Safeguarding Practitioner

City Health Care Partnership CIC

Hull and East Yorkshire

On-site

GBP 45,000 - 60,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

City Health Care Partnership CIC is seeking a safeguarding specialist to provide expert advice to colleagues handling complex safeguarding concerns and to support safe, person‑centred decisions across health and social care partners.

You will lead training, supervision and guidance to strengthen practice, contribute to audits and learning, and collaborate across services to improve safeguarding guidance for children, young people and adults at risk.

Qualifications

Qualified professional with current registration in nursing, allied health or social work
Postgraduate knowledge or equivalent experience in safeguarding practice

Responsibilities

Provide specialist safeguarding advice to colleagues managing complex cases
Assess safeguarding risks and support evidence-based decisions
Collaborate with partner agencies and contribute to safeguarding reviews and learning
Deliver safeguarding training and supervision to strengthen practice
Lead and contribute to audits and development of safeguarding guidance

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Registration (NMC/HCPC/SWE)

Postgraduate qualification in health or social care

Job description

In this role, you'll be trusted to provide specialist safeguarding advice, helping protect children, young people and adults at risk of harm. You'll work with health, social care and partner agencies, using your expertise to support safe, person-centered decisions.

Main duties of the job

What you'll do:

Provide specialist advice and support to colleagues managing complex safeguarding concerns
Assess safeguarding risks and help professionals make safe, evidence-based decisions
Work with partner agencies and contribute to safeguarding reviews, meetings and learning
Deliver safeguarding training, supervision and support to strengthen practice
Lead and contribute to audits, quality improvement and the development of safeguarding guidance

Job summary

Main duties of the job

What you'll do:

Provide specialist advice and support to colleagues managing complex safeguarding concerns
Assess safeguarding risks and help professionals make safe, evidence-based decisions
Work with partner agencies and contribute to safeguarding reviews, meetings and learning
Deliver safeguarding training, supervision and support to strengthen practice
Lead and contribute to audits, quality improvement and the development of safeguarding guidance

What we're looking for:

A qualified nurse, allied health professional or social worker with current professional registration
A relevant postgraduate qualification, or equivalent specialist knowledge, skills and experience
Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience of analysing complex cases involving adults, children, young people and families
Clear communication skills and confidence working independently and collaboratively across services

We welcome applications from different backgrounds and communities, and value fairness, respect, inclusion and everyone's contribution.

About us

At CHCP, we're passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you'll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard;at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcareto thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that's why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we'll support you to thrive.

CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the 'CHCP Perks and Rewards' link.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this job for more information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/Diploma in Adult/Children's Nursing /Allied Professional or Social Worker
Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council/HCPC or Social Work England
Postgraduate qualification in relevant health or social care study or equivalent level of knowledge, skills and experience

Desirable

Teaching qualification e.g. 7307, PGCE

Knowledge

Essential

Sound knowledge of legislation that underpins safeguarding practice e.g. Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Children's Act 1989/2004, Working Together 2026
Significant highly specialist safeguarding knowledge gained through postgraduate study, specialist training and extensive safeguarding experience.
Basic IT skills
Knowledge of Clinical governance, professional development and clinical leadership agendas
Understanding of clinical risk/reporting issues
A knowledge and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults with care and support needs.
Possesses well-developed knowledge and keeps safeguarding practice base up to date to provide guidance and training to staff

Desirable

Knowledge of local policy and procedures relating to safeguarding

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working with adults, children, young people and families where welfare concerns have been integral to the role and where critical thinking and analysis of complex cases has been required/evidenced
Able to work to a high degree of independence but participative in team activities with colleagues within multi-disciplinary teams including presenting sensitive and complex information
Experience of implementing safeguarding processes, policies and procedures including applying the principles of the Mental Capacity Act
Experience of developing and delivering training and/ or presentations

Desirable

Wide ranging experience of care planning for adults with care and support needs. Maybe something around transitional safeguarding
Confident in the requirements of audit processes and can utilise these to inform the governance agenda of the OrganisationAble to organise and lead meetings e.g. Supervision, staff group & Team briefings, Multi agency meetings
Experienced in/qualified in leading Safeguarding Supervision
Experience of developing and implementing policies and procedures
Experience of challenging poor or inadequate practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

City Health Care Partnership CIC

Address

Buisness Support Centre

5 Beacon Way

Hull

HU3 4AE

United Kingdom

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