Advanced Practitioner

1 month ago

Lindum House Stone, United Kingdom Staffordshire County Council Full time

We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Staffordshire Adult Safeguarding Team (SAST) based within the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in Staffordshire.

Our team receive all adult safeguarding concerns that occur within Staffordshire and we have a responsibility for determining the next steps with the support from our partner agencies under Section 42 of the Care Act Those decisions that meet the Local Authority's duties to make enquiries are then passed to relevant teams to complete further enquiries. Those decisions that do not reach Statutory threshold are effectively signposted to other agencies for support.

Main Responsibilities

You will:

  • Ensure adult safeguarding concerns are risk assessed, and a threshold decision made ensuring that the principles of the Care Act are followed.
  • Effectively liaise with partner agencies, Adults and their representatives to ensure that information is gathered and shared appropriately, including initiating and leading on strategy discussions.
  • Contribute to the operational functioning of the team, for example the monitoring of demand and resource, identifying, contributing and striving to improve the quality of work produced.
  • Support the day to day management of a team of Safeguarding Assistants who carry out necessary research into concerns to assist the risk assessment of referrals.
The Ideal Candidate

You must be a registered social worker with:

  • A sound knowledge of safeguarding legislation and guidance including The Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act
  • A good working knowledge of adult social care and the role of statutory and non-statutory partners across Staffordshire.
  • A passion and commitment to working with other agencies to achieve the best possible outcome relating to adults with care and support needs who are at risk of abuse or neglect.
  • The ability to work autonomously as well as being an excellent team member.
  • A Passion and drive to improve safeguarding and social care outcomes for people we work with.
  • The ability to prioritise your workload as well as being flexible to meet demands of a high-pressured service.

We offer learning and development opportunities as well as regular supervision in a very supportive and friendly environment.

You will be required to have some office presence working closely with partners but will also have an element of home working.

For an informal discussion about the role, please feel free to contact Sarah Braithwaite Safeguarding Team Leader on or Craig Cassells Safeguarding Practice Lead or Kate Barnbrook- Practice Lead on We're happy to talk flexible working.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you'll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that's why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

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