An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the QVH safeguarding team to provide expert Adult Safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act (MCA) professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues.
You will be establishing and leading on the interpretation of national legislation and guidance, plus the development of trust wide policy, guidance, protocols and standards.
You will lead and undertake research and audit in adult safeguarding and MCA areas of practice.
Providing adult safeguarding and MCA education and training to all QVH staff, students, and volunteers. Ensures the maintenance of clinical excellence.
Trust responsibilities:
Adult Safeguarding Named Nurse Mental Capacity Act Lead Prevent Lead
Main duties of the job:
To provide and receive highly complex safeguarding and MCA, sensitive or contentious information. To be responsible for safeguarding and MCA resources available to QVH staff electronically and in paper formats. Support and advise the QVH board regarding safeguarding adults and MCA responsibilities and accountability, ensuring that expert advice is available to all specialties. Participates in multi-agency West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, committees and Sussex NHS professionals groups.
About us:
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Job description:
Job responsibilities:
The detailed job description attached outlines the job summary, main working relationships, departmental structure chart and key result areas.
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
Essential: Registered nurse (adult) or Registered Nurse and Registered Health Visitor/Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Educated to Degree Level with additional specialist training to masters level equivalent
Desirable: Master's Degree
Experience:
Essential: Experience in safeguarding adults practices Experience of multi-agency working Experience of working in an acute hospital setting and/or community setting with adults
Knowledge:
Essential: Detailed and thorough knowledge of safeguarding adults, Prevent and MCA legal requirements Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
Skills:
Essential: Ability to work independently and as part of a team of safeguarding and MCA leads for the trust Advanced IT skills for policy, report writing, training needs analysis and performance management
Employer details:
Employer name: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Queen Victoria Hospital Holtye Road East Grinstead RH19 3LY
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
276-6961571-AC #J-18808-Ljbffr
You will be establishing and leading on the interpretation of national legislation and guidance, plus the development of trust wide policy, guidance, protocols and standards.
You will lead and undertake research and audit in adult safeguarding and MCA areas of practice.
Providing adult safeguarding and MCA education and training to all QVH staff, students, and volunteers. Ensures the maintenance of clinical excellence.
Trust responsibilities:
Adult Safeguarding Named Nurse Mental Capacity Act Lead Prevent Lead
Main duties of the job:
To provide and receive highly complex safeguarding and MCA, sensitive or contentious information. To be responsible for safeguarding and MCA resources available to QVH staff electronically and in paper formats. Support and advise the QVH board regarding safeguarding adults and MCA responsibilities and accountability, ensuring that expert advice is available to all specialties. Participates in multi-agency West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, committees and Sussex NHS professionals groups.
About us:
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Job description:
Job responsibilities:
The detailed job description attached outlines the job summary, main working relationships, departmental structure chart and key result areas.
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
Essential: Registered nurse (adult) or Registered Nurse and Registered Health Visitor/Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Educated to Degree Level with additional specialist training to masters level equivalent
Desirable: Master's Degree
Experience:
Essential: Experience in safeguarding adults practices Experience of multi-agency working Experience of working in an acute hospital setting and/or community setting with adults
Knowledge:
Essential: Detailed and thorough knowledge of safeguarding adults, Prevent and MCA legal requirements Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
Skills:
Essential: Ability to work independently and as part of a team of safeguarding and MCA leads for the trust Advanced IT skills for policy, report writing, training needs analysis and performance management
Employer details:
Employer name: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Queen Victoria Hospital Holtye Road East Grinstead RH19 3LY
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
276-6961571-AC #J-18808-Ljbffr
