An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the GMMH Corporate Safeguarding Team as the Trusts Adult Safeguarding Lead.
The postholder will lead on the adult safeguarding agenda and be responsible for ensuring that the Trust has effective arrangements in place to safeguard and promote the welfare of adults at risk.
As the Safeguarding Adult Lead, you will be responsible for to ensuring the Trust has effective arrangements in place to meet its statutory duties, responsibilities, and obligations in relation to safeguarding adults at risk.
To assist with the development and implementation of the Trust's safeguarding adult agenda, ensuring that Trust policies, procedures and governance systems meet statutory, national, and local requirements in relation to safeguarding adults.
To support the Head of Safeguarding/Named Nurse to ensure that the Trust contributes to multi-agency safeguarding work alongside specialist safeguarding professionals from other organisations and bodies, including social care, education, and health, and in the planning and development of strategies for safeguarding.
To ensure that safeguarding concerns are monitored and dealt with in a timely and effective way across the organisation, and there is a learning culture with a focus on continuous improvement and the delivery of safe and high quality care.
Essential requirements for the post include: Registered practitioner e.g. RMN, Social Work, significant experience of a leadership role in adult safeguarding, highly specialist knowledge and understanding of working with complex family situations, mental health and substance misuse in relation to safeguarding adults, legal literacy in relation to adult safeguarding and the ability to work effectively as part of a team and to recognise and support the needs of others in a sensitive and effective manner.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%