Safeguarding Specialist Advisor

Job overview

The focus of the work of the post holder will be Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) services within East Sussex.

The Safeguarding Specialist Advisor will have a key role in promoting good professional practice and providing all elements of the Safeguarding Agenda. Under the guidance of the Named Nurses for Safeguarding Children, the post holder will take the lead in providing Safeguarding supervision for the East Sussex services (School Health, sexual health and children's integrated therapies), training, specialist advice and support related to safeguarding children KCHFT wide.

The post holder contributes to developing the skills of the frontline practitioners, particularly in relation to assessment of risk.

Main duties of the job

The Safeguarding Service provides advice and support to KCHFT staff on all matters relating to safeguarding children and adults.

The Service facilitates supervision, consultations and training, as well as assurance that KCHFT operates to required Safeguarding standards. KCHFT Safeguarding service also works closely with partner agencies to coordinate processes for safeguarding.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB).

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application.  We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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