All Age Safeguarding Practitioner

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Southwick; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Safeguarding Practitioner to support the Named Nurse/Professional in embedding a family-centred safeguarding approach across the Trust. The role involves providing daily expert advice, safeguarding supervision, and training to staff within a designated geographical hub as part of the Safeguarding Support team.

You will contribute to child and adult welfare, work with multiagency partners on safeguarding reviews, and help

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding and child protection frameworks.
• Ability to train and support staff across disciplines.
• Collaborative work with multi-agency partners to improve safety outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Identify safeguarding concerns and advise on best practices.
• Support safeguarding specialists to promote a family-focused approach.
• Deliver safeguarding training across the Trust and coordinate sessions.
• Develop relationships with multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
• Assist with safeguarding reviews and ensure policy compliance.

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

Training delivery

Multi-agency collaboration

Child protection

Job description

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust upholds safeguarding as "Everyone's Responsibility," advocating a family-centred approach to safeguarding. The post holder will support the Named Nurse/Professional in embedding this family-focused safeguarding approach across the Trust within a designated geographical hub model as part of the wider Safeguarding Support team.

The Safeguarding Practitioner will be part of a service dedicated to supporting and promoting the welfare of children and adults. The role involves assisting the Named Nurse/Professional and safeguarding specialists in delivering a responsive, expert service that provides daily support and advice to Trust staff, ensuring good safeguarding practices which align with evidence-based research. You will actively contribute to family approach, safeguarding training across the Trust, preparing and delivering training sessions for staff groups across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

You will also work in the multiagency arena supporting and working with the Named Nurse/Professional and safeguarding specialist to support completion of safeguarding reviews, internal and external, including Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (CSPR), Domestic Abuse Related Death Review (DARDR), Adult Safeguarding Reviews.

The role will need to cover the core hours of the service 9am to 5pm and is a full time role.

Main duties of the job

• Identifying safeguarding concerns and working collaboratively as part of a multi-agency team.
• Support the named nurse/professionals and safeguarding specialists to meet statutory safeguarding duties and responsibilities and promote a family approach.
• Respond to safeguarding concerns effectively by providing expert advice and safeguarding supervision, using a family approach, to assure high-quality restorative and reflective safeguarding practice across our Trust services.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships to enable collaborative working with multidisciplinary teams and internal and external stakeholders across a wide range of services and disciplines, to ensure a coordinated approach to safeguarding.
• Support delivery of safeguarding related training and education across the Trust to promote a culture of safeguarding within the organisation to ensure staff are aware of policies, procedures and responsibilities, when required support multi-agency training provision

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.

We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.

Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future