Named Professional Safeguarding Adults

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our dynamic team as a full-time Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults within the NELFT Corporate Directorate. The post covers the London boroughs where NELFT services operate.

The post holder will support the Head of Safeguarding Adults in delivering on the aims and objections set out within the NELFT Safeguarding Strategy. The role is a collaborative one, working with individuals and groups across professional and organisational boundaries providing support and guidance to teams within NELFT. The role will also require attendance of internal NELFT meetings, multiagency partnership meetings and Safeguarding Adult Board (SAB) sub-group meeting.

Essential requirements for the post: Significant experience of a leadership role in adult safeguarding, line management responsibility, thorough legal literacy, highly specialist knowledge and understanding of working with complex family situations in relation to safeguarding adults, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team and support the needs of others in a sensitive and effective manner.

The post is based within operational service bases in North East London and Suite One Phoenix House in Basildon at least twice a week to cover the safeguarding duty helpline. The applicant may be required to work across other areas of the NELFT footprint to ensure appropriate cover arrangements are in place.

• Providing line management, supervision and appraisals.
• Deliver the safeguarding work plan.
• Be responsible for ensuring that NELFT meets its statutory safeguarding requirements.
• Support services within their operational bases.
• Provide advice via the duty safeguarding helpline.
• Delivering safeguarding training to NELFT services.
• Oversee staff induction and manage staff development and competencies.
• Provide safeguarding adults supervision to other members within the safeguarding team.
• Support internal and external case escalations.
• Developing new, and, reviewing existing training programmes to ensure training is aligned to the National Intercollegiate documents.
• Review and develop new and existing safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Developing and reviewing working processes within the safeguarding team.
• Leading on and/or overseeing internal and external audits.
• Reviewing and analysis of safeguarding data.
• Ensuring internal, mandatory and statutory reports are completed and to the agreed deadlines.
• Leading on Safeguarding Learning Review process.
• Attendance at priority internal, external safeguarding meetings
• Deputising attendance for the Head of safeguarding and/or providing cover for fellow colleagues at priority meetings.
• Work alongside our NELFT safeguarding children's colleagues and promoting 'Think Family'.
• Supporting our external partners and operational colleagues to effectively coordinate and communicate all safeguarding concerns.
  
  

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735).

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Matthew Lazard Job title: Head of Safeguarding Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0330 555 1201

The interview will be held in person. Dates, times and venues will be confirmed following shortlisting.