Job summary
We have a vacancy for an Advanced Safeguarding Practitioner to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) in North West Hertfordshire.
Are you interested in working with an outstanding Trust to develop and deliver community treatment in mental health?
We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applicants from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.
Our friendly team is based in Hemel Hempstead and provides services to the locality of Dacorum.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- oversee and co-ordinate responses to safeguarding concerns raised working closely with members of the leadership teams
- identify safeguarding plans to mitigate risk to the person
- make decisions where situations are complex
- use a person centered approach to develop personalised solutions for adults at risk of abuse, and their families
- have experience of undertaking Safeguarding Adults enquiries in Hertfordshire
- have a good working knowledge of social care and safeguarding duties under the Care Act 2014.
About us
We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more extensive Job Description please read documents attached
Act as the lead manager in safeguarding concerns / enquiries including assessment and management of risk, knowing how to intervene proportionately and ensuring people are protected from harm, while protecting their human rights.
Act as the lead professional when an adult is at risk of social exclusion and assist people to deal with adverse circumstance such as poor health, poverty, inadequate living conditions; as well as maximising the strength of individuals, their families and their communities.
Act as the lead professional where a person is severely constrained by social or family circumstance and provides support to achieve a reasonable degree to independence and autonomy.
Act as the lead professional when a persons health or capacity is deteriorating or likely to deteriorate (without intervention) and the alternative may be premature admission to institutional forms of care or a legal intervention by the state.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more extensive Job Description please read documents attached
Act as the lead manager in safeguarding concerns / enquiries including assessment and management of risk, knowing how to intervene proportionately and ensuring people are protected from harm, while protecting their human rights.
Act as the lead professional when an adult is at risk of social exclusion and assist people to deal with adverse circumstance such as poor health, poverty, inadequate living conditions; as well as maximising the strength of individuals, their families and their communities.
Act as the lead professional where a person is severely constrained by social or family circumstance and provides support to achieve a reasonable degree to independence and autonomy.
Act as the lead professional when a persons health or capacity is deteriorating or likely to deteriorate (without intervention) and the alternative may be premature admission to institutional forms of care or a legal intervention by the state.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Qualified Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse registered with the relevant professional body
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Approved Mental Health Practitioner
- Practice Educator Qualification
- Best Interest Assessor practitioner
Relevant Experience
Essential
- Works with vulnerable adults and or children within a health and social care setting
- Involvement in multi-agency work
- Experience of supervising or mentoring staff
- Applied use of Social Care & Health Care legislation
- Safeguarding processes and investigations
Desirable
- Applied use of at least one of the following of Mental capacity Act; Mental Health Act; care Management; Continuing Health Care, Care Programme Approach
- Experience of Staff supervision & development planning
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Exceptional communication & interpersonal skills with individuals, families, groups, staff
- Strong IT skills; reporting, recording, written
- Ability to assess and record eligible and non-eligible needs, drawing on evidence based practice to inform your response
- Acts in a self-directed, proactive way to identify / develop opportunities ideas & innovation
- Keeps calm and focussed under pressurised and challenging circumstances
Desirable
- Mentors, coaches, supports and supervises other social work staff to be accountable, proactive, innovative, autonomous and to enhance performance
- Analytically interprets research, audits, case law and present to colleagues in an accessible way to inform practice
- Actively and creatively develops team members' capabilities in line with service objectives and professional standards
Knowledge/Applied understanding
Essential
- Adult Social care and legislation, strategies and guidance relevant to the post
- Safeguarding statutory responsibilities, including Making Safeguarding Personal
- Risk management and positive risk taking
- Human rights legislation and how these laws protect the rights of adults
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary /multi-agency team
- The personalisation agenda and applying creative problem solving to maximise independence
Desirable
- Working within a scheme of delegated authority
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Qualified Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse registered with the relevant professional body
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Approved Mental Health Practitioner
- Practice Educator Qualification
- Best Interest Assessor practitioner
Relevant Experience
Essential
- Works with vulnerable adults and or children within a health and social care setting
- Involvement in multi-agency work
- Experience of supervising or mentoring staff
- Applied use of Social Care & Health Care legislation
- Safeguarding processes and investigations
Desirable
- Applied use of at least one of the following of Mental capacity Act; Mental Health Act; care Management; Continuing Health Care, Care Programme Approach
- Experience of Staff supervision & development planning
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Exceptional communication & interpersonal skills with individuals, families, groups, staff
- Strong IT skills; reporting, recording, written
- Ability to assess and record eligible and non-eligible needs, drawing on evidence based practice to inform your response
- Acts in a self-directed, proactive way to identify / develop opportunities ideas & innovation
- Keeps calm and focussed under pressurised and challenging circumstances
Desirable
- Mentors, coaches, supports and supervises other social work staff to be accountable, proactive, innovative, autonomous and to enhance performance
- Analytically interprets research, audits, case law and present to colleagues in an accessible way to inform practice
- Actively and creatively develops team members' capabilities in line with service objectives and professional standards
Knowledge/Applied understanding
Essential
- Adult Social care and legislation, strategies and guidance relevant to the post
- Safeguarding statutory responsibilities, including Making Safeguarding Personal
- Risk management and positive risk taking
- Human rights legislation and how these laws protect the rights of adults
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary /multi-agency team
- The personalisation agenda and applying creative problem solving to maximise independence
Desirable
- Working 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.
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).
