# Band 7 Senior Practitioner (Safeguarding Adults) - Bristol > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-senior-practitioner-safeguarding-adults-bristol/fda2b158-2217-47be-9316-a8a084d5bd49 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-senior-practitioner-safeguarding-adults-bristol/fda2b158-2217-47be-9316-a8a084d5bd49.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust - **Town:** Bath - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term 12 months) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-03T11:10:43.053Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bristol/Avon_Wiltshire_Mental_Health_Partnership_NHS_Trust/Safeguarding/Safeguarding-v8099770 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8099770?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.awp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen  to shape safeguarding practice within a newly developed specialist inpatient unit designed for adults with a learning disability, autism or both who require acute mental health treatment. As a Band 7 Safeguarding Adults Practitioner (0.6 FTE, 1‑year fixed term), you will play a central role in embedding a strong safeguarding culture across the Kingfisher Unit and Outreach Service. Working closely with the Kingfisher team on the unit and the Corporate Safeguarding Team, you will lead on training, service development, and the management of all safeguarding concerns raised within the service. You will act as the primary point of contact for safeguarding matters, attend key clinical and service meetings, and collaborate with the Multi‑Professional Approved Clinician (MPAC) to identify and shape ongoing safeguarding priorities. This role is ideal for someone with experience in learning disability and autism services—particularly inpatient care—who is passionate about promoting safety, dignity, and high‑quality care for some of the region’s most vulnerable adults. ### Main duties of the job - Supporting the Kingfisher Unit with management of safeguarding concerns affecting their service users. - Taking the lead for safeguarding arrangements in the locality including completing multi-agency audits and writing IMRs for safeguarding adult reviews etc... - Support practitioners with safeguarding meetings and multi-agency strategy discussions. - Safeguarding team provide support in relation to: safeguarding adults, safeguarding children, domestic abuse, MAPPA and PREVENT. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Safeguarding To provide specialist professional advice on managing adult safeguarding cases, and work to assist in developing effective multiagency working to safeguard adults To work within a designated team To provide specialist professional advice on managing MAPPA and Prevent cases and work to assist in developing effective multiagency working in MAPPA and Prevent To provide professional advice on managing safeguarding children and domestic abuse cases To provide professional advice on initial management of cases involving allegations against AWP staff, volunteers or services, and ensure that any such allegations are reported to the Trust Allegations Officer - To attend and report to the Trust governance groups/committees in an advisory capacity - To be an active member of the local and regional safeguarding networks and working groups - To work with the clinical audit department to ensure effective rollout of trust audit programmes in the area(s) of responsibility and assure follow through on recommended actions - To participate in the development and implementation of appropriate policy and performance frameworks, to support staff to recognise, understand and meet their duties of care in relation to relevant legislation, in areas of responsibility - To participate in the development of, and the delivery of specialist safeguarding training and practice development - To participate in the development and implementation of Trust work plans, to assist the trust in meeting statutory, regulatory, and performance standards - To be responsible for the development of specific Trust policies, procedures and guidance for safeguarding, as directed - To facilitate effective working arrangements with service users and carers, both directly and through PALS, in relation to safeguarding - To provide cover for other Senior Practitioners- Safeguarding, as required. Leadership - To be responsible for the management and reporting of specific projects as directed - Contribute to the professional development of other staff in this specific area of professional practice as required - To deputise, and provide cover, for the Trust Deputy/Head of Safeguarding, both on an identified standing basis, and on an ad hoc one, as required Performance Management - Responsible for undertaking audit, benchmarking in conjunction with Governance colleagues to ensure learning outcomes are reflected and implemented - To support the effective performance and functioning of safeguarding in practice, learning from experience, and management oversight by operational services Communication - Ensure advice is available to the full range of specialties within the organisation on the day today management of safeguarding - To liaise with the Trust named doctor and Lead named professional/nurse, as appropriate - Work across external organisation’s and within AWP (which includes a good deal of cross-site travel) using various methods of communication (e.g. face-to-face, electronic media) to raise the profile and reputation of the services offered, and to build and sustain the confidence of our local population in our current and future service ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Detailed and up-to-date knowledge of policies, statutory regulations and guidance relating to Safeguarding- Vulnerable people especially children and young adults and a working knowledge of guidance relating to Safeguarding Adults at risk ### Experience **Essential** - Advanced/expert understanding/application of relevant practice/standards/audit in relation to Safeguarding adults - Knowledge and experience of the legislative framework and practice of safeguarding and public protection including information sharing and governance, consent and confidentiality - Proven leadership/management experience, able to demonstrate examples of positive impact/change within service delivery/practice at an advanced level ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse, or other appropriate professional registration, with substantial clinical experience, and management experience in a specialist safeguarding role ## Documents - [financial support & discounts (pdf, 919.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2794) - [value of the nhs pension scheme (pdf, 279.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2795) - [inclusive top 50 uk employers list (pdf, 78.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2439) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 304.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10393798) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.