Safeguarding Practice Lead – Suffolk County Council
Job Details
* Location:
o Post 1: Riverside, 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 OEQ (Hybrid working)
o Post 2: West Suffolk House, Western Way, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YU (Hybrid working)
* Salary: £48,163 per annum
* Hours: 37 hours per week, with flexible working options available
* Contract: Permanent
Responsibilities
* Provide trusted advice and professional leadership on complex safeguarding concerns, supporting practitioners to think clearly about risk while keeping people at the centre of decision‑making.
* Review practice through quality assurance activity, turning learning into clear improvements that strengthen consistency and impact.
* Lead learning sessions and workshops, supporting professional curiosity, confidence and strengths‑based practice.
* Advise on self‑neglect, defendable risk decisions and contribute to CQC assurance, always focusing on improving people’s experiences and outcomes.
* Build shared ownership of safeguarding with colleagues, partners and providers, fostering a culture of openness and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
* Professional qualification in Social Work (Social Work England) or Occupational Therapy (HCPC), with evidence of ongoing continuous professional development.
* Significant post‑qualification experience, including direct adult safeguarding work and complex cases involving risk and vulnerability.
* Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, statutory guidance and safeguarding best practice, with the ability to make sound, defensible decisions.
* Proven experience providing expert advice, professional leadership and supervision to improve practice.
* Experience of quality assurance, practice development or service improvement, using learning, data or audit activity to drive change.
* Demonstrated leadership skills, including influencing, supporting others, leading learning or training, and embedding good safeguarding practice.
* Ability to work collaboratively with partners, including health, commissioning and independent sector providers.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and confidently.
* Strong commitment to person‑centred practice, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, and Suffolk County Council’s values.
Benefits
* Up to 29 days annual leave, plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days.
* Membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
* Travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits.
* Performance‑related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost‑of‑living pay increase.
* Training and encouragement to expand your knowledge.
* A variety of career development opportunities across the organisation.
* Flexible working options with the right to request from the first day.
We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently under‑represented in the organisation, and we celebrate diversity through our workforce equality commitments.
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