About this role
Job summary
A compassionate, skilled, experienced Safeguarding Practitioner. A unique opportunity to work at the heart of safeguarding, where timely, high-quality decision-making can change lives and improve outcomes for adults at risk.
- The postholder will work collaboratively with Statutory Safeguarding partners, acting as the dedicated health practitioner within the Calderdale MASH.
- They will review, analyse, and share confidential NHS medical data to help safeguard vulnerable adults (and children/families) at the "single front door" stage of referrals.
As the postholder you will play a pivotal role in researching and assessing health information and will work with partner agencies to support the protection and wellbeing of adults at risk (children and families). Working within a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment, you will contribute your clinical expertise to inform risk assessments, promote early intervention, and ensure safeguarding concerns are addressed quickly and effectively, working within existing legal frameworks.
Bringing strong clinical judgement, excellent communication skills, a passion for safeguarding, the ability to work collaboratively and your ability to be flexible and responsive to support the needs of adult's at risk and their families in Calderdale..
The postholder will be employed by CHFT. Line Management responsibility will sit with CHFT, however their daily workload will be directed and overseen by the MASH Operational Manager.
Main duties of the job
Work within safeguarding frameworks to support the Local Authorities' role to investigate safeguarding concerns and manage risk where adult's have experienced or are likely to experience harm.
- Demonstrate knowledge in relation to the Care Act 2014; the Mental Capacity Act 2005; the Data Protection Act 2018; GDPR and the Caldicott Principles.
- Have access to patient records to gather, share and record patient information.
- Contribute to the initial screening and triage of safeguarding concerns referred to the MASH, to determine whether the criteria for a section 42 safeguarding enquiry is met, where not met, the postholder will make recommendations about health interventions that could help reduce harm.
- Be required to maintain supportive and constructive relationships with MASH partner agencies.
- May be required to provide cover for essential safeguarding work within their own organisation where capacity allows / directed by the Head of Safeguarding.
- To work independently, be flexible, and adaptable at work to meet competing priorities and deadlines.
- Provide relevant, timely advice and reports on the function of the MASH to the Named Professionals/ Head of Safeguarding, for inclusion in Partnership / Board reports
- Provide effective leadership which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team.
- Receive safeguarding supervision from safeguarding professionals on a regular basis.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.
If youre interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, wed be happy to hear from you.
Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the Further details / informal visits section.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Professional qualification in Health (RN on part 1 of the register NMC, or relevant qualification as an Allied Health Professional)
- Current NMC/ HCPC registration
- Degree level qualification (or working towards)
Desirable
- Recognised teaching and assessing certificate
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Significant post registration/qualification experience within a healthcare/safeguarding environment
- Experience of involvement with partnership working, including inter-professional and multi-agency working.
- Clear working knowledge and implementation of national and local safeguarding policy and guidance.
- Clear working knowledge of relevant legislation relating to safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act.
- Demonstrates knowledge of abuse and neglect in relation to adult's at risk.
- Experience of working in a clinically demanding and changing environment.
- Understanding of the MASH.
- Ability to appraise and analyse complex health information.
- Ability to receive positive challenge and open discussion about practice, cases management and decision making.
- Experience of delivering training
Desirable
- Experience of working within the MASH
- Participated in service development and implementation of change.
- Knowledge of the network of services with acute, primary and third sector care orientated to meet the needs of adult's at risk and their families
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellence in interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal, which is dignified, compassionate and culturally respectful.
- High level analytical skills to process complex medical information, coupled with strong verbal communication and resilience for cross agency negotiations
- Excellent time management and self-organisation skills to prioritise workload
- Report writing in relation to safeguarding
- Mentoring and supervision skills
- Experience of working as part of a team and ability to work on own initiative
- Able to manage own workload and work within defined clinical parameters with minimal supervision
- Evidence of clinical leadership through providing a positive role model to effect change and aspire to excellence in quality care standards.
- Competent use of IT systems including electronic clinical records
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Princess Building
Princess Street
Halifax
HX1 1TS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)