[ref. u0874216] Blackburn - Safeguarding Practitioner

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

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Job overview

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Nursing & Quality Directorate

Safeguarding and Protecting Adults and Children

Safeguarding Practitioner

Band 6

Full time (37.5 hours per week)

We are excited to announce a vacancy within the LSCFT Safeguarding Team for a Safeguarding Practitioner. This role is pivotal in upholding the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and protecting vulnerable adults, children, and families.

About Us

Safeguarding is central to LSCFT’s governance framework. We are seeking someone with proven leadership experience and a track record of delivering exceptional care to society’s most vulnerable members. The successful candidate will be passionate about safeguarding and dedicated to providing reliable, high-quality, and safe services in an area of work that is both demanding and immensely rewarding.

The Opportunity

This full-time position is based in the Pennine locality, offering the chance to collaborate with Specialist Safeguarding Practitioners and Named Nurses in delivering clinical expertise across the safeguarding agenda for all LSCFT staff. As part of the role, the practitioner will rotate into the MASH health practitioner role, contributing to multi-agency decision-making processes.

Main duties of the job

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working in challenging situations and navigating complex service needs.
• A thorough understanding of national and local safeguarding issues affecting vulnerable adults and children.
• A proven ability to excel in multidisciplinary teamwork and collaborate effectively with

• Comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding practices for children, young people, and adults.

While a solid foundation in safeguarding knowledge is essential, we offer robust support and professional development opportunities within our diverse and skilled team.

We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexibility in how, when, and where you work, we are happy to discuss your needs during the interview process.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person specification

Education

• 1st Level degree or similar
• Current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continued professional development and experiential learning

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of the safeguarding children’s and adults agenda
• Knowledge of legislation relating to Safeguarding and the implications for practice arrangements
• Knowledge of National and Local Safeguarding policy and Strategic Safeguarding priorities

Experience

• Recent clinical experience of working with vulnerable children and/or adults
• Experience of working in a team environment
• Clinical experience relating to safeguarding and protecting children and/or adults; assessing health needs and preparing action plans under the supervision of an SSP

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please be aware, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when submitting an application is monitored and if you have used AI to generate an application, you are required to declare this on your application form. Failure to do so, may result in your application being withdrawn.

We want to highlight the importance of integrity and authenticity in your application form, and ask you to use AI tools responsibly to ensure your application form is a true reflection of your skills, knowledge and experiences.

We are looking for you to demonstrate personal experiences of how you meet the essential criteria and as an NHS Employer, we value authenticity and honesty.

Please consider that AI-generated content may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description providing impersonal and inaccurate information.

Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document.

Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.

For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).

You are advised to consider applying for LSCft vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation.

Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.