Job description

Job responsibilities

The Safeguarding Practitioner for both children and adults will ensure the delivery of improved health outcomes for those at risk of harm from serious violence are provided. The post holder will be based within the emergency department and will support victims of serious violence, whilst being an integral member of the multi-agency safeguarding team, ensuring that the health needs of this most vulnerable group are included in any multi-agency assessments. The post-holder will maximise positive outcomes for identified victims by building trusted relationships and supporting victims at a reachable and teachable moment. The post holder will work closely with ED staff, the Safeguarding Team, Police, Social Care and community services to ensure positive outcomes for victims. The post holder will work closely with the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children to ensure appropriate quality assurance mechanisms are in place and to assist in the development and raising awareness of serious violence and knife crime across the Trust and support available through the ED navigator.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• RGN, RMN or RM
• Evidence of proactive personal and professional development
• Educated to degree level

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of reachable and teachable moments and trusted relationship models in practice
• Have substantial safeguarding experience
• Experience working with children and adults who are vulnerable and have complex safeguarding concerns including risk of exploitation
• Experience of dealing with safeguarding incidents.
• A good understanding of the importance of confidentiality and safeguarding
• Experience of participating in clinical and safeguarding supervision.
• Experience of participating and undertaking audits.
• Experience in dealing with highly contentious and emotive information
• Working knowledge of key legislation and policy relating to safeguarding children and safeguarding adults.
• Knowledge and understanding of the key issues facing victims of serious violence.
• Understanding the needs of culturally diverse communities and other hard to reach groups.
• Ability to work independently, but also a team player, able to contribute to the wider mission of the Organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrate highly developed presentation skills and the ability to present information and training to large groups of staff -single or multi agency training
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Understanding of the principles of a trauma informed approach to care and the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on young people and adults
• Excellent leadership and critical thinking skills
• Ability to use community and acute IT patient systems

Skills and Ability

Essential

• Excellent written, IT and communication skills, including report writing, presentations and use of Microsoft IT packages (Excel / PowerPoint / Word etc)
• Ability to motivate and empower colleagues.
• Ability to work in partnership, network, influence, problem solve, overcome barriers and apply solution focused approaches.
• Effective interpersonal and influencing skills including being able to communicate effectively across all disciplines and partner agencies
• Good understanding of the NHS, social care and police including the political, strategic and operational environment in which it operates.

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

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

blackpool teaching hospitals

Whinney Heys road

Blackpool

FY3 8NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)