Lead for Safeguarding Adults - Community

We are currently recruiting to our safeguarding team and are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and innovative individual with experience of safeguarding adults. (Start date 1st April 2025)

Our team offers a Mon-Fri 9-5pm service.

You will be a highly visible experienced practitioner, providing specialist knowledge, advice and clinical expertise to North East Essex Community Services (NEECS) staff in all areas of Safeguarding Adults.

You will be a member of the ESNEFT Safeguarding Families & Complex Health Team and will enable a holistic approach to the care of adults at risk of abuse/neglect in delivering safeguarding advice, support, training and supervision.

You will be responsible for providing effective and timely flow of information between the community/hospital and other agencies as appropriate.

The Safeguarding Families & Complex Health Team have a robust audit programme in which you will participate. They will also be assisting in the coordination and contribute to inter-professional training in safeguarding adults across the Trust and will be expected to deputise for the Head of Safeguarding Families as required.

Main duties of the job

• To be a highly visible senior practitioner, providing specialist knowledge and advice expertise to all staff working in North East Essex Community Services (NEECS) for all areas of Safeguarding Adults.
• To promote the safeguarding of adults at risk within North East Essex Community Services (NEECS).
• To identify and lead on workstreams and initiatives relating to Safeguarding Adults.
• To promote high quality and evidence based improvements in service delivery.
• To overcome staff and public barriers to understanding around the area of safeguarding adults at risk including domestic abuse and the assessment of mental capacity.
• To promote the message that 'safeguarding is everyone's business', sharing best practice and lessons learnt.
• To support the Local Authorities and other partners in their delivery of their statutory safeguarding responsibilities and priorities.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Proven post registration experience of working with safeguarding cases, making referrals and analysing risk and resilience.
• Experience in working with others as part of a team.
• Experience in of audit and monitoring processes.
• Teaching experience.

Desirable

• Experience of working within safeguarding arena.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Professional (eg Nurse Allied Health Professional Social Worker).
• Relevant Safeguarding post basic training or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Relevant teaching qualification or working towards.
• Educated to 1st level degree.

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience in multi-agency work.
• Knowledge of legislation relevant to safeguarding adults.
• Evidence of ongoing professional learning.
• Knowledge of adult social care services.
• Knowledge of evidence based safeguarding adult practice.
• Knowledge of legal framework for information sharing.

Desirable

• Experience in education and training.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

432-HR1806-24