Safeguarding Practitioner

Job overview

To be responsible for providing effective safeguarding activity through professional leadership and safeguarding guidance. To ensure compliance across the Trust with Working Together to Safeguard Children (2026), Children Act 1989 and 2004, Care Act 2014, MCA 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2009 and local safeguarding  procedures.

To work closely with the Safeguarding Children and Adult senior safeguarding practitioners to deliver the safeguarding children, young people, safeguarding adult contextual safeguarding and domestic violence/abuse agendas across the organisation.

To work in partnership with other health service providers and other agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to promote children and adults at risk welfare and wellbeing to keep them safe from harm, neglect and abuse.

Please note visa sponsorship for this role is unfortunately not available. Ensure you hold valid right to work in the UK and will not require sponsorship if successful.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.  Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Main duties of the job

Provide safeguarding advice to Trust staff that contributes to the effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care and management of risk.

Work collaboratively and ensure maintenance of effective multi-agency communication to ensure patient/ service users’ needs are met in relation to care input, risk and support for ongoing care needs; meeting Making Safeguarding Personal requirements.

To support the development and implementation of safeguarding practice acrossthe Trust, promoting effective multiagency liaison and providing training on safeguarding and all aspects of abuse including but not limited to domestic abuse, child sexual exploitation, trafficking, modern slavery, female genital mutilation,

Prevent, Recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent safeguarding concerns.

Ensure patient information is collated, monitored and fully accurate, maintaining

complete and contemporaneous records in line with NMC/ professional bodies and Trust standards.

Actively encourage and support frontline staff to adopt a Safeguarding Everyone,

Think Family approach to Safeguarding.

Advise, inform and escalate safeguarding concerns to the respective Senior Safeguarding Practitioners regarding all matters in relation to safeguarding as appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.  When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

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