Safeguarding Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Trust Corporate Safeguarding Team in the role of Safeguarding Practitioner. This post is part time 18.75 hours per week. Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to be completed on 11/12/2025 and the proposed interview date is 18/12/2025. Career Values When writing your application, we encourage you to reflect on how your experience and values align with the Trust's 6 Cs: Care, Compassion, Courage, Communication, Commitment, and Competence. These values are central to everything we do at CWP, and we’re looking for individuals who demonstrate them in their everyday work and interactions. Responsibilities Support the Head of Safeguarding, Named Nurse and Specialist Practitioners in the execution of statutory roles and responsibilities. Promote quality and effectiveness of health workers' responses to safeguard children and adults at risk. Take part in developing and implementing policies and procedures and audit in partnership with other organisations. Be knowledgeable in Safeguarding Children and Adults agenda with specific knowledge of Domestic Abuse and Child Exploitation / Contextual Safeguarding agendas, PREVENT, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. Work with the wider safeguarding team on complex safeguarding issues requiring strong communication skills, confidence in working and engaging with external agencies, and be alert to and supportive of measures to improve standards and practice. Interpret and apply relevant, up-to-date research to clinical practice in consultation with the senior safeguarding team. 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 individuals with an interest in safeguarding children and adults who are passionate in leading on this exciting agenda. About the Trust 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. Support and Training 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. Contact For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Allan, Job title: Interim Named Nurse, Email address: lisaallan@nhs.net, Telephone number: 07810483657. If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100. #J-18808-Ljbffr