Safeguarding Practitioner
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Job summary
We have one vacancy for highly skilled Safeguarding Practitioners to join the Safeguarding Children and Adults Team within Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft).
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic qualified health practitioner considering a new challenge within a multi-agency setting offering advice, guidance, and support in relation to often complex, sensitive and emotive safeguarding concerns.
The post covers Lancashire County Council Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and Blackburn with Darwen Children Advice and Duty Service (CADS) and is co-located with the partner agencies within the Integrated Front Door Service.
Lancashire MASH is based at Lancashire House in Accrington. Blackburn with Darwen CADS is based at Duke Street in Blackburn.
Main duties of the job
You need to have a passion for working with children, young people and families and be able to demonstrate the ability to analyse information to inform risk assessment.
The post holder will be required to collate and share relevant and proportionate health information in line with MASH and CADS procedures.
The post requires the practitioner to work in collaboration with local statutory and mainstream services to identify, seek and collate the relevant health information to add to the multi-agency risk assessment.
The post holder will facilitate and provide professional expertise to other professionals and agencies on safeguarding matters related to health.
These posts are co-located within the local authority teams
Lancashire MASH Practitioner required to be in Lancashire House, Monday - Wednesday each week
BWD CADs Practitioner required to be in Duke Street 5 days a week
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.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Details
Date posted
30 January 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-CS2491-MT-A
Job locations
Lancashire House, Accrington and Duke Street, Blackburn
Accrington/Blackburn
BB2 1DH
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Lancashire House, Accrington and Duke Street, Blackburn
Accrington/Blackburn
BB2 1DH
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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