About our support roles
What our Safeguarding Lead does
NMCWatch: registrant care CIC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone volunteering for us or receiving our support. We expect all members to share this commitment.
Summary of role
- To take lead responsibility for all safeguarding matters arising throughout the CIC and Facebook support group.
- To be given the time, funding, training, resources and authority to lead all aspects in regard to safeguarding.
- To raise with the CIC committee / board any safeguarding issues in line with our policy.
- To ensure our policy is appropriate and meets the unique needs of our cohort.
- To keep up to date with our philosophy and ensure all members are aware of it and work within in.
- To advise on how to refer to other authorise if wider safeguarding issues are identified.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Status and authority within the CIC to carry out the duties of the post including committing resources, and where appropriate, supporting and directing others to safeguard and promote the welfare of all. To be available for all to discuss any safeguarding concerns.
To act as a source of support, advice and expertise to all on matters of safety and safeguarding and when deciding whether to make a referral by liaising with the relevant agencies.
Raising awareness
To facilitate awareness in the support group of what Safeguarding is in relation to our cohort and how to ensure appropriate and proportionate safeguarding is maintained.
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Volunteer
How to get involved
Support staff
Secretaries & Admins
We always need two or three people who fulfil the role of secretaries for the CIC committee. As well as prepping for and attending committee meetings, our secretaries help ensure other administrative tasks are completed and recorded.
Lead roles
Additional members who attend committee meetings approximately 3 times a year to feedback on their lead roles:
Stephanie Poole – Neurodiversity lead – Steph is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner and an Autistic advocate who raises neurodiversity awareness in the workplace. Steph supports our neurodiverse NMCWatch members.
Kamila Hering – LGBTQ Lead. Kamila is an experienced nurse who as a relatively new member of NMCWatch has observed the need for this role among members.
Kenny Brady – Safeguarding lead. Kenny is a mental health nurse and is experienced in working with those going through drug and alcohol dependency.
Who we are
Meet the CiC
Our directors and executive committee bring many years experience to NMCWatch.
Our Admin team
All our services need admins and secretaries who deal with day-to-day issues.