Safeguarding Practitioner

Job overview

The Complex Health Hub is seeking an experienced safeguarding professional to join the team to deliver a high-quality; evidence-based service that provides training and expertise in safeguarding for the Trust.

**INTERVIEWS ARE PLANNED TO BE HELD ON THE 19TH DECEMBER 2025, THERE WILL BE SHORT NOTICE PRIOR TO INTERVIEW**

Main duties of the job

The Safeguarding Practitioner will be a highly visible team member, developing, promoting and maintaining high professional standards in safeguarding practice, for unborn's, children and adults; ensuring the Trust meets its statutory responsibilities for safeguarding. The postholder will be based within the Hub, taking a Think Family approach, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and multi-agency organisations to coordinate safeguarding responses and promote a sense of shared responsibility. Together with the Named Professionals, the post holder will contribute to the overall trust safeguarding policies and strategies, providing assurance to the Head of Safeguarding and Complex Health hub, Director of Complex Health & Professional Standards, the Executive Lead for Safeguarding and Safeguarding Assurance Committee, as well as escalate identified areas of concern for improvement.

The postholder will provide advice and expertise to fellow professionals, and work with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies to assist in providing a multi-agency approach to safeguarding.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

• To support the Named Professionals for Adults, Children and Midwifery in the delivery of the Trust safeguarding service.
• To retrieve and compile information from health records in response to external agency requests.
• To provide expert advice, support and guidance to Trust staff that addresses highly  complex, sensitive and high-risk safeguarding concerns. To undertake specialist domestic abuse training to ensure that appropriate risk assessments and referrals are made for those experiencing domestic abuse.
• Application of specialist safeguarding knowledge and associated legislation.
• Be able to practice confidently in advising on the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Co-ordination of incoming and ongoing work activities.
• Have responsibility to develop, provide and evaluate safeguarding supervision and training for staff that responds to learning and best practice.
• To contribute to the development and review of Trust-wide safeguarding policies, protocols and guidance.
• Management of own workload.
• Participate as part of the safeguarding team in contributing to and providing regular training for trust wide staff.
• Use audit and other quality improvement models to ensure safeguarding and MCA practice is dynamic and evidence based and impacts practice to improve outcomes.
• To represent the Trust at external meetings and enhance collaboration.
• Work effectively with multi-agencies to protect unborn babies, children and adults from harm.

Please see the attached job description for full details.