Adult Safeguarding Coordinator

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate individual to join our busy adult safeguarding team, supporting and empowering Trust colleagues to work to our safeguarding/MCA/DOLS policies and procedures. We are a team are passionate about ensuring that Safeguarding is "everybody's business" and "everyday business"

The post holder will be responsible for providing specialist advice on managing adult Safeguarding matters within the organisation; working in partnership with Adult  Social Care; the co-ordination of adult safeguarding procedures and reporting to  the Trust Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work as part of the team in supporting the recording and management of Adult Safeguarding cases and the provision of staff training. • To promote and develop local provision to meet the legislative requirements of the Care Act 2014, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) within the Mental Capacity Act, Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and all other related, relevant and subsequent safeguarding legislation/guidance.
• Provide support to teams undertaking and recording Adult Safeguarding activity particularly for those staff with role of Manager, Investigator and Champion. • Develop and maintain effective partnership working with our NHS and collaborative partnerships (ICB, Acute Provider Group, Local Authority and other statutory/non-statutory partners) • Contributes towards report writing. • Support and develop service user network to share ways to ensure their own protection. • Oversee publications on the Trust Intranet. • Diary and office management.

To support the Trust "How Safe Do You Feel" Domestic Abuse Routine Enquiry Campaign.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.