MARAC Domestic Abuse Advisor | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health trust in Maidstone is looking for a professional to represent them in Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences. The ideal candidate should have a valid driving licence and access to a car for business purposes. Responsibilities include developing action plans for safeguarding, preventing abuse, and supporting staff through training. Experience in mental health services is advantageous. This role is crucial for ensuring that adults and children at risk are protected and well-served.

Qualifications

• Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car for business purposes.
• Experience in mental health services is advantageous.
• Willingness to work in isolated/lone working.

Responsibilities

• Represent KMMH in Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC).
• Develop multi-agency action plans for high-risk domestic abuse concerns.
• Prevent abuse and protect at-risk adults and children.

Skills

Proficient IT skills including Excel and Word

Excellent record-keeping skills

Ability to advocate effectively

Job description

Overview

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting adults and children from abuse. The safeguarding team provides support and guidance to front line staff to ensure risks are identified and appropriate services referred, enabling collaboration at the earliest opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Represent KMMH in Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) and share mental health views from practitioners.
• Develop multi‑agency action plans that reflect mental health and care needs for high‑risk domestic abuse concerns.
• Prevent abuse and protect adults and children at risk through data and research collection applied to the MARAC system.
• Attend MARAC meetings as required.
• Use the Kent and Medway MARAC case management system and represent KMMH professionally.
• Complete research and document outcomes in client RiO records, ensuring patients are supported and protected from harm.
• Collate and monitor MARAC statistics, participate in audit activities and collect evidence of action‑plan compliance.
• Provide learning events, deliver training and establish service needs relating to safeguarding/MARAC, promoting the view that safeguarding is everyone’s business.
• Support front line staff in meeting safeguarding obligations through training and feedback.
• Maintain contemporaneous records and audit activity.
• Provide flexible cover when needed, travel and use video‑conferencing technology.

Qualifications

• Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car/vehicle for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
• Proficient IT skills including Excel and Word.
• Excellent record‑keeping skills.
• Experience in mental health services is advantageous, but the ability to capture and share information from mental health professionals clearly and to advocate effectively is essential.
• Willingness to work in isolated/lone working due to the nature of data input.

About the Trust

We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway, supporting adults with a wide range of mental health needs in both hospital and community settings. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. We are guided by our values of caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.

Application deadline

Advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025.