Senior Safeguarding Practitioner

• expert advice and support for colleagues in relation to safeguarding adults and child protection concerns
• safeguarding adults and child protection training for all colleagues
• safeguarding adults and child protection supervision for colleagues
• support paediatric liaison activities to enhance continuity of care and integrated child health services.
• effective communication channels with the Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Adults and Children's boards
• robust internal policies and guidelines for safeguarding adults and child protection.

• What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?o As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?o We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and What do we stand for?o Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse/Registered Nurse /RMN/RNLD, Registered Social worker or Registered HCPC AHP
• Degree related to professional role or extensive relevant experience and willingness to undertake further education
• Experience of delivering training

Essential

• Experience of working in a clinical area in community or acute as a Band 6 or 7 with a minimum of 3 years' experience in that grade
• Clear Safeguarding experience (at least 3 years), with a highly developed specialist knowledge of the subject area and clear evidence of directly taking part in safeguarding processes and enquiries.
• Knowledge of local and national guidance and research in relation to safeguarding adults and children
• Knowledge of legal framework and of political and policy changes affecting safeguarding adults and children
• Knowledge of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Mental Capacity Act, Liberty of Protection Safeguards and associated health and social care legislation
• Knowledge of data protection and NHS code of confidentiality
• Experience of working with safeguarding policies and procedures
• Experience with close liaison with multi-disciplinary teams and multiagency staff
• Awareness and understanding of the wider health and safety, clinical risk, and quality issues. Awareness and understanding of equality and diversity

Desirable

• Experience of safeguarding supervision as supervisee
• Experience of safeguarding supervision as supervisor
• Evidence of managing clinical incidents and /or complaints

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective working with all groups and all levels of staff, other agencies and public
• Ability to self-manage workload and ensure it is prioritised appropriately
• Experience in producing clear and concise reports to convey information fully and accurately to enable effective multidisciplinary and multi-agency working for the purpose of safeguarding children and/or adults at risk
• Ability to initiate and conduct audits and develop action plans for the purpose of monitoring and improving safeguarding practices within the Trust
• IT Literacy skills sufficient to produce reports, conduct research and communicate via e-mail
• Ability to facilitate learning in others using a variety of methods
• Ability to analyse issues / problems and devise and implement appropriate plan of action
• Able to question and analyse information and to make sound judgements often under pressure in difficult circumstances
• Ability to work under pressure and deal with confrontation