Named Professional Adult Safeguarding

Interview will be held on 19th Nov 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Named Professional for Safeguarding adults for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. You will join a dynamic team who provide expert safeguarding advice and training to staff across Berkshire Healthcare. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in adult safeguarding, will receive training and support and work with multi-agency partners to develop safeguarding practice.

The main base for this post is St Marks Hospital, however the post holder will visit bases across Berkshire with flexibility to work from home.

• Promote good professional practice in safeguarding adults by providing a source of advice, support, challenge and expertise for staff in the Trust.
• Ensure the provision of expert advice to all relevant external agencies e.g. social care, police, Safeguarding Adult Boards, and act as a reference point to these agencies.
• Attend case conferences and Safeguarding Adult Boards and sub-committees as agreed.
• To collect and interpret data on all concerns raised with local authorities.
• To liaise with services to ensure all safeguarding concerns are appropriately referred to the local authority. Where necessary make these referrals directly.
• Provide supervision to staff working with safeguarding adult issues as required, ensuring referrals to local authorities are made.
• Provide leadership to health professionals at all levels within the Trust to promote the safeguarding of adults and compliance with relevant legal frameworks
• Provide support and challenge to staff with court statements, police statements, report writing and court appearances as necessary, to ensure that these are of a high standard.
• Contribute to the collation of health data for Internal management Reviews and Serious Case Reviews. Develop a chronology of events, contribute to the analysis of the complex information and recommendations to be made
• To ensure any serious safeguarding allegations are appropriately managed and escalated.
  
  

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gemma Nunn Job title: Adult Safeguarding and Prevent lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07342062471