participate in the development of adult safeguarding audits and reports The above JD is subject for review