Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner for Adults

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Burnley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare organization is seeking a Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner to lead safeguarding practices and support a multidisciplinary workforce. This pivotal role involves designing and delivering training, developing safeguarding strategies, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. The successful candidate will work closely with various teams to improve outcomes for adults at risk, fostering a culture of safety and quality. Join a dedicated team committed to promoting positive change and making a significant impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding adults at risk of abuse and neglect.
• Ability to lead training and mentorship for multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with statutory guidance and safeguarding policies.
• Develop and implement the Safeguarding Strategy across the organization.
• Provide leadership and expert advice on adult safeguarding concerns.

Skills

Safeguarding Practice

Leadership

Training and Education

Social Work

Mental Capacity Act

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Job Title: Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people, and adults. Staff must always treat patients with dignity and respect, protecting those at risk from abuse and neglect. Employees have a responsibility to ensure that prompt and appropriate action is taken when concerns have been raised about a child, young person, or adult at risk.

The role of the Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner is an important leadership position that will ensure excellent standards of safeguarding practice throughout ELHT. The post holder will be a social worker with recent experience working with adults at risk of abuse and neglect, preferably within a safeguarding role. They will lead on the design and delivery of training and education to the multidisciplinary workforce and be able to provide expert advice around safeguarding, mental capacity, and deprivation of liberty safeguards.

The post holder will work closely with divisional leads and safeguarding ‘champions’, developing positive partnerships to improve outcomes for adults at risk. They will also support and mentor safeguarding practitioners and other colleagues within the multidisciplinary safeguarding team.

Key Responsibilities

1. Support the ELHT workforce to conform to relevant statutory guidance, frameworks, and legislation.
2. Support the Named Professional Safeguarding Adults and Head of Safeguarding in providing leadership, supervision, training, and expert advice in managing adult safeguarding concerns.
3. Develop and implement the Safeguarding Strategy and lead related workstreams.
4. Raise awareness of the safeguarding adults agenda within the multidisciplinary workforce.
5. Develop and review safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with CQC standards through audits.
6. Support staff in implementing the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
7. Design, deliver, and evaluate Level 3 Safeguarding Adult training.
8. Facilitate safeguarding supervision and champions sessions.
9. Assist in raising and responding to safeguarding adult concerns in acute and community settings.
10. Support clinical and governance teams with safeguarding investigations, including S.42 enquiries.
11. Participate proactively in subgroups of the Safeguarding Adult Board and reviews such as SARs and DHRs with multiagency partners.

About ELHT

Established in 2003, ELHT is a large healthcare organisation providing high-quality acute secondary healthcare for East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. We employ 10,000 staff, some of whom are internationally renowned, and treat over 700,000 patients annually across five hospital sites and various community locations.

Total Beds: 1041

• Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital: 709 beds
• Burnley General Teaching Hospital: 240 beds
• Clitheroe Community Hospital: 32 beds
• Pendle Community Hospital: 67 beds

Our Objectives and Values

Objectives:

• Put safety and quality at the heart of everything we do
• Invest in and develop our workforce
• Develop effective partnerships with stakeholders
• Encourage innovation, pathway reform, and best practices

Values:

• Put patients first
• Respect the individual
• Act with integrity
• Serve the community
• Promote positive change

For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Rebecca Woods
Job title: Named Professional Safeguarding Adults
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]