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Adult Safeguarding Practitioner
The closing date is 07 July 2025
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Safeguarding Practitioner to join us in delivering high quality safeguarding to people under mental health services in the North West of Hertfordshire on a 6 month secondment.
The successful candidate will contribute effectively and professionally to the work of the specialist Adult Safeguarding department, to fulfil Hertfordshire Partnership Trust's adult safeguarding responsibilities in line with section 42 of the Care Act whilst working within Hertfordshire safeguarding frameworks. The values and principles of Making Safeguarding Personal are intrinsic to the operations of the team.
You will endorse and act in accordance with the principles of personalization, ensuring that appropriate safeguarding responses and actions are person-centered and, as far as possible, putting people in control of their lives. Your practice will be responsive, inclusive and primarily community-based, working to ensure the service provided is effective, efficient and able to deliver positive and personal outcomes for the citizens of Hertfordshire who are open to secondary mental health services.
You will be based across two sites in Hemel Hempstead and St Albans Health and Well-being Centre's. Supervision will be provided by the advanced safeguarding professional Adult Safeguarding team.
Main duties of the job
* You will respond to safeguarding concerns raised; record safeguarding adult concerns accurately and timely.
* You will identify and create safeguarding plans to mitigate risk to the person; gather relevant information to support decision making.
* You will seek and record views of adult at risk, undertake capacity assessments / best interest decisions as appropriate.
* You will contribute to strategy discussions or meetings. You may be required to lead investigations and contribute to case conferences, ensuring outcomes are recorded; be lead investigator on a section 42 enquiry, and identify need for other assessments or interventions required.
* More broadly, you will support the delivery of the ACS vision to the People of Hertfordshire so that they feel well informed about what's available to them so they can lead safe, happy and healthier lives in a way they choose. They feel valued and listened to, have independence and a range of positive things to do. We offer the best and most responsive services in the country. These are services our staff feel proud to deliver and would be pleased to receive.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
About us - Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust
Heard. Respected. Included. Together, we help people with mental ill-health, learning disabilities and autism to live life to the fullest. We work throughout Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk...https://www.hertsnhsgreattogether.co.uk/
Job responsibilities
* Acts as the lead professional in safeguarding concerns / enquiries including assessment and management of risk, knowing how to intervene proportionately, ensuring people are protected from harm, while protecting their human rights.
* Works within Hertfordshire safeguarding frameworks to ensure vulnerable adults are protected.
* Undertakes safeguarding investigations under the direction of a manager.
* Involved in partnership working with other organisations, community groups and community members in a variety of settings to achieve positive outcomes for service users and carers.
* Accurately recording and keeping records up to date.
* Acts as the lead professional when an adult is at risk of social exclusion and assists people to deal with adverse circumstances such as: poor health, poverty, inadequate living conditions; as well as maximising the strength of individuals, their families and their communities.
For a more detailed description, please see attached JD and PS.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse registered with the relevant professional body.
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
* Completed the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment
Experience
* oWorking with vulnerable adults and or children within a health and social care setting
* oInvolvement in multi-agency work
* oWorking at the required level of the professional capabilities' framework.
* oAdult Social care and legislation, strategies and guidance relevant to the post.
* oSafeguarding statutory responsibilities, including Making Safeguarding Personal.
* oHuman rights legislation and how these laws protect the rights of adults.
* oThe integration agenda - working as part of a multi-disciplinary /agency team.
* oThe personalisation agenda - applying creative problem solving to maximise independence.
* oStaff or student supervision
* oApplied knowledge of at least one of the following: Mental capacity Act; Mental Health Act; Care Management; Continuing Health Care, Care Programme Approach
* oWork within a scheme of delegated authority.
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.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Marlowes, 39-41 the Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead. HP1 1LD
£39,205 to £47,084 a yearper annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
367-ACMS-9465
Job locations
The Marlowes, 39-41 the Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead. HP1 1LD
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