Job summary

The post holder will share the post as part of the Safeguarding Adults Team primarily responsible for the operational co-ordination and delivery of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Prevent agendas. The post holder will also be instrumental in supporting the transition from DoLS to the new legislative framework of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) when this comes into force. In addition, the post holder will be expected to actively contribute to aspects of the Safeguarding Team function in conjunction with the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults. It is strongly encouraged that applicants familiarise themselves with the essential criteria in the JD and provide relevant evidence within their application. PREVIOUS APPLICANT NEED NOT APPLY

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and autonomous nurse to join the Trust's Safeguarding Team in a job share as the Safeguarding Advisor, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Applications are invited from Registered Nurses, ideally an RMN with substantial experience of working in a mental health setting and hospital environment at a senior level, with an in-depth knowledge of the MCA & DoLS. The successful applicant will also be instrumental in planning and supporting the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards when they come into force. The post holder will be working within a dynamic Safeguarding team, taking a lead on the Trust's compliance with the MCA, DoLS & Prevent duties whilst providing clinical guidance to Trust staff. We are looking for someone who has excellent leadership skills, effective organisational skills, highly developed communication skills and the ability to interact with people from a wide variety of professional backgrounds. They will act as a role model and clinical expert within the speciality of safeguarding, supporting clinical staff in the management of patients that may lack capacity to consent to treatment.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care. We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance. We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer. Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification. The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application. Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form. All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period. Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on [contact hidden] Ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Adult Nurse
• Evidence of on-going professional development including mandatory training and updating through national and local activities/statutory guidance as appropriate

Desirable

• MSc in related subject or willingness to undertake one

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

• Ability to develop and provide education and training to multi-disciplinary staff

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

• Substantial experience of working in a mental health setting and acute hospital environment, with responsibility for decision making.

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details

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Address: Safeguarding Team, Romford, RM7 0AG

Website: https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/