All-Age Safeguarding Practitioner | Multi-Agency Impact

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Safeguarding Practitioner to join the Safeguarding Support team. You will assist the Named Nurse/Professionals and safeguarding specialists with daily advice and supervision, contributing to a family-focused safeguarding approach across the Trust.

You will coordinate multi-agency safeguarding activities, deliver training, and support reviews and complex safeguarding cases across adults and children.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent, with evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Current Part 1 NMC registration, or relevant registration as a midwife, allied health professional or social worker
• Evidence of safeguarding experience for adults and/or children using a family approach
• Sound clinical background and relevant post-qualification experience
• Inter-agency partnership working and attending multiagency safeguarding meetings
• Completing reports, care plans and risk assessments
• Evidence of skills to assess and interpret complex safeguarding needs

Responsibilities

• Identify safeguarding concerns and work collaboratively in a multi-agency team
• Support named nurse/professionals and safeguarding specialists to meet statutory duties and promote a family approach
• Give expert advice and safeguarding supervision on concerns, using a family approach and restorative, reflective practice
• Provide daily advice and support to Trust staff so that practice aligns with evidence-based research
• Build and maintain relationships with multidisciplinary teams and internal and external stakeholders to coordinate safeguarding
• Support completion of internal and external safeguarding reviews, including Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews and Adult Safeguarding Reviews
• Prepare and deliver safeguarding training sessions for staff groups across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
• Support delivery of safeguarding training and education across the Trust so staff know policies, procedures and responsibilities
• Support multi-agency training provision when required
• Actively contribute to the family approach across Trust services

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Verbal communication

Written communication

IT skills

Risk analysis

Inter-agency collaboration

Critical analysis

Education

Degree level qualification

Job description

Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Safeguarding Practitioner to join the Safeguarding Support team. You will assist the Named Nurse/Professionals and safeguarding specialists with daily advice and supervision, contributing to a family-focused safeguarding approach across the Trust.

You will coordinate multi-agency safeguarding activities, deliver training, and support reviews and complex safeguarding cases across adults and children.