Adult Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner

at  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTHTR) recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults. Staff must at all times treat patients with dignity and respect, protecting patients at risk from abuse and neglect.
The role of the Specialist Safeguarding practitioner will ensure excellent standards of Safeguarding supervision, education and direction in line with the safeguarding adults agenda, to ensure the Trust fulfils its responsibilities.
You will be an experienced nurse or social worker with recent experience of working with adults at risk of abuse and neglect, preferably within a safeguarding role. The post holder will provide expert advice and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge of critical legislation including, The Care Act 2014, The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and The Mental Health Act 1983 to be able to support complex pathways of care.
You will be responsible for planning, implementing and training to ensure patients’ needs are appropriately managed in a consistent manner and monitored through robust reporting mechanisms.
Working collaboratively with the Named Professional for Adult Safeguarding & Named Professional for MCA/ DoLS, to establish and embed best practice across the Trust enabling the Trust to meet CQC Standards of Care, regulatory and commissioning contractual requirements.
You will support the LTHTR workforce to conform to the relevant statutory guidance, frameworks and legislation. They will support the Named Professional Safeguarding Adults and Named Professional for MCA/ DoLS to provide leadership, supervision, training and expert advice in the management of adult safeguarding concerns, including:
Development and implementation of the Safeguarding Strategy and leading on workstreams within that strategy.
Raising awareness of the safeguarding adults agenda with the LTHTR multi-disciplinary workforce.
Continued development of the Trust safeguarding policies and procedures and completion of audits to ensure that key safeguarding messages are embedded in practice and CQC standards are being met.
Supporting staff to implement the principles of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
Design, deliver and evaluate Level 3 Safeguarding Adult training.
Facilitation of safeguarding supervision and safeguarding champions sessions.
Provision of support in the raising of and response to safeguarding adult concerns within our acute settings
Supporting clinical and governance teams in the completion of safeguarding investigations to support S.42 enquiries.
Proactively contribute to subgroups of the Safeguarding Adult Board and safeguarding reviews including Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR) and Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHR) alongside multiagency partners.
We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Support the Safeguarding Team to provide high quality safeguarding supervision, training, advice and expertise to the LTHTR workforce, to maintain and continuously improve quality of services provided to adults at risk of abuse & neglect and their families.
To work in conjunction with the Named Professional Safeguarding Adults, Named Professional for MCA/ DoLS and Head of Safeguarding to update policies, procedures and guidance and ensure we have an empowered workforce with the appropriate safeguarding knowledge and skills.
To develop LTHTR staff knowledge and skills in the specific areas of:
Safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and neglect in accordance with the requirements of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Safeguarding policies and procedures.
Recognising, raising and responding to concerns about abuse or neglect.
Supporting the local authority to undertake S.42 enquiries when there are concerns an adult at risk has experienced abuse or neglect whilst under the care of LTHTR services.
Ensuring capacity assessments are undertaken appropriately.
Recognising potential deprivations of liberty and ensuring deprivation of liberty safeguards are in place.
Awareness of the PREVENT duty and how to manage concerns appropriately.
Ensuring practice is trauma-informed and what this means.
Provide advice to LTHTR staff in relation to the support and management of adults at risk who have experienced any of the categories of abuse as defined by the Care Act 2014
Raise awareness of and offer expert advise in matters relating to honour-based violence, female genital mutilation, human trafficking & PREVENT.
To attend and contribute to safeguarding adults groups/meetings both within LTHTR and alongside partners/external organisations where LTHTR representation is required.
Contribute to the governance arrangements regarding safeguarding within LTHTR including, supporting S.42 enquiries and resulting action plans for divisions and Trust-wide and provision of assurance at the Divisional Safeguarding meetings and the Trust Safeguarding Board
Proactively participate in multiagency meetings with partner agencies including subgroups of the Safeguarding Adults Board.
Contribute to the communication processes within LTHTR ensuring relevant information in relation to local and national safeguarding agendas is shared.
Work in partnership with other safeguarding practitioners within LTHTR including the Named Nurse Safeguarding Children, Named Midwife, Matron for Learning Disability & Autism and Dementia and associated Practitioners, and the HIDVA, HISVA and ED Navigator Services to ensure a holistic “think family” approach to safeguarding.
To work closely with safeguarding practitioners outside of LTHTR including other named and designated professionals within the Lancashire health and social economy ensuring a collaborative and consistent approach to local safeguarding arrangements.
Work with multi-agency multi-disciplinary teams and networks to support a whole systems approach to care delivery and safeguarding.
Contribute to the development of health service specifications and standards for safeguarding adult practice.
To analyse and communicate sensitive and complex information in relation to the operational issues relating to organisation and to partner agencies as necessary.
To develop structures opportunities for frontline staff to develop a modern workforce that meets the heath needs of the population accessing our services.
Assist the Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults and MCA/ DoLS in helping to facilitate and coordinate the provision of legal reports required in legal proceedings and provide expert advice to practitioners on legal matters relating to the safeguarding agenda in conjunction with the Trusts Legal Team.
Establish and maintain communication with groups and individuals on complex and sensitive issues in a range of inter- and intra-agency settings within health, social, education and voluntary sector relating to the safeguarding agenda.
Communicate and be able to constructively challenge and analyse complex situations and events within a variety of professional inter/intra-agency settings.
Propose, manage, evaluate and implement new service developments/projects, in conjunction with the Safeguarding Team, Named Professional and Head of Safeguarding.
Contribute to reports and present information to safeguarding conferences and related meetings.
Deliver SAFE, PERSONAL and EFFECTIVE care all aspects of the role will be delivered within a patient-led, multi-agency multidisciplinary team philosophy.
Develop self and contribute to the development of others, including the safeguarding practitioners and champions.
Provide, receive and analyse highly complex information relating to safeguarding adults on a local and national basis.
Communicate and analyse information in potentially stressful situations providing advice on all levels within the Trust and on a multi-agency/disciplinary basis.

ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To maintain up to date records and electronic diary in accordance with LTHTR policies and procedures.
To maintain a database that will collect and record information as appropriate for the purpose of statistical data collection.
To facilitate and maintain accurate records in respect of safeguarding and supervision.
Plan and prioritise own project/workload and that of any others where necessary.
Implement internal safeguarding policies and procedures in line with legislation, national guidance and local safeguarding adult board guidance.
Contribute to the promotion, dissemination and implementation of organisational policies and procedures.
Actively seek the views of adults at risk and families in relation to safeguarding.
Effectively communicate local safeguarding knowledge, research and findings from audits and challenge poor practice.
Contribute to own organisation audits, multi-agency audits, local and statutory inspections.
Provide specialist advice to practitioners, both actively and re actively, including clarification of organisational policies, legal issues and the management of safeguarding cases.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Adhere to all professional codes as set out by the relevant professional body, LTHTR policies, Data Protection, GDPR and Caldicott principles.
Adhere to local and national information sharing policies, procedures, guidance and legislation in respect of safeguarding adults at risk.
Attend regular supervision session with the Named Professional or other supervisor.
Work autonomously organising, planning and prioritising own workload to meet the needs of the service.
Take responsibility for ensuring effective and safe storage of data/paper records in accordance with Trust policy.
Have awareness of responsibilities set out in the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR when accessing personal and sensitive data.
To complete statistical and other returns as required.
Use databases to record data re: cases, training and supervision.
Participate in single and multi-agency audits and performance monitoring exercises.
Participate in the development and implementation of frameworks for sharing best practice across adult health and partnership organisations.
Facilitate research-based practice, disseminate research findings and support changes within the Trust based on best practice.
To be responsible for personal professional development and revalidation.
Inform the Named Professionals of untoward incidents relating to safeguarding via the incident reporting system.
Assist with S.42 enquiries for the Trust, internal management reviews and critical incident reviews in relation to safeguarding matters.
Assist with single and multiagency safeguarding reviews including Safeguarding Adult Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews