Adult Safeguarding Practitioner

Provide supervision, support, training and advice and act as a source of specialist knowledge for CFT and RCHT in matters relating to safeguarding adults.

Day-to-day activity supporting the safeguarding operational workload and incoming referrals. Ensuring a responsive and visible safeguarding team to support frontline staff.

To support the Adult Safeguarding team managers providing safeguarding advice, guidance, supervision, resource management and training to all staff members, promoting evidence-based professional practice.

The team is based between two sites, Bodmin and Truro. You may also be required to visit teams within the community to provide bespoke safeguarding advice and supervision sessions.

The position requires knowledge of adult safeguarding and domestic abuse legislation and its impact in practice

Attendance at MARAC, Safeguarding meetings and MASH.

Main duties of the job

The post will assist Safeguarding Services to ensure the effective delivery of the Cornwall Foundation Trust's Safeguarding and Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust safeguarding agenda

The post will support the CFT, RCHT and the Local Authority in relation to the protection of adults at risk

The post will work positively to ensure safeguarding culture is embedded into every custom and practice of all Trust staff ensuring safeguarding is accepted as core practice and implicit to everyday care of people who use CFT and RCHT services

The post will contribute operationally to the early accurate identification and management of safeguarding concerns raised ensuring appropriate information gathering and decision making takes place

The postholder will ensure that the safeguarding process takes account of the views of adults at risk and family / carers and ensure that their involvement is at the centre of the process

Ensure advocates are involved to represent people who use CFT and RCHT services where appropriate

The post holder will support the undertaking Section 42 enquiries caused to CFT and RCHT

The post holder will ensure the safeguarding process is followed as per policy and maintain adherence to Adult Safeguarding practice standards and timescales

The post holder will facilitate a range of meetings including initial risk management meetings and protection planning, attend MASH and MARAC when required.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

Essential

• Professional Registration or Degree in associate subject field (eg social work/Psychology/Sociology) or relevant experience
• Substantial experience in relevant field, to include safeguarding adults (Health, Council, Drug and Alcohol services, Housing, Advocacy etc)
• Direct experience of supervising staff - either through line management or practice teaching.
• Relevant experience - experience of working with complex cases and adults at risk
• Direct experience of working successfully with staff from other agencies
• Evidence of post-qualifying learning

Knowledge and abilities

Essential

• Working knowledge of Mental Health
• Working knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Skills and Aptitude

Essential

• Proven IT skills with application to practice.
• Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity

About the employer

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 5,000 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 10 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 increase the numbers of people who use out services.