Adult Support & Protection Lead

THIS VACANCY IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN

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What you will do:

The Adult Support & Protection Lead will work across NHS Ayrshire & Arran, predominantly with colleagues in acute services and in strong collaboration with Adult Support & Protection Leads and Officers in the Health & Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs), Police Scotland and national agencies such as the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland

You will support the Chief Nurse Public Protection in facilitating the delivery of Public Protection in respect of ASP as follows:

• provide expert professional leadership with regard to Adult Support & Protection and Adults with Incapacity policy and practice across NHS Ayrshire & Arran. This will include provision of expert professional advice to our local Rape & Sexual Assault Service.
• ensure the development of robust systems, policies, procedures, professional guidance, consistent standards, training and proactive preventative strategies are in place to safeguard vulnerable adults in partnership with other agencies and in line with national policy
• provide expert knowledge and advice regarding safeguarding adults to a wide range of professional and management groups.
• provide specialist support through provision of evidence based advice and information, professional support and specialist adult protection supervision as well as the development and implementation of evidence based preventative strategies
• lead and participate in appropriate service developments, training, audits, multiagency meetings and reviews to ensure the highest standards of advice and support provision are provided. This includes Initial and Significant Case Reviews and Significant Adverse Event Reviews
• provide a leadership role in the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) process which will be hosted within NHS Ayrshire and Arran Public Protection Team and development and delivery of the MARAC process in Ayrshire for domestic abuse incidents identified as very high risk of serious assault or homicide.. The role will involve day to day line management of the team​​​​​​​

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

• Registrant with the NMC.
• Educated to Masters Level
• Post graduate qualification in Adult Support & Protection (or working towards this)
• Evidence of continuous professional development in management and leadership.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of current legislation, policies, procedures and legal context pertaining to adult protection, including pertinent health and care policy
• Experience and knowledge of working with adults in need of support and protection
• Demonstrated leadership abilities and well developed interpersonal skills
• Well-developed organisational and time management skills
• Good level of IT skills
• Excellent presentation, communication, problem solving and report writing skills
• Ability to work autonomously and make independent decisions prioritising numerous concurrent issues
• Well-developed leadership qualities and behaviours
• Demonstrate the ability to work in emergent and complex scenarios and must be able to provide guidance and support that engenders confidence in senior colleagues
• Ability to initiate evaluation strategies of services and developments.
• Current driving licence

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Development opportunity for 6 months until 31.03.2024

If you wish to apply, please contact Marina McLaughlin - Marina.McLaughlin@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

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