Adult Safeguarding Assistant Practitioner - Truro, United Kingdom - Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Truro, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Adult Safeguarding Assistant Practitioner:

Band 4:

Main area

Assistant Practitioner

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Grade

Band 4

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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time hours per week

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Job ref

Site

Integrated Safeguarding Services

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Town

Truro

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Salary
- £23,949 - £26,282 Per Annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Closing

Today at 23:59

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Interview date

10/01/2023Thank you for your interest in joining us at
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

_ Strategic Themes_

_ Great Care_:

We will deliver safe, high quality, consistent and personalised care based on best practice. We are working to be a responsive organisation that listens and learns._

_ Great Organisation__ _**:

We work to be a green organisation, and our sustainability plan will deliver NHS net zero targets. We will support quality care, research and innovation. All our work will be underpinned by clear and transparent principles and systems._

_ Great People _:

We will work together with our staff to create an organisation that supports our collective health and wellbeing. We will attract, retain and develop great people, and embed a caring, open, inclusive and restorative just culture that supports us to deliver quality care._

_ Great Partner_:

With our partners we will deliver health care that improves people's quality of life, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities. We will spend our money wisely to achieve high quality outcomes that matter to local people._

- _At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

_ The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19._

Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an Assistant Practitioner within the integrated safeguarding adults' services at Cornwall Foundation NHS Trust supporting patients open to Adult Community Services with safeguarding concerns.

This post is within the Integrated Safeguarding Services.

Working with the Named Nurse for Adult Safeguarding for Acute and Community Hospitals and Community Services you will need to have the skills to provide safeguarding advise and support to staff including immediate safety planning and making a safeguarding referral to protect patients.

Main duties of the job:

You will need to have the skills to provide safeguarding advise and support to staff including immediate safety planning and making a safeguarding referral to protect patients.

You will also need to be able to work as part of an Integrated Safeguarding service.

The post-holder is required to manage their day-to-day workload and use their initiative with limited supervision which will require informed judgement, excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to multitask.

We are looking for an individual who can develop effective and collaborative working with healthcare and multi-agency colleagues as well as providing support skills and advice.

This role involves frequently dealing with highly confidential and sensitive information.

This role aims to provide improved advice to staff and patients known to adult mental health and adult community services who are at risk of or experiencing neglect or abuse.

Working for our organisation:

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us.

As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great p