Safeguarding Education Specialist - South Western Ambulance Service (NHS Foundation Trust)
- Multiple Locations
- Full Time
- Band 7: £41,659 - £47,672 per Annum
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Job summary
The post-holder will play in integral part within the Trust's Safeguarding Team, fulfilling the role of the subject matter expert for safeguarding education. Candidates will be expected to be an experienced Safeguarding professional, with suitable experience in that setting of developing training in that area of expertise. The post-holder will analyse training needs and design new training material, to up-skill the current suite of Safeguarding educational packages. The successful candidate will be responsible for the quality assurance of material produced by external providers as well as for the delivery of bespoke safeguarding training to cohorts of staff with specialist roles within the Trust including doctors, specialist paramedics, and mental health professionals. The post-holder will be the lead for the delivery of mental capacity training also mentor and quality-assure other professionals to deliver safeguarding training to wider groups of staff.
Main duties of the job
•To assist the Head of Safeguarding and the Head of Education with specialist expert advice on the policy for, strategy for, design of, and delivery of safeguarding education and safeguarding supervision for all staff and volunteers working for the Trust.
•To design and deliver generic and specialist safeguarding training courses for staff and volunteers working for the Trust.
•To represent the Trust at local, regional, and national education forums both within the ambulance sector and within the wider health and social care sector.
•To undertake the duties of a Named Professional for Safeguarding when required including attending multi-agency risk assessment meetings, undertaking statutory safeguarding reviews, triaging safeguarding referrals generated by staff, undertaking safeguarding audits, sharing safeguarding information with external partners, providing safeguarding advice to operational staff, and any other function undertaken by the Trust's Named Professionals. It is envisaged that the Safeguarding Education Specialist will spend around 25% of their time undertaking the duties of a Named Professional in order to maintain competence and expert knowledge of safeguarding practice in the ambulance sector.
•To undertake the role of on-call safeguarding expert advisor.
About us
At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) we have a culture where everyone is valued for being themselves. Our aim is to work together to promote the most inclusive environment possible, which attracts people from the widest range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work that we do together, for the benefit of all of our employees, our patients and the communities we serve. We offer flexible working opportunities, inclusive policies and a range of feedback mechanisms to support individuals and to enable a positive, welcoming environment where our people and their careers can thrive in.
We employ over 5,000 employees mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers which include community first responders and fire co-responders.
We take all the steps needed to provide the most compassionate patient care possible whilst also providing an enjoyable and safe place to work. We actively promote a positive set of behaviours as being key to our performance both individually and collectively. Our recruitment, selection and screening processes are designed to uphold these standards and we invite all our candidates to actively share with us through these processes how they will bring these behaviours to life.
Essential
• Registered Health or Social Care professional
• Certificate in Education (CertEd)
• Full driving licence
Desirable
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
Previous experience (Paid/ Unpaid relevant to job)
Essential
• Significant experience of delivering safeguarding education
• Recent safeguarding supervisory experience
• Recent experience of complex mental capacity assessment delivery, supervision, or teaching
Desirable
• Experience of designing and delivering training
• Previous work as a safeguarding professional
Skills, knowledge, ability
Essential
• Skilled communicator and educator, able to engage at an individual level or in a public setting
• Ability to network and engage in a multi-agency and multidisciplinary setting
• Competence at compiling reports and papers
• Computer literate in applications including MS Teams and MS 365, and experienced with using digital teaching platforms (the Trustcurrently uses Articulate Rise).
The post-holder will play in integral part within the Trust's Safeguarding Team, fulfilling the role of the subject matter expert for safeguarding education. Candidates will be expected to be experienced Safeguarding professional, with suitable experience in that setting and in developing training in that area of expertise. The post-holder will analyse training needs, design new training material, to up-skill the current suite of Safeguarding educational packages and will be responsible for the quality assurance of material produced by external providers. The post-holder will deliver bespoke safeguarding training to cohorts of staff with specialist roles within the Trust including doctors, specialist paramedics, and mental health professionals. The post-holder will also mentor and quality-assure other professionals to deliver safeguarding training to wider groups of staff. The post-holder will also be the lead for the delivery of mental capacity training.
To maintain competency in safeguarding practice, the post-holder will also undertake some functions of a Named Professional for Safeguarding working in a matrix arrangement within the Trust's Safeguarding Team.
Job Details
- OrganisationOther Organisations
- Work LocationExeterDevon
- Work Postcode
EX2 7HY
- Reference
AC0993
- Occupational GroupSocial Care & HealthEducation Support
- Salary Details
Band 7: £41,659 - £47,672 per Annum
- Job TermPermanent
- Appointment TypeFull Time
- Hours
37.5 hours per week
- Closing Date
31/01/2023
- DBS Check Required
Yes