Safeguarding Adult Practitioner

Job summary

We are currently recruiting to our Safeguarding Families team and are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and innovative individual to join our dynamic and forward thinking team as Safeguarding Adults Practitioner.

The post holder will be a highly visible experienced practitioner, providing, with support from the Safeguarding Adults Lead specialist knowledge and advice to all staff in the Trust and the community in all areas of Safeguarding Adults. With support from the Safeguarding Adults Lead you will provide the professional interface between hospital and community services with respect to the welfare of adults, providing a robust and safe communication system for the effective and timely flow of information between hospital and community health professionals and other agencies as appropriate.

The Safeguarding Adult Specialist Practitioner will work closely with the wider safeguarding and complex health teams to ensure a holistic approach to the care of the most vulnerable patients and their families in delivering safeguarding advice, support, training and supervision. The hospital provides an efficient and effective liaison and expert screening system and you will be sharing information to the appropriate community staff where there are specific health, social or safety concerns.

PROVISIONAL INTERVIEW DATE: TUESDAY 26TH MAY 2026

Main duties of the job

Apply knowledge to support positive clinical outcomes and compassionate care for patients who are experiencing abuse and/or harm from others.

Promote best practice and evidence based approaches to safeguarding adults at risk

To support the co-ordination of care and safety planning for people who require support to ensure there are safe and to support clinical teams to follow these and respond to escalation in concerns

To support the delivery of training and education to staff when they work with adults at risk.

Experience

Essential

Proven post registration experience of working within the health or social care sector

Experience in working with others as part of a team.

Experience of working within the safeguarding arena

Desirable

Experience of working within acute and community settings.

Experience in of audit and monitoring processes

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant health or social care qualification

Relevant Safeguarding post basic training or equivalent experience

Desirable

Relevant teaching qualification or working towards

Educated to 1st level degree.

Knowledge

Essential

Experience in inter-agency work

Evidence of on-going professional learning

Knowledge of adult's services

Knowledge of legal framework for information sharing

Understanding of the NMC Codes of Conduct

Desirable

Knowledge of legislation relevant to safeguarding adults

Knowledge of evidence based safeguarding adults practice

Experience in education and training

Knowledge of adult's rights