Job summary
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust upholds safeguarding as "Everyone's Responsibility," advocating a family-centred approach to safeguarding. The post holder will support the Named Nurse/Professional in embedding this family-focused safeguarding approach across the Trust within a designated geographical hub model as part of the wider Safeguarding Support team.
The Safeguarding Practitioner will be part of a service dedicated to supporting and promoting the welfare of children and adults. The role involves assisting the Named Nurse/Professional and safeguarding specialists in delivering a responsive, expert service that provides daily support and advice to Trust staff, ensuring good safeguarding practices which align with evidence-based research. You will actively contribute to family approach, safeguarding training across the Trust, preparing and delivering training sessions for staff groups across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
You will also work in the multiagency arena supporting and working with the Named Nurse/Professional and safeguarding specialist to support completion of safeguarding reviews, internal and external, including Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (CSPR), Domestic Abuse Related Death Review (DARDR), Adult Safeguarding Reviews.
We have vacancies in the Southampton and Fareham/Portsmouth areas, please indicate in your application your area of preference and this will be discussed further at interview should you be successfully shortlisted.
Main duties of the job
For more information on the role, please contact the Hiring Managers:
Fareham/Portsmouth: Charlotte Tait (telephone: 03001233917) or by email: charlotte.taitt@solent.nhs.uk
Southampton: Kathryn Barber (telephone: 03001233917) or by email:kathryn.barber@solent.nhs.uk
Identifying safeguarding concerns and working collaboratively as part of a multi-agency team.
Support the named nurse/professionals and safeguarding specialists to meet statutory safeguarding duties and responsibilities and promote a family approach.
Respond to safeguarding concerns effectively by providing expert advice and safeguarding supervision, using a family approach, to assure high-quality restorative and reflective safeguarding practice across our Trust services.
Build and maintain constructive relationships to enable collaborative working with multidisciplinary teams and internal and external stakeholders across a wide range of services and disciplines, to ensure a coordinated approach to safeguarding.
Support delivery of safeguarding related training and education across the Trust to promote a culture of safeguarding within the organisation to ensure staff are aware of policies, procedures and responsibilities, when required support multi-agency training provision
See Job Description for full duties and tasks.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Professional on Part 1 of the NMC Register (Nursing and Midwifery Council), or relevant qualifications as a Midwife, Allied health professional or social worker with relevant and current professional registration.
- Degree level qualification or Equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing Professional development.
Desirable
- Teaching and assessment qualification.
- Evidence of Specialist specific safeguarding training
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience relating to safeguarding adults and / or children using a family approach.
- Have sound clinical background and relevant post qualification experience.
- Experience of inter-agency partnership working
- Experience and knowledge of attending multiagency safeguarding meetings
- Evidence of skills required to assess and interpret complex safeguarding needs of patients/clients
- Experience of completing reports, care plans and risk assessments.
- Demonstrates strong team player attributes, working collaboratively with colleagues from diverse disciplines to ensure the best outcomes for vulnerable individuals.
- Is approachable, friendly, and committed to fostering a positive team environment.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of current safeguarding legislation, including the Children Act 1989 and 2004, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, the Care Act 2014 and The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the different forms of abuse and neglect.
- When required, undertake and support complex analysis of risk for adults and/or children.
- Be Familiar with local safeguarding policies, procedures, and protocols to protect individuals across all age groups.
- Have knowledge of both child and adult safeguarding frameworks, including any relevant local or national safeguarding boards or committees and their processes.
- Knowledge of the Local Authority safeguarding interface.
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and IT skills
- Demonstrate critical analysis skills to appraise and analyse health information and share information proportionally in a multi-agency environment.
- Be able to work with all staff groups offering advice and support and provide individual review and consultation of complex cases
- Contribute to and support Professional development of staff
- Be adaptable, Self-Motivated and self-directed in managing workflow and deadlines and be able to work across Trust divisions and communities of practice.
- Manage stress generated through regular exposure, reading, and listening, to significant adverse events/experiences.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures, applying this to assess, manage, and mitigate risks for vulnerable individuals.
- Professional development to keep up to date with best practices, emerging trends, and changes in safeguarding legislation and policies.
- Offer a range of learning styles to support safeguarding team offer
- Willingness and ability to travel independently across Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust area to deliver safeguarding service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Professional on Part 1 of the NMC Register (Nursing and Midwifery Council), or relevant qualifications as a Midwife, Allied health professional or social worker with relevant and current professional registration.
- Degree level qualification or Equivalent
- Evidence of ongoing Professional development.
Desirable
- Teaching and assessment qualification.
- Evidence of Specialist specific safeguarding training
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience relating to safeguarding adults and / or children using a family approach.
- Have sound clinical background and relevant post qualification experience.
- Experience of inter-agency partnership working
- Experience and knowledge of attending multiagency safeguarding meetings
- Evidence of skills required to assess and interpret complex safeguarding needs of patients/clients
- Experience of completing reports, care plans and risk assessments.
- Demonstrates strong team player attributes, working collaboratively with colleagues from diverse disciplines to ensure the best outcomes for vulnerable individuals.
- Is approachable, friendly, and committed to fostering a positive team environment.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of current safeguarding legislation, including the Children Act 1989 and 2004, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, the Care Act 2014 and The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the different forms of abuse and neglect.
- When required, undertake and support complex analysis of risk for adults and/or children.
- Be Familiar with local safeguarding policies, procedures, and protocols to protect individuals across all age groups.
- Have knowledge of both child and adult safeguarding frameworks, including any relevant local or national safeguarding boards or committees and their processes.
- Knowledge of the Local Authority safeguarding interface.
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and IT skills
- Demonstrate critical analysis skills to appraise and analyse health information and share information proportionally in a multi-agency environment.
- Be able to work with all staff groups offering advice and support and provide individual review and consultation of complex cases
- Contribute to and support Professional development of staff
- Be adaptable, Self-Motivated and self-directed in managing workflow and deadlines and be able to work across Trust divisions and communities of practice.
- Manage stress generated through regular exposure, reading, and listening, to significant adverse events/experiences.
- Demonstrate a sound knowledge of safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures, applying this to assess, manage, and mitigate risks for vulnerable individuals.
- Professional development to keep up to date with best practices, emerging trends, and changes in safeguarding legislation and policies.
- Offer a range of learning styles to support safeguarding team offer
- Willingness and ability to travel independently across Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust area to deliver safeguarding service
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).
Additional information
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).
