Designated Safeguarding Lead Nurse

The postholder will be responsible for strategic and operational management of the ICB designated safeguarding functions and ensuring the ICB fulfils all statutory safeguarding duties. The postholder will provide system leadership for a defined Place, managing the local safeguarding team and workstreams including the related strategic plan for their areas of activity. You will work with partners across the sector and wider to ensure delivery of strategic objectives. You will ensure the provision of safeguarding, child protection and adult expertise and leadership throughout locally defined health economy and multiagency partnerships. The role is pivotal to complex case management, improved partnership working, strategic planning, quality assurance and safeguarding improvement. As a senior member of the team, you will be required to deputise for the Associate Director for Safeguarding and Partnerships as appropriate and to coordinate and oversee the work of Assistant Designated Nurses for Safeguarding working within the same geographical area, delivering key outcomes. In carrying out your role, at least one of the agreed strategic anchors should be at the core of everything you do: Commissioning for Value and Outcomes Accelerating Neighbourhood Health at Pace Making the Best Use of Digital Solutions in our Pathways Financial Discipline / 2% Productivity Advancing Health Equity Integrated Partnership You will be accountable for: 1. Ensuring the ICB meets all statutory safeguarding duties as defined in related documents including the Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework (SAAF) 2024, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, Intercollegiate Documents for Children and Adults 20025 and all relevant legislation including: Children Act 1989 and 2004 Care Act 2014 Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Liberty Protection Safeguards (when implemented) NHS Act 2006 Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Serious Violence Duty2023 Ensuring that the NHS can take forward the Safeguarding reforms being implemented as part of the Family First Partnership Programme. Strategic Leadership 1. Support the Associate Director for Safeguarding and Partnerships in the statutory delivery for Safeguarding Adults and Children designated functions for a defined Place and for related workstreams at Place and System. 2. Act as the expert professional advisor to the Local Safeguarding Partnership and Board on safeguarding matters related to health. 3. Act as the expert professional advisor to the ICB on safeguarding matters including risks, priorities and statutory compliance. 4. Act as the expert professional advisor across the health economy as required. 5. Influence commissioning to ensure that safeguarding is embedded in all services, quality and transformation programmes. 6. Support the Associate Director for Safeguarding and Partnerships in the interpretation of national policy and legislation relating to safeguarding. 7. Lead and support the development of Policy and Procedures related to safeguarding. 8. Direct and support innovation and ensure efficiency and productivity is achieved in safeguarding through effective working at Place. 9. Provide leadership and direction on key safeguarding areas as part of the wider portfolio supporting other safeguarding nurses. 10. Responsible as line manager for a delivery of statutory safeguarding functions at place, line management of the specialist safeguarding nurse and for wider delivery of agreed safeguarding portfolio priorities across the footprint including devising of training fir safeguarding. System Assurance and Quality 1. Support NHSE and the ICB in the system assurance processes relating to NHS Provider organisations in line with the NHSE Quality Strategy and including a range of Safeguarding Tools including SCAT and SCRT. 2. Ensure safeguarding is addressed as part of the service specifications, contract performance measures and service level agreements with provider organisations, and in the review of their on-going performance. 3. Provide assurance to the ICB Board that all commissioned and contracted providers meet statutory safeguarding requirements as outlined within the SAAF. 4. Lead safeguarding elements of quality assurance including: Contract monitoring Quality Schedules CQC interface Serious Incident oversight 5. Ensure providers meet safeguarding standards through contractual monitoring, quality schedules and serious incident oversight. 6. Analyse safeguarding data, themes and intelligence to identify system risks and drive improvement. 7. Ensure learning from reviews (SARS, CSPRS, DARDR, CDOPs) is embedded across the system. 8. Develop approaches to evidence impact and outcome of interventions to improve safeguarding practice. Multi-agency Partnership 1. Represent the ICB at: Safeguarding Adult Boards Safeguarding Children Partnerships Domestic Abuse Boards Prevent/ Channel Panels Strategic MAPPA Community Safety Partnerships 2. Ensure effective Multi-Agency Arrangements are in place including information sharing. 3. Provide expert health input into multiagency safeguarding reviews as required. Expert Clinical Advice 1. Provide expert safeguarding advice as required within the ICB and with all stakeholders. 2. Support and contribute information, give advice to help resolve complex enquiries that may have legal, ethical and professional implications. 3. Work with Business Intelligence to support commissioners with safeguarding performance and population risk indicators to inform commissioning decisions and monitoring frameworks. 4. Provide up to date specialist advice to support safeguarding related policy development 5. Provide specialist advice on: Complex safeguarding cases involving all forms of abuse Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Domestic Abuse Exploitation (CSE, CCE, Modern slavery) 6. Digital safeguarding oversight. 7. Supporting system resilience. Learning, improvement and Governance 1. Leading and supporting safeguarding innovation and transformation. 2. Ensure learning from incidents, audits and all reviews is translated into practice and system improvements including: Safeguarding Adult Reviews Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews 3. Maintain oversight of learning implementation from all reviews. 4. Lead the ICBs governance framework including safeguarding related policies, procedures and audit. 5. Produce high quality safeguarding reports for the ICB, SABS and SCPs. 6. Ensure accurate and timely completion of SCRT. 7. Maintain oversight of safeguarding risks and ensure timely escalation. Workforce Development 1. Ensure training aligns with Intercollegiate Documents. 2. Provide and receive supervision allowing for reflection and restoration. 3. Provide professional leadership to Named and Specialist Safeguarding professionals across the system. 4. Support primary care with safeguarding advice. Key Relationships Chief Executive Officer Chief Clinical and Quality Lead (Chief Nurse) Deputy Chief Officer Safeguarding and Strategic Partnerships Associate Director for Safeguarding and Partnerships Job description Job responsibilities The postholder will be responsible for strategic and operational management of the ICB designated safeguarding functions and ensuring the ICB fulfils all statutory safeguarding duties. The postholder will provide system leadership for a defined Place, managing the local safeguarding team and workstreams including the related strategic plan for their areas of activity. You will work with partners across the sector and wider to ensure delivery of strategic objectives. You will ensure the provision of safeguarding, child protection and adult expertise and leadership throughout locally defined health economy and multiagency partnerships. The role is pivotal to complex case management, improved partnership working, strategic planning, quality assurance and safeguarding improvement. As a senior member of the team, you will be required to deputise for the Associate Director for Safeguarding and Partnerships as appropriate and to coordinate and oversee the work of Assistant Designated Nurses for Safeguarding working within the same geographical area, delivering key outcomes. In carrying out your role, at least one of the agreed strategic anchors should be at the core of everything you do: Commissioning for Value and Outcomes Accelerating Neighbourhood Health at Pace Making the Best Use of Digital Solutions in our Pathways Financial Discipline / 2% Productivity Advancing Health Equity Integrated Partnership You will be accountable for: 1. Ensuring the ICB meets all statutory safeguarding duties as defined in related documents including the Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework (SAAF) 2024, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, Intercollegiate Documents for Children and Adults 20025 and all relevant legislation including: Children Act 1989 and 2004 Care Act 2014 Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Liberty Protection Safeguards (when implemented) NHS Act 2006 Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Serious Violence Duty2023 Ensuring that the NHS can take forward the Safeguarding reforms being implemented as part of the Family First Partnership Programme. Strategic Leadership 1. Support the Associate Director for Safeguarding and Partnerships in the statutory delivery for Safeguarding Adults and Children designated functions for a defined Place and for related workstreams at Place and System. 2. Act as the expert professional advisor to the Local Safeguarding Partnership and Board on safeguarding matters related to health. 3. Act as the expert professional advisor to the ICB on safeguarding matters including risks, priorities and statutory compliance. 4. Act as the expert professional advisor across the health economy as required. 5. Influence commissioning to ensure that safeguarding is embedded in all services, quality and transformation programmes. 6. Support the Associate Director for Safeguarding and Partnerships in the interpretation of national policy and legislation relating to safeguarding. 7. Lead and support the development of Policy and Procedures related to safeguarding. 8. Direct and support innovation and ensure efficiency and productivity is achieved in safeguarding through effective working at Place. 9. Provide leadership and direction on key safeguarding areas as part of the wider portfolio supporting other safeguarding nurses. 10. Responsible as line manager for a delivery of statutory safeguarding functions at place, line management of the specialist safeguarding nurse and for wider delivery of agreed safeguarding portfolio priorities across the footprint including devising of training fir safeguarding. System Assurance and Quality 1. Support NHSE and the ICB in the system assurance processes relating to NHS Provider organisations in line with the NHSE Quality Strategy and including a range of Safeguarding Tools including SCAT and SCRT. 2. Ensure safeguarding is addressed as part of the service specifications, contract performance measures and service level agreements with provider organisations, and in the review of their on-going performance. 3. Provide assurance to the ICB Board that all commissioned and contracted providers meet statutory safeguarding requirements as outlined within the SAAF. 4. Lead safeguarding elements of quality assurance including: Contract monitoring Quality Schedules CQC interface Serious Incident oversight 5. Ensure providers meet safeguarding standards through contractual monitoring, quality schedules and serious incident oversight. 6. Analyse safeguarding data, themes and intelligence to identify system risks and drive improvement. 7. Ensure learning from reviews (SARS, CSPRS, DARDR, CDOPs) is embedded across the system. 8. Develop approaches to evidence impact and outcome of interventions to improve safeguarding practice. Multi-agency Partnership 1. Represent the ICB at: Safeguarding Adult Boards Safeguarding Children Partnerships Domestic Abuse Boards Prevent/ Channel Panels Strategic MAPPA Community Safety Partnerships 2. Ensure effective Multi-Agency Arrangements are in place including information sharing. 3. Provide expert health input into multiagency safeguarding reviews as required. Expert Clinical Advice 1. Provide expert safeguarding advice as required within the ICB and with all stakeholders. 2. Support and contribute information, give advice to help resolve complex enquiries that may have legal, ethical and professional implications. 3. Work with Business Intelligence to support commissioners with safeguarding performance and population risk indicators to inform commissioning decisions and monitoring frameworks. 4. Provide up to date specialist advice to support safeguarding related policy development 5. Provide specialist advice on: Complex safeguarding cases involving all forms of abuse Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Domestic Abuse Exploitation (CSE, CCE, Modern slavery) 6. Digital safeguarding oversight. 7. Supporting system resilience. Learning, improvement and Governance 1. Leading and supporting safeguarding innovation and transformation. 2. Ensure learning from incidents, audits and all reviews is translated into practice and system improvements including: Safeguarding Adult Reviews Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews 3. Maintain oversight of learning implementation from all reviews. 4. Lead the ICBs governance framework including safeguarding related policies, procedures and audit. 5. Produce high quality safeguarding reports for the ICB, SABS and SCPs. 6. Ensure accurate and timely completion of SCRT. 7. Maintain oversight of safeguarding risks and ensure timely escalation. Workforce Development 1. Ensure training aligns with Intercollegiate Documents. 2. Provide and receive supervision allowing for reflection and restoration. 3. Provide professional leadership to Named and Specialist Safeguarding professionals across the system. 4. Support primary care with safeguarding advice. Key Relationships Chief Executive Officer Chief Clinical and Quality Lead (Chief Nurse) Deputy Chief Officer Safeguarding and Strategic Partnerships Associate Director for Safeguarding and Partnerships