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.

 Have you been referred to the NMC? Contact us as early as possible if you need our support.

Volunteer

How to get involved

NMCWatch is always busy and we regularly need more volunteers.
If your FTP case has concluded and you feel you can help, please let us know.
We need people who are self-motivated and able to take the initiative when assigned a task or role.

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.

Our secretaries are currently Paula and Jayne.

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.

Freedom to Speak Up Guardian 

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.