Senior Safeguarding Adult Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Truro, United Kingdom Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for a band 6 Senior SafeguardingAdult Practitioner to join the Safeguarding Team within Cornwall Foundation Trust. The post holder will be working alongside other Safeguarding practitioners and with partner agencies to help improve safeguarding outcomes for adults at risk of abuse and neglect.This is a 12 month fixed term post.

You would be expected to support and advise colleagues in relation to safeguarding concerns, ensuring the promotion of best practice within adult safeguarding and compliance with relevant legal frameworks. The role is primarily based at Impact Building at Truro. The post holder will provide efficient, visible and effective adult Safeguarding Services, and will ensure patients and staff have access to, and receive, timely and high quality information, advice and signposting in relation to safeguarding concerns.

If you are passionate about safeguarding, achieving the best care and outcomes for patients of the trust, and have relevant experience in managing complex safeguarding cases or from a registered nursing or social work background, we would love to hear from you.
- Plan and provide supervision, support, training and advice and act as a source of specialist knowledge in matters relating to safeguarding adults, predominantly responsible for acute and community adult services.
- Work in allocated areas under the direction of the senior safeguarding team
- 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.
- To line manage the safeguarding adult practitioner and the safeguarding assistant practitioner.

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.

Approximately 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.

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.



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