Deputy Named Professional, Adult Safeguarding

at  Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of harm or abuse and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The post holder will work as part of the safeguarding team with responsibility and professional accountability as a specialist professional for safeguarding adults and their families.
The post holder will be a committed, expert practitioner working within the Trust Wide Adult Safeguarding Team with strong links to the CCS Children’s Safeguarding Teams, delivering quality training, supervision, and expert advice to ensure the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities in safeguarding adults and children.
Contribution to Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews, and internal incidents will be a significant element of the work of the Deputy Named Professional alongside DoLS (Deprivation of Liberties Safeguards) the MCA (Mental Capacity Act) and Prevent.
Contract Type: Permanent / Secondment
Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised.

GENERAL:

1. The post holder must always carry out his/her duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Equal Opportunities Policy.
2. To be aware of the responsibilities of all employees to maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
3. All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
4. This job description is intended only as a guide to the range of duties involved. The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.
5. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users in line with its equal opportunities policy and policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders.
6. Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and enhance efficiency.
   Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
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   If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

1. Deputise for the Named Professional when appropriate.
2. Promote awareness within the Trust of everyone’s responsibility to safeguard adults and children at risk and promote their welfare.
3. Deliver specialist safeguarding supervision and reflective practice to practitioners on issues related to safeguarding adults and their families at risk using a ‘Think Family’ approach to guide and support clinical practice.
4. To lead on development of defined areas of safeguarding practice as determined by Named Professional and Head of Safeguarding.
5. To support practitioners to embed a ‘Think Family’ approach across the Trust.
6. To lead the safeguarding team in liaising with the Local Authority Safeguarding Teams. Ensuring effective timely communication and information sharing both internally and externally, which supports multidisciplinary/interagency working, to include S42 Enquiries and Provider Led enquiries.
7. Provide expert advice, support, and guidance to all staff within CCS, in relation to safeguarding adults and their families.
8. Encourage practitioners to listen to and act on the ‘voice of the patient and wider family’ within their practice, record keeping and reports.
9. To be available to support staff as required, before, during and after all safeguarding meetings and for all court related activities and ensure staff have access to appropriate legal advice when required.
10. To represent the Named Professionals at any multi-agency strategic groups as appropriate. This may include quality assurance or themed sub-groups for the local multi agency safeguarding arrangements.
11. Support practitioners in the development and/or analysis of case chronologies that identifies the risk and resilience in the patient and their families. Develop and agree actions that drive forward safeguarding practice.
12. Support practitioners to produce high quality reports to present as evidence in court to safeguard adults and at risk and their families.
13. Act as an autonomous practitioner when advising and supporting decision making.
14. To work with Trust staff to promote best practice, identify risk factors and initiate or escalate appropriate action to safeguard people at risk of or suffering from abuse.
15. To contribute to collaborative interagency working and quality assurance frameworks for safeguarding.
16. To assist the Named Professionals and Safeguarding Teams to provide data in relation to Quality Key Performance Indicators, self-assessments, and other information as requested by the wider Trust or partner agencies.
17. To support staff dealing with the emotional trauma that safeguarding work can evoke on self and others, seeking support when necessary.
18. Plan, develop, facilitate, and evaluate training packages within the organisation and as needed in partnership with other agencies where multi agency training is provided
19. To support the dissemination and embedding of learning from safeguarding incidents and to manage team members and roles and responsibilities associated with this
20. Undertake/support with Mental Capacity Assessments, best interest decision making and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards within the scope of your accountability and skills.
21. Undertake/Support and guidance on all matters relating to Prevent within your scope of accountability and skills.
22. To escalate complex safeguarding cases with partner agencies where appropriate with consideration to Court of Protection when required.
23. To attend and contribute to relevant multi-agency forums and LSAB sub-groups as identified with Named Professional, ensuring the provision of expert advice to all relevant external agencies e.g. social care, police, Safeguarding Adult Boards, and act as a reference point to these agencies.
24. To work with the Named Professional to plan, monitor and implement the audit programme together with the Safeguarding Team and support staff where necessary in undertaking these.
25. Ensure all staff can respect diversity and equality, to take account of differences in assessing, planning, and implementing care.