Safeguarding Practitioner

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking at many sites

27 days leave + bank holidays

Training and development opportunities

NHS pension and flexibile working

Recognition and long service awards

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) is seeking a Safeguarding Practitioner to join the Health Team within the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in Gloucester. The postholder will contribute to the health component of MASH, working with partner agencies to ensure integrated, well-informed decision-making for early help and safeguarding.

An excellent knowledge and significant experience of safeguarding children practice is essential.

Qualifications

• Registered professionals with safeguarding-related qualifications and appropriate registrations.
• First degree or equivalent required, with post-registration qualification within the specialty.
• Experience in safeguarding or health-related safeguarding work is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and collate relevant health information to add to the multi-agency risk assessment.
• Record, interpret and present health information impacting risk/needs assessment for child/young person.
• Collate health information and attend safeguarding strategy meetings representing health.
• Participate in the MASH multi-agency risk assessment to inform decisions and challenge where appropriate.
• Disseminate and communicate decisions to health professionals and share best practice.
• Promote effective communication among health professionals within GHC and with partner providers.

Education

Registered Nurse / Specialist Public Health Nurse/Midwife / Allied Health Professional / Social Worker

First degree or equivalent

Post Registration Qualification within specialty or equivalent

Job description

Main area Safeguarding Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 327-26-723

Site GTEC building Town Gloucester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 20/09/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

The Health Team within the Gloucestershire Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is recruiting. We are therefore looking for calm, and motivated practitioners, who are experienced and passionate about safeguarding children, to become MASH Safeguarding Practitioners. The post holder(s) will contribute to the health component of the MASH service, working alongside partner agencies to ensure that effective integrated and well-informed decision-making leads to early help and responsive safeguarding. An excellent knowledge and significant experience of safeguarding children practice and process in Gloucestershire is essential.

As part of Gloucestershire Health and Care’s Safeguarding Team, the post holder(s) will be provided with a thorough induction package and considerable professional development opportunities in the area of Safeguarding.

When applying for this position please ensure you make it clear how you meet the requirements of the person specification.

Main duties of the job

• Through liaison identify and collate the relevant health information to add to the multi-agency risk assessment.
• Record, interpret and present health information and issues that can impact on the risk or needs assessment of child/children and young people from a range of health perspectives. This may involve disclosing relevant information about the parents or carers in ensuring the information is processed fairly and proportionately.
• Collate relevant health information and attend strategy meetings representing health.
• Participate in the MASH multi-agency risk assessment to inform the decisions, advising where necessary and challenging decisions when appropriate.
• Disseminate and communicate decisions and appropriate health information to relevant health professionals including the Named Nurse and/or Doctor where appropriate and for sharing best practice.
• Promote appropriate and effective communication by all health professionals within GHC, Primary Care and other health providers.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Through liaison and clinical systems research identify and collate the relevant health information to add to the multi-agency risk assessment.
• Record, Interpret and present health information and issues that can impact on the risk or needs assessment of child/children and young people from a range of health perspectives. This may involve disclosing relevant information about the parents or carers in ensuring the information is processed fairly and proportionately.
• Participate in the MASH multi-agency risk assessment to inform the decisions, advising where necessary and challenging decisions when appropriate.
• Represent ‘health’ at safeguarding strategy discussions, sharing relevant health information and contributing to threshold decision making, in line with the Gloucestershire Levels of Intervention and the Children Act.
• Disseminate and communicate decisions and appropriate health information to relevant health professionals including the Named Nurse and/or Doctor where appropriate and for sharing best practice.
• Promote appropriate and effective communication by all health professionals within GHC, Primary Care and other health providers.
• Actively participate in Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership sub – groups, other working groups and committees as appropriate.
• Contribute to multi -agency/ internal case reviews specifically in the implementation of the
• findings and recommendations.
• Contribute to the on-going collection of data for performance monitoring purposes
• Participate in reflective safeguarding supervision
• Mentor and supervise students and learners

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse / Specialist Public Health Nurse/midwife/ Allied Health Professional / Social Worker
• First degree or equivalent
• Post Registration Qualification within specialty or equivalent

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Supporting Evidence of Post Registration Education relevant to safeguarding
• Possess professionally relevant & core specific competencies
• Experience of working within a Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
• To provide recent evidence of involvement in service development and service improvement

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards