Safeguarding Practitioner

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Cemmaes Road; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Safeguarding Practitioner to join the Corporate Safeguarding Team. The post-holder will help ensure statutory duties are met and staff understand safeguarding responsibilities for children, young people and adults at risk.

The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week) and involves supporting complex safeguarding cases, liaising with external agencies, and contributing to policy development, audit, and training in line with the 6 Cs.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safeguarding children and adults at risk with emphasis on Domestic Abuse and Child Exploitation.
• Ability to interpret current safeguarding research for clinical practice with senior safeguarding input.
• Commitment to high standards of practice in safeguarding across all services.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Safeguarding and Specialist Practitioners in statutory roles.
• Promote quality and effectiveness of safeguarding responses to children and adults at risk.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures and audits in partnership with others.
• Engage with external agencies on safeguarding issues and advocate improvements.
• Apply up-to-date safeguarding knowledge to practice in consultation with the team.
• Promote high standards of safety and welfare in all service areas.

Skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication

External agency liaison

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust Corporate Safeguarding Team in the role of Safeguarding Practitioner.

As a member of the team, the postholder will contribute to ensuring that the Trust fulfils its statutory duties and responsibilities, and that staff are aware of their responsibilities in relation to the safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk.

This post is full time 37.5 hours per week.

When writing your application, we encourage you to reflect on how your experience and values align with the Trusts 6 Cs: Care, Compassion, Courage, Communication, Commitment, and Competence. These values are central to everything we do at CWP, and we’re looking for individuals who demonstrate them in their everyday work and interactions.

• To support the Head of Safeguarding, Named Nurse and Specialist Practitioners in the execution of statutory roles and responsibilities.
• To promote quality and effectiveness of health workers responses to safeguard children and adults at risk.
• To take part in developing and implementing policies and procedures and audit in partnership with other organisations.
• To be knowledgeable in Safeguarding Children and Adults agenda with specific knowledge of Domestic Abuse and Child Exploitation / Contextual Safeguarding agendas, PREVENT, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.
• With the support from the wider safeguarding team, they will work with complex safeguarding issues requiring strong communication skills, confidence in working and engaging with external agencies, and be alert to and supportive of measures to improve standards and practice.
• To interpret and apply relevant, up to date research to clinical practice in consultation with the senior safeguarding team.
• To promote high standards of practice relating to the safety and welfare of children and adults at risk in all areas of service provision.

We would welcome individuals with an interest in safeguarding children and adults who are passionate in leading on this exciting agenda.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Allan Job title: Named Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07810483657

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