Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 201-24-360-A
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carew House
- Town
- Bodmin
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/08/2024
Employer heading
Adult Safeguarding Practitioner
Band 6
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced practitioner to join the Integrated Safeguarding Services. The successful candidate will be engaging with internal governance processes and social care in relation to concerns regarding care provision. There will be a requirement to visit community bases, outpatient areas and inpatient areas .
The post holders will provide efficient, visible and effective adult Safeguarding Services. Ensuring service users and staff have access to, and receive, timely and high quality information, advice and signposting in relation to safeguarding concerns.
Interview date: 7th August 2024
Main duties of the job
The posts includes liaising with front line staff to receive, manage and respond to safeguarding concerns regarding care provision in line with Trust policy and procedures, recognised best practice and legal frameworks. Working closely with staff and managers to address any safeguarding concerns in a timely and efficient way to achieve the best possible outcome.
Central to the roles is ensuring effective communication between health care, statutory and voluntary services, and ensuring that safeguarding is made personal for the adults involved.
The post holders will:
- Engage with governance processes and social care in relation to concerns regarding care provision
- Participate in LADO/Pipot processes and liaise with H.R teams to consider transferable risk in the case of allegations being made about staff members
- Plan and provide supervision, support, training and advice and act as a source of specialist knowledge in matters relating to safeguarding adults including organisational concerns.
- Develop partnership working with statutory and voluntary organisations to aid communication and provide better outcomes for adults and families.
- Ensure robust communication takes place minimising risks to the adults, families, and the organisation.
- To be available and accessible to frontline staff and safeguarding colleagues, both within the safeguarding office and within care environments.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Just over 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience in Safeguarding & continued practice & professional development
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Leadership / qualification / course
- Current professional registration – e.g NMC, HCPC
- Professional qualification in relevant area
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Proven facilitation skills
- Teaching
- Multi-agency and skill mix working
- Supervision models and delivery both individual and group
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Safeguarding policy, context and legislation
- Presentation skills e.g. PowerPoint/interactive resources
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chloe Taylor
- Job title
- Integrated Adult Safeguarding Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please note we are not accepting any communication from Recruitment Agencies at the current time. Please refrain from Sending the Trust CV’s as this does not count as an introduction.
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