Specialist Practitioner Safeguarding Adults

Do you have a passion for safeguarding? Are you looking to work in a supportive, friendly team?

The Safeguarding Team are looking for a Specialist Safeguarding Adults Practitioner to join their team to deliver, support and promote safeguarding within Cheshire and Wirral partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

The role focuses on early identification of health related safeguarding risks, direct work with vulnerable adults where required, and close collaboration with social care, police, education, and other specialist services to promote timely, coordinated, and relationship based interventions that improve outcomes for adults at risk.

If you are a motivated individual who has an interest in safeguarding, this could be the post for you.

To support the Head of Safeguarding and Named Nurse 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 work as an advanced specialist practitioner providing supervision, advice, and training to staff around safeguarding.

To take part in developing and implementing policies and procedures and audit in partnership with other organisations.

To demonstrate active leadership skills in the management of safeguarding within multiagency setting.

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 experienced safeguarding practitioners 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: Sara Scott Job title: Head of Safeguarding Email address: Sign in to view email Telephone number: 07825 195889

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100