safeguarding practitioner

The post holder will help ensure axess Sexual Health and University Hospitals Liverpool Group meets its commissioning responsibilities for safeguarding children and adults. This includes making sure staff understand their safeguarding responsibilities and that effective working relationships with partner organisations and external agencies are maintained. As part of the axess Sexual Health safeguarding team, the post holder will manage complex safeguarding issues and must have strong communication skills, with confidence in working with external agencies such as local authorities and the police. Working as part of the axess safeguarding team, you will be the first point of contact for the axess clinical team, providing timely support and guidance to help keep patients safe and ensure appropriate support is put in place without delay., Act as the first point of contact for safeguarding concerns raised by staff or external partner agencies, providing timely support, advice and guidance. Review all allegations or disclosures of abuse and make appropriate referrals, while actively contributing to multi-agency strategy discussions and professional meetings to ensure agreed actions are implemented and monitored effectively. Provide specialist safeguarding advice and support, escalating concerns as appropriate through the established safeguarding reporting structure. Manage complaints effectively, support staff debriefing following incidents, and identify opportunities for service improvement, incorporating lessons learned into revised and updated training. Support the Safeguarding Service in providing assurance to the Trust that safeguarding processes are effectively embedded within healthcare delivery., The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

We are seeking a safeguarding practitioner who embodies our organisational values of Caring, Fairness and Innovation, and has a strong commitment to safeguarding. This fixed-term post provides maternity leave cover and offers a secondment opportunity for employees of University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. We are delighted to offer this opportunity to join the axess Sexual Health safeguarding team. We are looking for a compassionate practitioner with a strong understanding of safeguarding people at risk of harm, who is eager to further develop their knowledge and skills in this area. You should have a sound understanding of safeguarding and be able to demonstrate relevant knowledge and skills. The role includes providing specialist safeguarding advice, support and supervision to frontline staff across the axess Sexual Health service, including sites in Liverpool, Knowsley, East Cheshire, Warrington, Halton and Widnes. Although based at our site city centre site in David Lewis Street Liverpool, the successful applicant will visit all our services on a rota basis. In return, you will gain experience within a specialist sexual health service and receive safeguarding supervision and training to support your personal and professional development.,

• Relevant degree / equivalent
• Evidence of continued professional development, Understanding of the wider safeguarding clinical risk and quality issues
• Demonstrable experience of working within the framework of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Strong communication & negotiation skills
• Developing and delivery of training packages to all staff groups
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team
Desirable criteria
• Participation in audit and research, Confident and influential in promoting the safeguarding agenda and working with various internal and external groups and agencies
• Has a good understanding of Safeguarding legislation including the Care Act 2014 the Children Act 1989/2004, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2009, Able to competently assess mental capacity and act as a decision maker in accordance with the Mental Capacity Ac
• Ability to problem solve, prioritise and initiate change
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with attention to detail
• Ability to deal with complex and challenging situations
• Computer literate - basic IT skills in word processing and spread sheets
Desirable criteria
• Skilled negotiator
• Ability to analyse and interpret data, Assertive and Confident
• Recognition of own limitations
• Flexibility, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West. We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday. The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.