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Review Opportunity
SAR for the City of York Safeguarding Adults Board
The City of York Safeguarding Adults Board is commissioning a reviewer for a SAR. This review did begin with a previous author, so some of the work has been completed. A proportionate SILP model will be applied to completing this piece of work.
Case:
This SAR relates to a 94yr man living with dementia, who lived alone in York, with support from a care provider, and family who lived close by. He was admitted to hospital following a fall at home, though was soon well enough to return home. However, his discharge arrangements were ceased due to safeguarding issues being raised. Whilst in hospital he experienced a significant number of moves, and further falls, and sadly became ‘end of life’ following a third fall, and he died in hospital.
Significant concerns were raised by his family about his care, treatment and communication between agencies.
Review themes
The review will consider themes relating to:
- Information sharing and communication between agencies and family members.
- Hospital discharge arrangements.
- Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards practice.
- Advocacy arrangements and responses.
- Understanding of Safeguarding Adults principles and processes .
Experience required:
The Independent Reviewer will be required to evidence the following:
- A highly developed knowledge and experience of safeguarding adults at risk.
- Experience of chairing and presenting to multi-agency meetings.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and issues relating to safeguarding, MCA and DoLS.
How to apply:
Please provide:
- A CV
- covering letter outlining your experience relevant to the themes of the review
- references
Documents in support of your application will be received via our reviews inbox: [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions
The bullet points above outline the the particular requirements for this review. Donna’s accompanying documents will also be submitted as she will have oversight of the review.
You are encouraged to apply using other examples of your written work. Donna's CV and published reviews will be sent with your application, as she has oversight of the work.
All Momentum members have access to the membership hub, which contains videos, templates & pdfs. Click here for details of the one to one mentoring upgrades offered by Donna. For admin questions contact [email protected].
New reviewers begin their independent review journey every day. Draw on the relevant experience you have from your background, the soft skills you can bring to this review & the vision you have for the review in question. A well crafted application with reference to the circumstances of the particular review is more relevant and desirable than a standard application designed for any review which references a bank of review experience.
Review Consulting is responsible for this work. You will receive an opening letter at the start of the review explaining what we need from you & when. For invoice queries please contact [email protected]
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Donna Ohdedar
Donna has 16 years public sector experience, including her last role as Head of Law for a leading metropolitan authority. Now a safeguarding adviser, solutions focused mentor, public speaker & trainer, Donna offers her university accredited training programme, SILP School. She is also host of the Safeguarding & Domestic Abuse Sector podcast.
