Specialist Safeguarding Adult Practitioner
Countess of Chester Hospital
Date: 1 day ago
City: Chester, England
Contract type: Full time
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
We are looking for an enthusiastic highly motivated specialist practitioner for safeguarding adults with a vision to develop and maintain high standards of safeguarding practice across the organisation. The role requires the individual to have an in-depth knowledge of the Safeguarding Adult agenda with experience of working within a complex health or social care organisation.
The postholder must be able to demonstrate excellent clinical skills, be a caring and compassionate individual focused on providing excellent quality patient care, working within the values held by the Trust.
The role involves working closely with the Named Professional for Adult Safeguarding and other professionals in the Safeguarding and Complex Care team. It involves multi-agency working with partner agencies such as the local authority; experience of partner working would be useful.
You will be required to provide safeguarding and MCA/DoLs advice as well as adhoc safeguarding supervision to staff and support in the preparation of written reports both in relation to formal adult protection procedures and for legal proceedings as well as attending safeguarding adult meetings, representing the Trust, and to deputise for the Named Professional as directed.
The Specialist Practitioner for Safeguarding Adults is available to provide expert advice and guidance to all Trust staff and promote best practice. The post holder will create an environment of continuous quality improvement and professional development to enable all staff to care for their patients with Safeguarding needs effectively.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kerry conway Job title: Named Professional for Adult Safeguarding Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01244 363608
We are looking for an enthusiastic highly motivated specialist practitioner for safeguarding adults with a vision to develop and maintain high standards of safeguarding practice across the organisation. The role requires the individual to have an in-depth knowledge of the Safeguarding Adult agenda with experience of working within a complex health or social care organisation.
The postholder must be able to demonstrate excellent clinical skills, be a caring and compassionate individual focused on providing excellent quality patient care, working within the values held by the Trust.
The role involves working closely with the Named Professional for Adult Safeguarding and other professionals in the Safeguarding and Complex Care team. It involves multi-agency working with partner agencies such as the local authority; experience of partner working would be useful.
You will be required to provide safeguarding and MCA/DoLs advice as well as adhoc safeguarding supervision to staff and support in the preparation of written reports both in relation to formal adult protection procedures and for legal proceedings as well as attending safeguarding adult meetings, representing the Trust, and to deputise for the Named Professional as directed.
The Specialist Practitioner for Safeguarding Adults is available to provide expert advice and guidance to all Trust staff and promote best practice. The post holder will create an environment of continuous quality improvement and professional development to enable all staff to care for their patients with Safeguarding needs effectively.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kerry conway Job title: Named Professional for Adult Safeguarding Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01244 363608
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