Adult Safeguarding Named Nurse and Mental Capacity Act Lead

at  Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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, volunteers. Ensures the maintenance of clinical excellence.

• Adult Safeguarding Named Nurse
• Mental Capacity Act Lead
• Prevent Lead
  To p rovide and receive highly complex safeguarding and MCA, sensitive or contentious information. To be r esponsible 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
  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.
  The detailed job description attached outlines the job summary, main working relationships, departmental structure chart and key result areas