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Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner
The closing date is 08 September 2025
We are excited to announce two vacancies within the LSCFT Safeguarding Team for a Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner. This role is pivotal in upholding the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and protecting vulnerable adults, children, and families.
The post will based at Daisyfield Mill, Blackburn, servicing the Pennine Locality however, there is an expectation that staff would be able to travel to other LSCFT bases as required.
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.
Working within a multi-professional / agency context the successful applicant will provide expert training, supervision and advice to health and social care practitioners on a wide range of safeguarding issues that impact on children, young people, adults and their families. The role will be underpinned by a sound knowledge of the legal frameworks that shape the safeguarding agenda.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will support the development of single and multi-agency, safeguarding policies, procedures and clinical practice, ensuring practice is current and up to date in line with local and national priorities. The applicant will be required to support organisational safeguarding arrangements, contribute to the trust's quality and assurance framework and support the team in fulfilling statutory safeguarding duties outlined by the Think Family Safeguarding Agenda.
The post holder will work closely with the Named Nurses and Named Professionals for Safeguarding Children, Adults and MCA to ensure appropriate quality assurance mechanisms are in place and to assist in the development of skills and competencies of the LSCFT workforce.
Safeguarding is a valued and integral part of multi-disciplinary working across the Trust and the post involves opportunities to contribute to wider practice development and initiatives in line with a new locality model and Integrated Care Partnerships (ICP). The scope of the post will include the development of effective inter-disciplinary and inter-agency communication and relationships to improve outcomes for vulnerable children, families and adults.
We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexibility in how, when, and where you work, We're happy to discuss your needs during the interview process.
About us
For further information and enquiries please contact:
Kelly McNally
Tel: 01254 283399
Em: kelly.mcnally@lscft.nhs.uk
Tel: 01254 283399
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Clearance.
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.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Job responsibilities
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* Current NMC Registration.
* 1st Level degree in Specialist Community Public Health (School Nurse/Health Visitor).
* Ongoing learning and development relevant to Children in Care and Care Leavers.
Knowledge
* Multi-agency worker and ability to work co-operatively and manage conflict within the multi-agency systems
* Demonstrates an awareness of the complex issues when working across organisations and disciplines and understands key elements of change management
* Up-to-date knowledge of the Children in Care and Care Leavers/ safeguarding
Experience
* Experience of developing and delivering single agency safeguarding training
* Experience of working with families where there are a range of complex issues which impact on parenting
* Experience of undertaking audit evaluation of practice
* Governance involvement and experience of developing and using audit tools
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Central & West Lancs Safeguarding, Daisyfield Mill
£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum (subject to confirmation)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-PEN996-MS
Job locations
Central & West Lancs Safeguarding, Daisyfield Mill
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