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Head of Safeguarding / Named Nurse for Adults

Employer
Finegreen
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
24 Mar 2019

Job Details

A large NHS organisation is currently looking to appoint a specialist nurse, Adults Safeguarding for a period of 3 months initially. 

Main Responsibilities:
  • Lead on all issues relating to safeguarding Adults across the organisation, work with the professionals to take a lead in all strategic planning and development relating to the protection and welfare of adults;
  • Be a highly visible senior nurse, providing specialist knowledge, advice and clinical expertise to all staff in the Trust in all areas of safeguarding vulnerable adults;
  • Advice the organisation to ensure it appropriately discharges and fulfils its safeguarding inter-agency obligations;
  • Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and partner agencies to ensure that adults who come into contact with the organisation are safeguarded and their welfare promoted;
  • Provide specialist knowledge and expertise in safeguarding adults to all employees;
  • Coordinate and contribute to inter-professional training in safeguarding adults across the Trust;
  • Act as the organisations lead for PREVENT, line management of the Specialist Safeguarding Adults Advisor;
  • Demonstrate specialist knowledge and support the advancement of knowledge and skills in safeguarding adults to clinical staff and other frontline staff;
  • Advise on human resource issues, which may include allegations of professional abuse, and complaints about staff concerning adults in line with national guidance;
  • Overall responsibility for developing policies and protocols relevant to safeguarding adults with the organisations Named Professionals and Designated Professionals;
  • Develop and ensure that the organisation has up to date safeguarding adult’s policies. Ensure that these are known to and accessible by all staff.
A successful candidate will have:
  • Current NMC registration Registered Nurse (Adults)/RMN Community Public Health Practitioner;
  • Further training to in Safeguarding Adults, demonstrated within career background and must have held a Safeguarding post within the NHS;
  • Enhanced knowledge of local and national policy and relevant key safeguarding issues, In-depth awareness of the PREVENT strategy.
For further information on this role please contact Donna Larder on 0161 241 9674 or email donna.larder@finegreen.co.uk

Company

Put simply, we help our clients to recruit the best possible people to lead, manage and direct their organisations. Since launching in 2005 we have become an award winning, market-leading consultancy focusing on both public and private sector Healthcare recruitment. 

Leadership skills have rarely been at such a premium - as organisations across both public and private sectors attempt to improve services and standards at a time of widespread change and unprecedented financial constraints.

Like other leading executive recruiters, Finegreen has developed a pool of talent built up over many years, along with established networks, to ensure that right-match candidates get to hear about relevant positions. Where Finegreen differs from many others, is in its willingness to spend quality time with clients - to gain an in-depth knowledge of roles being filled and their importance to an organisation.

Over the last 17 years in the Healthcare market, Finegreen has developed into a Virgin Fast Track top 100 company - and was voted Recruiter of the Year at the Health Investor Awards, Top small to medium sized business at the Best Business Awards, and featured in Recruiter’s Top 10 Public Sector Recruitment providers.

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0345 130 4006
Location
Finegreen
Manchester
Lancashire
M12 6JH
United Kingdom

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