Adult Safeguarding Practitioner

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health service as an Adult Safeguarding Practitioner, ensuring high-quality safeguarding for individuals with mental health needs. This full-time role involves proactive engagement with the community and comprehensive response to safeguarding concerns, aiming to create safe, inclusive environments for all. Work alongside a dedicated team and contribute to impactful change.

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding adult practices.
• Ability to undertake capacity assessments and best interest decisions.
• Knowledge of Mental Health services and safeguarding frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Respond to safeguarding concerns and develop safeguarding plans.
• Conduct strategy discussions and lead investigations.
• Ensure services delivered are effective and personalized for individuals.

Skills

Person-centered approach

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Relevant Health & Social Care qualification

Job description

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Safeguarding Practitioner to join us in delivering high quality safeguarding to people under mental health services in the North West of Hertfordshire on a 6 month secondment.

The successful candidate will contribute effectively and professionally to the work of the specialist Adult Safeguarding department, to fulfil Hertfordshire Partnership Trust’s adult safeguarding responsibilities in line with section 42 of the Care Act whilst working within Hertfordshire safeguarding frameworks. The values and principles of Making Safeguarding Personal are intrinsic to the operations of the team.

You will endorse and act in accordance with the principles of personalization, ensuring that appropriate safeguarding responses and actions are person-centered and, as far as possible, putting people in control of their lives. Your practice will be responsive, inclusive and primarily community-based, working to ensure the service provided is effective, efficient and able to deliver positive and personal outcomes for the citizens of Hertfordshire who are open to secondary mental health services.

You will be based across two sites in Hemel Hempstead and St Albans Health and Well-being Centre's. Supervision will be provided by the advanced safeguarding professional Adult Safeguarding team.

• You will respond to safeguarding concerns raised; record safeguarding adult concerns accurately and timely.
• You will identify and create safeguarding plans to mitigate risk to the person; gather relevant information to support decision making.
• You will seek and record views of adult at risk, undertake capacity assessments / best interest decisions as appropriate.
• You will contribute to strategy discussions or meetings. You may be required to lead investigations and contribute to case conferences, ensuring outcomes are recorded; be lead investigator on a section 42 enquiry, and identify need for other assessments or interventions required.
• More broadly, you will support the delivery of the ACS vision to the People of Hertfordshire so that they feel well informed about what’s available to them so they can lead safe, happy and healthier lives in a way they choose. They feel valued and listened to, have independence and a range of positive things to do. We offer the best and most responsive services in the country. These are services our staff feel proud to deliver and would be pleased to receive.
  
  

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission

Our Family Of Over 4,000 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

About Us - Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust

Heard. Respected. Included. Together, we help people with mental ill-health, learning disabilities and autism to live life to the fullest. We work throughout Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk...https://www.hertsnhsgreattogether.co.uk/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ben Roderick Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07825 928 685

Seniority level

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  Entry level

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