Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 323-NM9288-LM
- Employer
- Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St. Peter's Hospital
- Town
- Chertsey
- Salary
- £64,337 - £74,415 pa inc. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Professional Head of Safeguarding
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Trust as Head Safeguarding. Reporting to our Deputy Chief Nurse, our future Head of Safeguarding will bring expert knowledge in the field of safeguarding, public protection and vulnerable persons. They will lead our safeguarding teams, adults, children, vulnerable women and the learning disabilities, dementia services and newly appointed Enhanced care Team supporting patients with mental health needs across the Trust. As the head of service for these portfolios you support senior teams to deliver the best care aligned with the best practice strategies.
We are seeking highly expert, motivated registered professionals who have significant leadership experience operating at a senior level. Exhibiting compassion, kindness and inclusivity in your daily values, we support applications from experienced individuals with demonstrable leadership skills.
For informal discussion please contact current post holder Jane Mitchell on 07825 530423 or 01932 722119
Main duties of the job
As an experienced registered professional working at a Trust-wide level, the post holder will have lead role the Trust in ensuring robust mechanisms for safeguarding, and public protection, including those required for the Trust to fulfil its statutory duties.
The post holder will be required to draw on / ensure access to high levels of specialist knowledge about safeguarding, public protection, and vulnerable persons national policies and processes to support all professionals in meeting statutory compliance across the Trust.
You will lead the Trust's safeguarding teams, adults, children and vulnerable women and the learning disabilities and dementia services ensuring patients and carers are supported, assessed and appropriately care planned.
As a member of the senior nursing, AHP and midwifery team you will be professionally accountable to the Deputy Chief Nurse and be a highly visible member of the senior leadership team.
Working for our organisation
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information please refer to the job description which you can find at the link on this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications and Further Training
Essential criteria
- Registered health or social care professional (nursing, allied health professional, social worker)
- Masters degree or equivalent in related subject
- Recognised qualification in safeguarding
- Recognised training in Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Desirable criteria
- Recognised teaching qualification ENB 998/997
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of safeguarding adults including undertaking investigations and reporting on the findings
- Previous experience of working in a multi-agency manner
- Proven experience of working across professional teams and organisational boundaries
- Experience of working as a senior manager for safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- Experience of facilitating training events
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In-depth knowledge of national and local Safeguarding policies, legislative framework and current priorities.
- Experience of working with and advising Executives in relation to safeguarding.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication including report writing skills
- Evidence of leadership and influencing skills and the ability to provide effective challenge.
- Ability to Chair meetings effectively
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
- Jane Mitchell
- Job title
- Professional Head of Safeguarding
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01932 722119
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