Band 7 - Senior Practitioner- Safeguarding Children - Trust wide

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust is seeking a Band 7 Senior Practitioner for Safeguarding Children to join their dedicated safeguarding team. Candidates should have significant experience and knowledge in safeguarding, along with a professional qualification in health and social care being advantageous. This role includes extensive coordination of safeguarding activities and contributions to multi-agency reviews, offering an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful impact in child safeguarding practices.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in safeguarding.
• Extensive knowledge and skills relevant to safeguarding children.
• Understanding of the relevant legal framework.

Responsibilities

• Lead practitioner for safeguarding within a defined geographical area.
• Coordinate Trust safeguarding activities, including investigations.
• Represent the Trust at Safeguarding Partnership subgroups.

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Legal framework awareness

Coordination skills

Training ability

Education

Professional qualification in health and social care

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Practitioner for Safeguarding Children to join our Safeguarding team within the Trust.

You have a proven track record in safeguarding and are able to demonstrate extensive knowledge and skills relevant to safeguarding children. You will have a working knowledge of the relevant legal framework. A professional qualification in health and social care would be an advantage.

You will operate as a lead practitioner for safeguarding within a defined geographical area and may hold a thematic trust-wide lead for a specific area of safeguarding practice, e.g., complex presentations or exploitation.

You will be responsible for the coordination of Trust safeguarding activities within your area, including:

• Representing the trust at Safeguarding Partnership subgroups with responsibility for participating in safeguarding developments.
• Coordination of investigations involving safeguarding allegations within the Trust and/or staff.
• Providing training and supervision.
• Participation in multi-agency reviews.