Senior Safeguarding Practitioner

Job overview

Are you passionate about protecting and supporting adults at risk? Do you have experience in safeguarding practice and want to help shape high-quality, person-centred care across a range of services? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Safeguarding Practitioner to join our Safeguarding Team. The successful candidate will work predominantly with acute and community adult services, providing expert safeguarding advice, support and guidance to staff while helping to ensure the best possible outcomes for adults and their families.

Plan and provide supervision, support, training and advice and act as a source of specialist knowledge in matters relating to safeguarding adults, predominantly responsible for acute and community adult services. Work in allocated areas under the direction of the senior safeguarding team. Develop partnership working with statutory and voluntary organisations to aid communication and provide better outcomes for adults and families. Ensure robust communication takes place minimising risks to the adults, families, and the organisation. To be available and accessible to frontline staff and safeguarding colleagues, both within the safeguarding office and within care environments. To line manage the safeguarding adult practitioner and the safeguarding assistant practitioner.

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Develop multi agency/ professional working partnerships and co-locate when appropriate to improve outcomes for adults and families.

Work as team member within the safeguarding structure promoting the service and developing team skills.

Attend multi agency safeguarding meetings as required.

Provide support and advice on safeguarding issues to the RCHT and CPFT teams.

Ensure there is a robust record keeping and storage system in place with the ability to evidence the supervision process and contact discussions.

Support Deputy manager for integrated Safeguarding Services in the implementation of new guidance around safeguarding issues.

Assist staff with referrals to Cornwall Council Safeguarding Adults Team.

Provide case feedback from multi agency networking and ensure information is shared at appropriate meetings such as Clinical Quality and Assurance Group (CQAG)

Identify and inform the Deputy manager for Integrated Safeguarding Services of gaps in service provision.

Assist Deputy manager for Integrated Safeguarding Services in policy development.

Identify, plan, deliver and evaluate safeguarding training for health professionals.

Engage in and support Patient Safety Incident Review Framework (PSIRF) process and implementation of recommendations from these and Local Learning Reviews.

Support staff participating in safeguarding enquiries.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208834644

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Person specification

Skills and Aptitude

Essential criteria

• Proven facilitation skills
• Leadership and management

Education Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Essential criteria

• Degree level qualification or equivalent
• Substantial experience in Safeguarding & continued practice & professional development

Desirable criteria

• Current professional registration – e.g NMC, HCPC
• Professional qualification – RMN, RNLD, RNC, OT, PT, SLT

Knowledge and abilities

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of Safeguarding policy, context and legislation

Documents

• Job Description (PDF, 688.5KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 360.6KB)
• Recruitment Complaints Policy (PDF, 113.4KB)
• Autism support (PDF, 38.0KB)
• dyslexia support (PDF, 76.8KB)
• Parental Entitlement (PDF, 300.0KB)