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Job summary

Main area
Safeguarding
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
333-D-M-0044
Employer
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Charles Pinfold Building, Open University
Town
Milton Keynes
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 p.a
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/04/2026 23:59

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Safeguarding Adult and Mental Capacity Act Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 7

 

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond.  We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. 

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation.  We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.  We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles.  For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our   Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and experienced professional with an established interest in safeguarding adults to join our divisional team to provide specialist safeguarding adult  and mental capacity advice across our Mental Health services in Milton Keynes.

The overall purpose of this role is to ensure the Trust meets its organisational, national and local requirements and responsibilities in Safeguarding vulnerable people, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). This includes meeting the Safeguarding Standards under the Safe domain by the CQC This will be achieved by providing highly developed specialist knowledge on safeguarding issues, MCA and Prevent.  The Named Professional will provide consultancy to staff at all levels within the Division and at times across the Trust.

The postholder will provide leadership and assurance across the field of adult safeguarding and will work closely with other specialists, named and designated professionals. The postholder will lead on all activity required to ensure that the Directorate meet their safeguarding responsibilities so that Safeguarding is seen as paramount and that a culture of dignity and safeguarding is embedded across the organisation in line with Making Safeguarding Personal.

To provide cover for safeguarding colleagues across the Trust, as required.

Main duties of the job

Provide expert up to date advice, training and supervision to professionals working in safeguarding within Milton Keynes based CNWL services.

  • To support the Division by involvement and at times leading on CNWL’s contribution to Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs), Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) and local learning reviews and focused work in specific areas/services, authoring reports when best placed to do and leading on action plans where appropriate.
  • Monitoring and ensuring that action plans resulting from investigations/areas of concern are implemented and embedded within the timescales in partnership with operational managers.
  • To ensure that key learning from safeguarding is disseminated across the Division and the Trust. To ensure that plans are in place for dissemination of findings from and develop effective auditing arrangements for demonstrating how recommendations are embedded within practice. Take responsibility for writing Clinical Messages of the Week and 7-minute briefings when required.
  • To support the review and implementation of safeguarding adults and Mental Capacity Act (and other related) policies and procedures.”

Working for our organisation

Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) provides a wide range of services in North-West London, parts of Surrey, and Milton Keynes.  Diggory Division, where this role is based, provides addictions services, sexual health services, health and justice services and, In Milton Keynes, in-patient and community Mental Health services, and community services such as District Nursing.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the JD and PS for more information

 

Promoting and developing Safeguarding Adults – Professional Practice

·       To provide safeguarding expertise and advice on complex cases within the Division, offering consultancy at Board and front-line level on aspects of safeguarding a the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) legislation and Prevent.

 

·       Communicate a range of highly complex, sensitive and contentious topics to a range of professionals in varying situations.

 

·       Provide expert up to date advice, training and supervision to professionals working in safeguarding within Milton Keynes based CNWL services.

 

·       To support the Division by involvement and at times leading on CNWL’s contribution to Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs), Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) and local learning reviews and focused work in specific areas/services, authoring reports when best placed to do and leading on action plans where appropriate.

 

·       Monitoring and ensuring that action plans resulting from investigations/areas of concern are implemented and embedded within the timescales in partnership with operational managers.

 

·       To ensure that key learning from safeguarding is disseminated across the Division and the Trust. To ensure that plans are in place for dissemination of findings from and develop effective auditing arrangements for demonstrating how recommendations are embedded within practice. Take responsibility for writing Clinical Messages of the Week and 7-minute briefings when required.

 

·    To support the review and implementation of safeguarding adults and Mental Capacity Act (and other related) policies and procedures.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse/Social Worker/ Allied Health Professional
  • Educated or working towards Degree level of expert practice.
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development with relevant further qualifications.
Desirable criteria
  • Enquiry Officer and / or Safeguarding Adults Managers training
  • Teaching Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience of teaching others and evaluating learning
  • Experience of working across professional and organisational boundaries
  • Experience working in a relevant community or specialist area, including evidence of safeguarding within practice
  • Experience in undertaking clinical audit and Quality Improvement projects
  • Experience of compiling and presenting reports for multi-agency and multi-level audiences
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of staff management and supervision

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Detailed expert knowledge of key statutory responsibilities and national policy relating to safeguarding, MCA and other relevant policies
  • Ability to work in a person-centred way, demonstrating the principles underpinning safeguarding practice (MSP)
  • Understanding of governance/risk and reporting systems and processes in organisational and multi-agency context

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDWe are a Living Wage EmployerEmployers for CarersPurple SpaceHealthy Workplace - Excellence 2018Veteran AwareNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeNational Autistic SocietyDisability confident committedStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.AccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Step into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedNHS Rainbow Badge - BronzeArmed Forces CovenantStonewall Gold 2024Working Chance - unlocking women's potentialProud Employer

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mark Easter
Job title
Deputy Lead for Safeguarding Adults
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07525 800307
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