Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist Safeguarding Adults

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic nurse with a passion for safeguarding to join the established team of safeguarding nurses in a permanent, full-time position (Monday --Friday) as Safeguarding Adults Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Adult Safeguarding Team at University Hospitals Birmingham. The role covers all sites with a base at QEHB.

Safeguarding protects a citizen's health and wellbeing; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect and is integral to providing high-quality health care (NHS England). Ensuring that our workforce is equipped to recognise and respond appropriately and proportionately to abuse and neglect is a key responsibility of this role.

It is essential that candidates are registered nurses with experience of working clinically with vulnerable adults

Working closely with other Team members, the post holder will promote and progress the Safeguarding agenda within the Trust, by promoting best practice, implementing standards and monitoring process in line with local and national guidance.

The post holder will be a visible role model, providing clinical support and practical guidance to wards and departments across the Trust. They will use excellent communication skills to share clear information about safeguarding adults and mental capacity, deal with stressful and difficult situations and show empathy in order to support patients and carers regarding safeguarding

Main duties of the job

Act as a resource and provide support to clinical areas on Safeguarding patients by:

Offer expertise and advice to multidisciplinary team members

Work with Trust staff to promote Safeguarding and to identify relevant cases.

Work closely with Social Services personnel to ensure timely review Safeguarding referrals

The post holder will document and communicate clear safeguarding management plans to the clinical teams concerned with individual patient care

Maintain a high profile within the clinical environment to enhance clinical relationships and maintain personal practice knowledge and skills where appropriate by providing safeguarding support and advice

Ensure a culture of acceptance and understanding by all health professionals of their responsibilities for safeguarding vulnerable adults.

Establish and maintain effective relationships with Ward managers, Nurse Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists and other interested ward staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team within CDGs to plan and facilitate changes and innovations in clinical practice

Use developed professional skills and knowledge to challenge practice and facilitate ward staff to find solutions to identified problems; using diplomacy, tact and negotiation to influence change in practice by accurately identifying, assessing, implementing and evaluating different strategies to achieve identified goals

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.