Lead Nurse Safeguarding Adults

at  The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated nurse leader to join our integrated safeguarding team, to lead and develop the adult safeguarding service. You will have sound safeguarding adult skills and knowledge and exceptional leadership skills. In collaboration with Dudley Integrated Health Care Trust, the current safeguarding adult team is expanding and seeking new ways of working to develop a proactive and visible safeguarding adult service. We are seeking a leader with vision, passion and a can do attitude. To support with additional workstreams, we would particularly welcome people with a background in safeguarding and mental health. In return you will be supported by a caring and motivated team who care for each other as much as they do their patients.
To provide clinical leadership and operational management to the Trust Safeguarding Adult Team. To ensure that the safeguarding team delivers safe and effective safeguarding adult services within the Trust and that the Trust is an effective partner within the safeguarding adults and domestic abuse agendas, across Dudley and the Black Country. To work in partnership with Health Commissioners, Local Authorities, providers and other statutory agencies, to ensure that arrangements are in place to meet the Trust’s obligations under the Care Act 2014 and Domestic Abuse Act 2021. To deputise for the Head of Safeguarding as required and will represent the Trust at external events and committees. To provide specialist advice, training and supervision to all Trust staff and work closely with Safeguarding Childrens Team to ensure there is an effective and robust interface between children and adult safeguarding. To work closely with the Trust’s Lead Consultant for Safeguarding Adults, the Designated Nurses in the Integrated Care Board and establish close, collaborative working practices with wider partners and agencies. To work alongside the Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Children to lead on the Trust Domestic Abuse Strategy and implement improvements to the Trust response in recognition and support for victims of domestic abuse. To work collaboratively with the Trust Lead for Mental Health in respect of integrated safeguarding and mental health vulnerabilities and pathways.
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace. We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds. Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what’s available for you here at The Dudley Group. We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake