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Contract12 months (Fixed term 12 months - end date 31st March 2026)HoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)Job ref292-6967433-CORPEmployerThe Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS TrustEmployer typeNHSSitePrincess Alexandra HospitalTownHarlowSalary£37,338 - £44,962 per annum, plus of 5% high cost area supplementSalary periodYearlyClosing12/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
NHS AfC: Band 6
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishops Stortford, and St Margarets Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) Promise To Our Patients, As Identified By Our Three Values Which Will Contribute To Improving Our Patients Experiences, Is
Patient at heart
Everyday excellence
Creative collaboration
Job Overview
The Safeguarding Specialist role is an exciting opportunity to develop your professional practice, and leadership skills
This role will support the adults safeguarding agenda but the ethos of our Safeguarding Team is that all specialists cross-cover in the absence of colleagues, so you should expect to develop a working knowledge of other safeguarding sub-specialities.
Main duties of the job
To be a clinician for safeguarding in the Trust working in collaboration with the safeguarding team
Provide visible, accessible clinical safeguarding support in all areas of the Trust where adults are patients.
Support the team in the Provision data to clinical divisions on a monthly basis to guide their clinical practice and inform management decisions.
Provide Trust wide advice and consultation on all aspects of safeguarding including Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Coordinate with other safeguarding specialists
Produce chronologies for all Serious Adult Reviews, Multi-Agency Reviews and serious incidents and co-produce chronologies for Domestic Homicide Reviews with Safeguarding Specialist in Domestic Abuse.
Conduct oneself in a professional manner and be a role model to less experienced/ non registered and new staff at all times
Working for our organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishops Stortford, and St Margarets Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishops Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise To Our Patients As Identified By Our 3 Values Which Will Contribute To Improving Our Patient Experiences
Patient at heart
Everyday excellence
Creative collaboration
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities please see the attached Job description and person specification. These will be available to download at anytime.
Person specification
Qualifications
Active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
United Kingdom recognised Degree in a healthcare profession
Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation
Experience
Extensive experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment
Desirable criteria
Previous training in MCA and DoLS (over and above mandatory training)
Previous experience of safeguarding
Skills
Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
Able to maintain and develop standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team and Head of Safeguarding
Able to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess patients considered to lack capacity, investigate fully and establish whether DoLs justified
Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trusts values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice.
Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective Safeguarding practice
Able to effectively and appropriately respond to escalation of concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
Tenacity to pursue goals energetically and succeed despite resistance
Strong, professional leadership qualities, assertive and self-confident individual
Ability to lead, manage and motivate all staff within sphere of responsibility
Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
Up to date with professional issues that influence healthcare-based MCA practice.
Able to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to MCA, DoLS and safeguarding
Able to question and challenge MCA practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved
personal Qualities
Enthusiastic and self-aware
Creative and Flexible approach to working
Resilient under pressure
Team focused
Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable
Trust Values
Patient at heart Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
What We Can Offer You
Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
Free car parking for our staff
Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
Minimum 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
Access to NHS Pension scheme
Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
Onsite creche facilities
Annual appraisals with career pathways
In-house training courses
Discounted hospital restaurant
Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
Important information
Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
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