Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner to join the Safeguarding Children and Adult's Team within Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT). The post will based at Daisyfield Mill, Blackburn, servicing the Central & West Locality however, there is an expectation that staff would be able to travel to other LSCFT bases as required. The main remit of this post will be to provide safeguarding input within services in the Central & West area and we are looking for a nurse/social worker with experience of working with safeguarding issues in their current role. Working within a multi-professional / agency context the successful applicant will provide expert training, supervision and advice to health and social care practitioners on a wide range of safeguarding issues that impact on children, young people, adults and their families. The role will be underpinned by a sound knowledge of the legal frameworks that shape the safeguarding agenda including The Children Act (1989; 2004), The Care Act (2014), The Mental Health Act (1983) and The Mental Capacity Act (2005). Safeguarding is integral to governance arrangements within LSCFT and we are looking for someone with leadership experience and a track record in providing high standards of care to the most vulnerable children and adults in our society. Main duties of the job Working within a multi-professional / agency context the post-holder will provide expert advice on safeguarding issues, policies, procedures and clinical practice which will enable the Trust and its workforce to comply with mandatory and statutory frameworks pertaining to the Safeguarding Agenda. The post holder will provide leadership, supervision, training and expert advice in the management of Safeguarding/MCA practice. A key component of the post will be to support the Safeguarding Leadership Team in the development of safeguarding activities. This will support LSCFT and its workforce to comply with the local, county and national frameworks and guidelines pertaining to the safeguarding agenda. The post holder will be an experienced and highly skilled, specialist practitioner and must have extensive, recent experience in working directly with vulnerable children, adults and their families. The post holder will be part of the LSCFT safeguarding team within the Nursing & Quality Directorate and will work across all the LSCFT Directorates & Networks. The post holder will work in partnership with the Local Authority's safeguarding teams to support the development of positive partnerships to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and adults. The post holder will be required to participate and assist in the development of skills and competencies for the workforce. About us Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview. Date posted 17 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 351-CEN1191-EJ Job locations Central & West Lancs Safeguarding Blackburn BB1 3BL Job description Job responsibilities For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT. Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. Job description Job responsibilities For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT. Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential Current NMC/Social work England/HCPC Registration 1st Level degree or similar. Knowledge Essential Knowledge of national policy/research and legislation relating to safeguarding children and adults and inclusive of MCA/DoLs agenda Demonstrates an awareness of the complex issues when working across organisations and disciplines and understands key elements of change management Knowledge and understanding of change process and organisational dynamics within changing environments. IT literate and able to navigate clinical systems Knowledge of Governance processes Desirable Knowledge of local/national safeguarding priorities Contribution to governance process Experience Essential Substantial post qualifying work experience, Clinical experience relating to safeguarding/MCA (Currency in the past 12 months) Experience of line management/Clinical supervision as a supervisor/supporting professional development Up-to-date working knowledge and application of safeguarding/MCA/DoLs legislation. Experience of policy and procedure development Proven track record of success of managing initiatives that have improved service delivery involvement and experience of developing and using audit tools Desirable Design, facilitation and evaluation of training programmes Able to facilitate group safeguarding supervision Experience of strategy, guidelines, policy development Person Specification Education/Qualifications Essential Current NMC/Social work England/HCPC Registration 1st Level degree or similar. Knowledge Essential Knowledge of national policy/research and legislation relating to safeguarding children and adults and inclusive of MCA/DoLs agenda Demonstrates an awareness of the complex issues when working across organisations and disciplines and understands key elements of change management Knowledge and understanding of change process and organisational dynamics within changing environments. IT literate and able to navigate clinical systems Knowledge of Governance processes Desirable Knowledge of local/national safeguarding priorities Contribution to governance process Experience Essential Substantial post qualifying work experience, Clinical experience relating to safeguarding/MCA (Currency in the past 12 months) Experience of line management/Clinical supervision as a supervisor/supporting professional development Up-to-date working knowledge and application of safeguarding/MCA/DoLs legislation. Experience of policy and procedure development Proven track record of success of managing initiatives that have improved service delivery involvement and experience of developing and using audit tools Desirable Design, facilitation and evaluation of training programmes Able to facilitate group safeguarding supervision Experience of strategy, guidelines, policy development 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 Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Address Central & West Lancs Safeguarding Blackburn BB1 3BL Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)