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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our dynamic team on a full-time basis as the Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults within the NELFT Corporate Directorate. The post covers Essex, Thurrock and the all-age eating disorder services in Kent.

The post holder will support the Head of Safeguarding Adults in delivering on the aims and objections set out within the NELFT safeguarding strategy. The role is a collaborative one, working with individuals and groups across professional and organisational boundaries providing support and guidance to teams within NELFT. The role will also require attendance of internal NELFT meetings, multiagency partnership meetings and Safeguarding Adult Board (SAB) sub-group meeting.

Essential requirements for the post: Significant experience of a leadership role in adult safeguarding, line management responsibility, thorough legal literacy, highly specialist knowledge and understanding of working with complex family situations in relation to safeguarding adults, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team and support the needs of others in a sensitive and effective manner.

The post is based at Suite One, Phoenix House, Basildon. The post holder will be required to work across NELFT services based in Essex, Thurrock and Kent  Service. The applicant may also be required to work across other areas of the NELFT footprint to ensure appropriate cover arrangements are in place. 

Main duties of the job

• Experience of managing and leading on sensitive and complex safeguarding adult cases
• You will be required to provide input to NELFT’s Safeguarding Advice Service, safeguarding training provision and policy development as well as contributing to the progress of the safeguarding work plan.
• Be responsible for ensuring that NELFT meets its statutory requirements in respect of safeguarding children and young people and Think Family agenda
• Lead on the development of policies and procedures, implementing National guidance at a local level
• Effectively coordinate and communicate Safeguarding activity to promote the welfare of safeguarding adults.  This will include ensuring coordination of safeguarding children supervision
• Provide clinical expertise and advice in relation to Safeguarding for all staff in NELFT. To promote and embed the principles of safe practice relating to safeguarding adults and the use of the think Family model to protect and safeguard children, young people and other vulnerable adults in everyday professional practice.

The responsibilities of the post will include cross organisational and partnership working at both strategic and operational levels, working closely with other agencies to address the safeguarding adult and think family agenda.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.  All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.  As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.  The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement 

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011)

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.