Responsibilities
As Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults you will be the operational safeguarding lead for the hospital, promoting early identification and management of safeguarding concerns through leadership, expertise, education and best practice. You will:
- Act as the hospital’s expert on safeguarding adults, including self-neglect, domestic abuse, the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and PREVENT.
- Take lead operational responsibility for MCA at hospital level, working with the Associate Director of Safeguarding at Group level.
- Line manage the hospital safeguarding adults team, including appraisals, supervision and professional development.
- Provide expert advice and support to clinical staff, ensuring concerns are reported and escalated through the right channels.
- Lead the dissemination and implementation of safeguarding policies, training and the annual audit schedule, in line with the Care Act 2014.
- Contribute to Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) and Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs), sharing learning and monitoring action plans with Directors of Nursing.
- Manage a delegated budget and represent the hospital at multi‑agency conferences, panels and the local Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB).
The post holder is an integral member of the Whipps Cross safeguarding team. They will carry the Named Nurse for Adult Safeguarding function for three days per week, working in job‑share partnership with the substantive Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults to ensure continuous senior safeguarding cover across the working week. For the remaining two days, the post holder will support the development of the hospital’s safeguarding practice working collaboratively with the wider trust safeguarding professional team to achieve the trust all age safeguarding strategy.
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