Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Adult Safeguarding Practitioner

The closing date is 02 November 2025

Job summary

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 Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 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. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Date posted

17 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum, pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-ACMS-9788

Job locations

Dacorum ACMHS and St. Albans ACMHS

The Marlowes, 39-41 the Marlowes,

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD

Job description

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.

Job description

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

Essential

Qualified Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse registered with the relevant professional body.
Evidence of continuous professional development.

Desirable

Completed the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment
Best Interest Assessor qualification
Practice Educator Qualification
Approved mental health practitioner

Experience

Essential

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.

Desirable

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse registered with the relevant professional body.
Evidence of continuous professional development.

Desirable

Completed the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment
Best Interest Assessor qualification
Practice Educator Qualification
Approved mental health practitioner

Experience

Essential

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.

Desirable

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.

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

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

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dacorum ACMHS and St. Albans ACMHS

The Marlowes, 39-41 the Marlowes,

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dacorum ACMHS and St. Albans ACMHS

The Marlowes, 39-41 the Marlowes,

Hemel Hempstead

HP1 1LD

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)