Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Practitioner - Safeguarding Adults & Children

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Job summary

A position has become available for a Band 7 Specialist Practitioner Safeguarding Adults and Children.

The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The safeguarding team works hard to promote safeguarding within the organisation and works with partners across Bradford, Airedale, Craven and 0-19 services within Wakefield to develop and improve quality, developing effective, robust systems and processes.

The role of Safeguarding Practitioner requires a highly motivated, dynamic and passionate individual with proven and extensive experience of working within the safeguarding children and safeguarding adult agenda.

Main duties of the job

  • Facilitating safeguarding adults and children training
  • Facilitating safeguarding adult and child supervision
  • Supporting staff via the safeguarding team advice and support service on matters relating to safeguarding adult and child concerns
  • Supporting staff with legal statements.
  • Fully engaging in multi-agency working
  • Being a specialist in supporting the identification of safeguarding risk to children and adults, advising on such, and escalating when necessary.

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

Details

Date posted

22 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-24-6164707

Job locations

New Mill

Victoria Road

Saltaire

BD18 3LD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Safeguarding Supervision training

Experience

Essential

  • o3 years post qualifying experience working with children and or adults.
  • oEvidence of post qualifying experience of adult and/or child safeguarding as a caseload holder.

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge of legal framework of safeguarding children and adults
  • oKnowledge of Mental Capacity Act/Deprivation of Liberty and Best Interests.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse

Desirable

  • Teaching qualification
  • Safeguarding Supervision training

Experience

Essential

  • o3 years post qualifying experience working with children and or adults.
  • oEvidence of post qualifying experience of adult and/or child safeguarding as a caseload holder.

Knowledge

Essential

  • oKnowledge of legal framework of safeguarding children and adults
  • oKnowledge of Mental Capacity Act/Deprivation of Liberty and Best Interests.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

New Mill

Victoria Road

Saltaire

BD18 3LD


Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

New Mill

Victoria Road

Saltaire

BD18 3LD


Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Named Nurse for Safeguarding Adults & Children

Rebecca Griffin

rebecca.griffin@bdct.nhs.uk

01274221001

Details

Date posted

22 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

453-24-6164707

Job locations

New Mill

Victoria Road

Saltaire

BD18 3LD


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