The post holder is accountable for effective operational delivery of the Group-wide safeguarding service for adults and children.....
The post holder is accountable for effective operational delivery of the Group-wide safeguarding service for adults and children in hospital and community settings.
They will operationally manage the safeguarding workforce and service. He/she/They will provide expert operational safeguarding advice and leadership to colleagues at all levels of the organisation and will role model best practice
This post is based at St Georges Hospital
As a member of the Group senior team they will take a lead role in setting the operational direction for safeguarding.
Ensure that effective governance systems are in place in each Trust to ensure, maintain and evidence organisational compliance with statutory guidance and Care Quality Commission safeguarding standards, and will provide Board assurance on compliance.
Lead in the delivery of safeguarding priorities including prevention and early and accurate identification and management of safeguarding concerns by health care professionals.
Manage, lead and develop Group lead, Site delivered safeguarding services, ensuring that appropriate support, supervision and risk management processes are in place to enable safe, efficient, effective and timely management of the Safeguarding agenda.
Support the Site Safeguarding Named/Lead Professionals, Site Chief Nurse and all Divisional/Deputy Directors of Nursing, Medic and Allied Health professionals to ensure that their safeguarding objectives are delivered.
Work with the Group Director for Quality (Safeguarding) to interpret statute and national, regional, and local policy, and lead on the development, implementation and monitoring of Site specific Group lead safeguarding strategy, policy and procedures.
George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group is a new hospital group, comprising St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SGUH) and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care. Sharing a single Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive team, the GESH Group is one of the largest healthcare providers in the country, with a combined annual turnover of around £1.5 billion, 16,000 staff, and serving a population of approximately 3.5 million people across South West London, Surrey, Sussex and beyond. The GESH Group provides a full range of local hospital services across its sites at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, Queen Mary Hospital in Roehampton, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and provides a range of specialist services from St George’s.
Working as a hospital group allows for more joined up decision making for local people, a larger and more resilient clinical workforce, reduced variation in care and access to a wider range of services for our patients.
The Group Chief Nurse (GCNO) is the Executive Director accountable to the Trust Boards for the delivery of Safeguarding across all aspects of the Group’s service provision. The GCNO works closely with the Site Chief Nurse’s who hold responsibility for safeguarding activity within their organisation.
• Provide expert professional leadership to the site Safeguarding leadership teams to ensure that they are supported to deliver excellence in safeguarding.
• To be the Group strategic lead for safeguarding children and adults ensuring that specific safeguarding leadership in child sexual abuse and exploitation, domestic violence and abuse including honour-based violence and forced marriage.
• Work closely with the GCNO, Group Director of Quality, Site Chief Nurse’s, Deputy Chief Nurse’s and all senior leadership within the Trust to discharge their duty as executive leads for safeguarding.
• Actively work to support and empower Named Professionals to develop and utilise clinical leadership skills, ensuring they are invested in appropriate levels of authority to undertake their role effectively and fulfil their accountabilities. This includes supporting practitioners within their teams to develop skills and experience consistent with job description and function
• Horizon-scan and influence national and regional policy and lead the development and updating of Trust safeguarding strategy and policy
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
This advert closes on Wednesday 15 May 2024