Safeguarding Adult and Children Specialist Practitioner

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

The LYPFT Safeguarding team are looking to recruit a highly motivated, experienced, registered nurse/AHP/Social worker with a background in safeguarding. The post holder will work equally across the safeguarding agenda for both children and adults at risk. The post holder will work as part of a team of safeguarding practitioners supporting the Head of safeguarding, Named Nurse for children and adults and the Trusts Named Doctor in ensuring the Trust discharges its responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children and adults at risk. The post holder will need to demonstrate recent experience in safeguarding children and adults in a health care setting. The successful candidate will contribute to the development and implementation of the safeguarding agenda including policy and procedure, strategic planning and education and training as well as audit and evaluation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide expert safeguarding advice on a daily basis to Trust staff managing adults children and families with complex safeguarding concerns. You will contribute to multi agency partnership working arrangements for both safeguarding adults and children. Planning, facilitating and delivery of safeguarding training is a key role along with the provision of safeguarding supervision across the Trust.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team at [e-mail]. Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Date posted: 17 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 173-20725-COR

Job locations: Asket Croft, Leeds, LS14 1PP

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Registered practitioner Educated to degree level (Safeguarding /Health or Social Care). Evidence of up to date CPD.

Knowledge Essential

• The post holder must have significant working knowledge of children's and adults local authority services, with significant experience in safeguarding children's work (link worker or equivalent). The post holder will demonstrate knowledge of the children's act and will be aware of current affairs, Working together, Munroe report and recommendations. The post holder will have a working knowledge of the children's act 2004 and the social care act 2014, substance misuse and domestic abuse and its impact on families.

Experience Essential

• Experience of interagency partnership working at a strategic level. Experience of providing investigative reports following serious incidents. Ability to prepare reports, analyse highly complex data for Boards, Committees and Management groups. Work closely with all Trust Managers to identify areas for improvement for Child and Adult Safeguarding and MAPPA practice, developing and implementing remedial action plans to address the issues. This post holder will demonstrate positive values with regard to families and children. The individual will be self-motivated but work under direction and should be assertive and positive with all agencies. The individual should champion safeguarding adults and children.

Skills Essential

• The individual should be able to communicate effectively including negotiating skills and conflict management. The post holder must have demonstrable experience of audit design, implementation and evaluation. The post holder will be able to demonstrate knowledge of risk management process and systems and have experience of the wider public health agenda. The post holder will have experience of teaching or training.
• Change management, Leadership skills, Evidence of problem solving/ solution focussed thinking. Risk reduction skills, Evidence of research activity / critical appraisal skills. Commitment to evidence-based and contemporary practice. Demonstrates an awareness of the current NHS agenda (safe care delivery and abuse prevention issues).

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Asket Croft, Leeds, LS14 1PP

Employer's website: https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)