Job Description

The post holder will:

Provide expertise and support across the adult safeguarding agenda.



Work with the Adult Safeguarding Team to provide highly sensitive, complex and detailed information to other professionals, primarily adult social care. This post therefore requires high levels of communication skills and the post holder must be willing to work towards the Level 4 safeguarding competencies as outlined in the intercollegiate document.



Provide and maintain a comprehensive record of details regarding all safeguarding adult enquiries and referrals within the Trust.



Work closely alongside, and communicate effectively with, the named nurse for safeguarding adults and the wider safeguarding teams to provide an efficient and effective service to patients within the Trust; sharing learning to improve practice.



The post holder will be expected to work closely with adult social care to support shared decision making relating to health aspects of S42 enquiries which will require the post holder to have clinical knowledge to interpret the information required. This will include responsibility for completing shortened enquiries directly to identify learning and themes to share with Trust staff.



The post holder will support the wider development of the Trust as a learning organisation and will work towards identifying and supporting the development of ward-based safeguarding 'champions'.



Provide expertise in the delivery of the adult safeguarding functions, to enable the provision of accessible, reliable and high quality services



Offer clinical opinions and interpretation of clinical information as required within own area of expertise within the context of supporting decision making and responding to S42 enquiries.



Escalate to the named nurse and/or Professional Head of Safeguarding, where potential patient safety issues are identified and agree handling, in accordance with legislation and Trust Policy



To provide a source of expertise to clinical, clerical and managerial staff on adult safeguarding issues through interpretation of legislation, guidelines and shared learning opportunities.



Ensure that the Trusts incident reporting system (DATIX) is completed accurately to ensure that all S42 enquiries are logged.



Support the Named Nurse in the delivery of on-going projects aimed at improving the understanding of safeguarding requirements, in particular the completion and learning from S42 enquiries and to create a culture where learning from safeguarding is embedded in clinical practice



Support the named nurse in the delivery of Mental Capacity Act training and the implementation of the DoLS processes.



Liaise with ward staff to share localised learning.



Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.



Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.



We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.



Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.



We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.



We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:



Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement



On-site Nurseries



On-site staff cafes



On-site parking



Support in career development



Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics



Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:

www.asph-careers.org



Please see the job description for essential and desirable criteria.



Predominately to support the named nurse and work closely alongside the other safeguarding disciplines