Band 7 Senior Practitioner- Safeguarding Adults - Bath

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health organization in Bath is seeking a Senior Practitioner for Safeguarding Adults. The role involves supporting practitioners with safeguarding issues, conducting audits, and leading initiatives in specific safeguarding areas. Candidates should have a Professional Qualification in health and social care and experience in mental health settings. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead safeguarding practices across a defined locality.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in safeguarding relevant to adults.
• Experience in working within mental health and learning disabilities.
• Forward-thinking and innovative mentality.

Responsibilities

• Support management of safeguarding concerns across Trust.
• Lead safeguarding arrangements in the locality.
• Conduct multi-agency audits and write IMRs for reviews.

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Leadership

Multi-agency collaboration

Education

Professional Qualification in health and social care

Job description

Job overview

This is an exciting time to join our safeguarding team, we work trust wide supporting practitioners working with safeguarding adults. The post holder will be responsible for supporting practitioners in an identified locality, in addition to supporting safeguarding colleagues Trust wide.

About you

As an ideal Candidate you will be forward thinking, innovative and looking to further develop your career in the Safeguarding arena. Experience of working within mental health and learning disabilities is desirable.

Senior Practitioners for Safeguarding Adults ( band 7)

You will have a proven track record in safeguarding and be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge and skills relevant to safeguarding and able to apply the relevant legal framework. A Professional Qualification in health and social care is essential.

You will be operating as a lead practitioner for safeguarding within a defined geographical area and will have a thematic trust wide lead for a specific area of safeguarding practice eg modern slavery or self-neglect.

Main duties of the job

• Working Trust wide supporting AWP practitioners with management of safeguarding concerns affecting their service users.
• Taking the lead for safeguarding arrangements in the locality including completing multi-agency audits and writing IMRs for safeguarding adult reviews etc...
• Support practitioners with safeguarding meetings and multi-agency strategy discussions.
• Safeguarding team provide support in relation to: safeguarding adults, safeguarding children, domestic abuse, MAPPA and PREVENT.