# Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner (Adult)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Poole
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata if part time )
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (minimum 22.5 hours/week over 3 days.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-13T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-03T10:12:21.437Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Safeguarding/Safeguarding-v8008797
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8008797?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner is a visible and operational post ensuring that the Trust meets it’s requirements to promote the welfare of adults at risk within the Making Safeguarding Personal philosophy.

You will contribute to the development of ‘learning’ and deliver a programme of education and training for staff in line with statutory requirements, policy, procedure and learning from case reviews.

Supporting staff is an important part of the role; this will include providing advice on a range of safeguarding, referral to partner safeguarding services and offering supervision for case discussion and reflection.

You will have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills – you will be an analytical practitioner able to organise your own workload in a changing environment and be able to work autonomously within a team.

Interview date:Thursday 25th June

### Main duties of the job

Support the Head of Safeguarding to monitor and improve standards of care by providing safeguarding advice and support to staff Trust Wide.

Lead the promotion of good professional practice for safeguarding adults providing specialist advice and expertise on a daily basis to Trust staff

- Act as the Nominated Enquirer for relevant safeguarding concerns raised by external agencies (Local Authority/CQC).

Contribute to the development and facilitation of Safeguarding training and supervision for identified Trust Staff.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read full job description for the full information regarding this role or email with any questions and queries.

## Job Details

The Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner is a visible and operational post ensuring that the Trust meets it’s requirements to promote the welfare of adults at risk within the Making Safeguarding Personal philosophy.

You will contribute to the development of ‘learning’ and deliver a programme of education and training for staff in line with statutory requirements, policy, procedure and learning from case reviews.

Supporting staff is an important part of the role; this will include providing advice on a range of safeguarding, referral to partner safeguarding services and offering supervision for case discussion and reflection.

You will have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills – you will be an analytical practitioner able to organise your own workload in a changing environment and be able to work autonomously within a team.

Interview date:Thursday 25th June

## Job Description

Support the Head of Safeguarding to monitor and improve standards of care by providing safeguarding advice and support to staff Trust Wide.

Lead the promotion of good professional practice for safeguarding adults providing specialist advice and expertise on a daily basis to Trust staff

Act as the Nominated Enquirer for relevant safeguarding concerns raised by external agencies (Local Authority/CQC).

Contribute to the development and facilitation of Safeguarding training and supervision for identified Trust Staff.

## Responsibilities

Please read full job description for the full information regarding this role or email with any questions and queries.

## Person Specification

### Desirable

**Essential**

- Positive team member

**Desirable**

- Confident in teaching multi-professional groups

### Essential

**Essential**

- NMC registration

## Documents

- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)
- [jd safeguarding practitioneradult (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10302365)
- [ps safeguarding practitioner adult (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10302366)

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