Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner, Adult Safeguarding Team

GHJ, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner within the Adult Safeguarding Team to work fulltime based in Guernsey.

The salary for this permanent Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner job is up to £78,085 per annum.

Main duties:

• Undertake the functions of Adult Safeguarding including, duty to inquire and safeguarding investigations ensuring practice encompasses Making Safeguarding Personal.
• Undertake capacity assessments for individuals where there are concerns relating to their capacity in respect to safeguarding.
• Work alongside other members of the Adult Safeguarding Team, supporting the Associate Director of Community Health and Social Care, to achieve the best practice in enabling employees to fulfil their roles and statutory safeguarding responsibilities.
• Provide advice and support for employees who are involved in police investigations and court proceedings, including support with report writing.
• Establish and maintain highly effective working relationships with colleagues within health including external agencies ensuring smooth communication processes.
• Produce reports and presentations as required and requested by the Head of Adult Safeguarding.
• Establish and maintain communication with multi-agency groups and individuals working on complex and sensitive issues in a range of inter and multi-agency settings.
• Encourage staff to identify adults who may be at risk, encouraging the use of reflection and supervision to improve processes and practice.
• Provide specialist safeguarding supervision and support to staff in managing sensitive and distressing situations, involving complex and emotive issues in relation to adult safeguarding.
• Liaise with practitioners to obtain relevant information, advising where necessary, challenging decisions when appropriate and implement agreed actions.
• Collaborate with the Head of Adult Safeguarding in the setting, monitoring, and auditing of standards for safeguarding adult at risk.
• To identify and participate in any opportunities for research and development within the safeguarding agenda.
• Demonstrate well developed analytical and judgemental skills to understand highly complex information.

Requirements of this Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner Job.

• Degree or equivalent in Social Work.
• Registered as Social Worker.
• Understanding of the SW legislation.

Contact:
This Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, GHJ is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.