Band 8a Safeguarding Adults Team Lead - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - known as BCHC - and its 5,000 staff are dedicated to delivering the best care they can to those using our services, and to helping build healthy communities.

The team deliver more than 100 different NHS services for people of all ages - from birth through childhood and adult life to older years.

BCHC provides core community health services for the 1.1 million people of Birmingham and also a range of specialist rehabilitation and dental services for the 6.5 million people across the wider West Midlands region.

BCHC colleagues are focused on delivering safe, high quality care, working across a range of locations including people's own homes, community clinics and hospital settings.

BCHC actively works in integrated style with a range of partner organisations across health and social care, and promotes equitable access for all to NHS services.

With this in mind we are seeking a highly motivated individual to lead our Band 7 practitioners in the safeguarding of adults.

To act as Safeguarding Adults Team lead for the Safeguarding Service; ensuring that the Safeguarding adult team works effectively and efficiently to promote the safeguarding and protection of adults at risk.

Take the lead for the operational delivery of Safeguarding Adults Band 7s across the team

Ensure that the Trust objectives in relation to vulnerable adults are adequately managed in line with the Safeguarding Adults Strategy and

To provide expert safeguarding support at all levels of the organisation, to Executive and Non Executives, leadership teams within Clinical divisions and clinical teams/staff

Provide expert Safeguarding advice and direction to Exec Board, Senior managers and divisional leads across BCHC and external partners promoting the establishment of effective local safeguarding networks

To be flexible to the needs of the service, motivated and a team player.

Work with clinical teams to identify issues and then take appropriate

Liaise with the range of agencies involved in Safeguarding Adults as required in support of clinical teams dealing with complex

Provide clinical expertise while working with clinical teams and to identify issues and concerns related to Safeguarding Adults and take appropriate actions to address

Support identified multi professionals to develop their identification, assessment, and management of safeguarding

Develop and support the implementation of Safeguarding Adults clinical supervision

within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Support clinical staff in resolving patient & family issues and concerns regarding Safeguarding Adults, the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and patient dignity

Act as an expert resource and provide advice on safeguarding standards

Develop and maintain strong links with all stakeholders underpinned by robust communication channels and strong partnerships

Actively identify opportunities to influence the local quality agenda

Advise on developments and best practice in relation to Safeguarding Adults, the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Be an accessible person of knowledge for all areas in the Trust

Provide evidence and information for Care Quality Commission Outcome 7 and NHS Litigation Authority risk management standards for Safeguarding Adults

Undertake Safeguarding Adults investigations within the Trust, dealing with highly emotive and contentious

Forge successful relationships with other healthcare professionals and non-clinical support staff to improve the overall patient experience in relation to patient

Disseminate learning from Serious Case Reviews and assist in the implementation of Serious Case Review recommendations for

Actively participate in relevant corporate forums and contribute to the development of corporate policies and action plans within the remit of Safeguarding Adults

Maintain an active professional registration with appropriate professional

Management and Leadership Responsibilities

Have an understanding of the national perspective and future strategy for the NHS and related areas of health to ensure that staff in your team/s are fully aware of the implications and can contribute effectively to service improvement.

Develop and empower all members of your team to perform to high standards and innovate.

Ensure supportive staff management arrangements are in place and carry out personal development reviews for direct reports.

Ensure all staff in your team/s have annual PDR's resulting in specific objectives and effective personal development plans in line with the Knowledge and Skills Outline Framework.

Develop staff knowledge and skills to promote equality and diversity and address inequalities both in employment and service delivery. Ensure specific equality objective are included in PDR's.

Develop a culture that ensure that the standards of Improving Working Lives and Investors in People are achieved and maintained