Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 407-CORP-7510867
- Employer
- Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Town Wharf (main base) / Walsall Manor Hospital / Blakenall Village Centre
- Town
- Walsall
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Safeguarding Adults Nurse
Band 6
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM
Job overview
The Safeguarding Adult Nurse will:
Work as part of the Trust Safeguarding Team to promote the Adult Safeguarding agenda, the Think Family approach and a culture of professional curiosity Trust wide.
Deliver effective compassionate safeguarding advice, support and supervision under the direction of the Lead Nurse and attend any Multi-Agency meetings as required.
Ensure that the Trust meets its statutory obligations to safeguard and promote the welfare of all adults, children and young people who access Walsall Healthcare Trust services, in conjunction with the wider Safeguarding Team
Support the Adult Safeguarding Team in the development and delivery of quality assurance and innovative practice. This may include deputising for the Named Nurse for Safeguarding Adults within forums and meetings as deemed appropriate.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
Delivering safe and effective safeguarding practice.
To enhance the patient's experience.
To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives.
Working for our organisation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Delivering safe and effective safeguarding practice.
· Ensure a high standard of safe clinical care and record keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, national legislation, and trust standards.
· Have a working knowledge of factors that may contribute to abuse and neglect, including domestic abuse, substance misuse, mental health concerns, sexual abuse, learning disability, adverse childhood experiences, exploitation, self-neglect and hoarding.
2. To enhance the patient’s experience
· To effectively, holistically assess individuals safeguarding needs, supporting staff in planning actions to elicit any required support and/or referrals.
3. To ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives
Contribute to the development of an organisational culture that supports continuous learning and development, evidence-based practice and succession planning.
Please see JD and PS for full description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse, midwife or RMN, including those with a specialist qualification such as RHV, or those with HPC registration
- Degree level nursing qualification or evidence of commensurate experience in acute and or community nursing
- Evidence of relevant professional updating within last 12 months
Desirable criteria
- ENB 998/Mentorship/SLAiP
Flexibility
Essential criteria
- There is flexibility with this post however there will be a requirement to work core hours (9am -5pm), to meet service need
- Ability to travel to a variety of locations to meet the requirement of the role
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant and recent experience of safeguarding
- Working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
- Effective leadership
- Suitability and resilience to work with adults/children at risk of abuse
- Data input, collection, analysis, audit and evaluation
- Use of databases
- Standard key board skills and knowledge of a number of IT packages such as word and excel
- Able to work under pressure across competing priorities
- Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture
- Clinical skills and competency to maintain credibility
- Can act on own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Domestic Abuse /Exploitation
- Training delivery experience
- Management experience
- Use of WHT electronic patients records
Competencies, Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to communicate with a wide variety of staff internally and externally, patients and carers
- Positive and enthusiastic
- Courteous and polite, and able to model the Trust’s values and standards of behaviour
- Ability to communicate empathetically with staff and on occasion patients, relatives and or carers when discussing potentially distressing and sensitive information
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to de-brief patients, relatives, carers and staff during stressful and emotional times or following a serious incident
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Dale
- Job title
- Lead Nurse - Safeguarding Adults
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0797 489 8531
- Additional information
Charlotte Grew 0789 041 4427
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