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Job summary

Main area
Safeguarding
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
807-NWL-820
Employer
NHS North West London ICB
Employer type
NHS
Site
Boundary House
Town
Uxbridge, Middlesex
Salary
£67,950 - £78,028 Inclusive of HCA per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/01/2025 23:59

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NHS North West London ICB logo

Designated Nurse/Professional Safeguarding Adults

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Job overview

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to work within an Integrated Care Board in the Chief Nursing Officer Directorate as a Designated Nurse/Professional Safeguarding Adults, then we would encourage you to contact us. 
The NWL ICB Safeguarding team is made up of Designated Nurses/Professionals for Safeguarding Adults and a Named GP for Adults. It also includes Designated Nurses for Safeguarding Children and CLA, Designated Doctors for Safeguarding Children and CLA, and Named GPs. 
The NWL ICB Safeguarding service covers the boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, and Westminster/Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.  
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Safeguarding Adult Nurse/Professional who has a comprehensive knowledge and experience of working in health care and across the wider system. The vacant post is in Hillingdon.       

Main duties of the job

You will need to demonstrate a good understanding of commissioning organisations and how safeguarding assurance is gathered whilst using your strategic leadership skills to influence the safeguarding portfolio. This will require excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop and sustain productive and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders. You will need to demonstrate a good understanding of adult protection processes and provide expert advice and support across the NWL health economy, as well as to partner agencies such as the police and local authority. You will contribute to the work of the Safeguarding Adult Board and provide them with advice and support as required.  
You will work across a collaborative team which encompasses safeguarding, quality and patient safety to fulfil the statutory responsibilities of the Integrated Care Board in North West London. 
Contact Details:
For an informal discussion please contact the Assistant Directors for Safeguarding 
Sue Sheldon at [email protected]  Mobile 07903114504 
Siobhan Appleton at [email protected] Mobile 07958224288.
Closing date for applications: 7th January 2025
The interviews will take place on: 21st, 22nd, 23rd (pm) January 2025

Working for our organisation

NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (NHS NWL ICB) is a statutory body responsible for planning and allocating health and care resources to improve the lives of people in eight boroughs across North West London: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.

The local population is large and diverse, with a wide range of health and care needs  that are evolving all the time. Working with our partners including Councils, NHS provider Trusts, GPs and voluntary and community organisations, we plan and allocate NHS resource to deliver a wide range of services including urgent and emergency care, mental health, primary care, elective hospital services and community care.

Working for us, you can help ensure that our residents and patients have access to the right services when they need them and assist them take greater care of their own health to ensure they live longer, healthier lives.

To do this we will:
improve outcomes in population health and healthcare

reduce inequalities in health outcomes, experience, and access

enhance productivity and better value for money

support broader social and economic development within our area.

We're proud of our staff and the contribution they make and are committed to developing their knowledge and skills in a supportive, inclusive, and values-led organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on the detailed job description and main responsibilities for this role, please read the job description and person specification document provided on this advert.

Person specification

Knowledge Training and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Member of relevant professional clinical body (NMC, HPCP, SWE).
  • Significant experience of working at a professional level in the NHS and working as a Named/Safeguarding Specialist role (or equivalent experience) for numerous years post qualification.
  • Educated to Master’s level or able to demonstrate relevant clinical experience and research in equivalence including national recognition
  • Evidence of post-basic continuing professional development including in Safeguarding.
  • Extensive knowledge of national/local Safeguarding Adults Procedures. Knowledge and understanding of Deprivation of Liberty legislation, the Mental Capacity Act and Continuing Care legislation
Desirable criteria
  • Management/ Leadership Course

Communication Skills

Essential criteria
  • Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level.
  • Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts.
  • Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.

Analytical

Essential criteria
  • Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery.
  • Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Abilities for financial and staff management

Physical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.

Equality and Diversity

Essential criteria
  • Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda.

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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
Sue Sheldon
Job title
Assistant Director for Safeguarding
Email address
[email protected]
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