The successful candidate will:

• oversee and co-ordinate responses to safeguarding concerns raised working closely with members of the leadership teams
• identify safeguarding plans to mitigate risk to the person
• make decisions where situations are complex
• use a person centered approach to develop personalised solutions for adults at risk of abuse, and their families
• have experience of undertaking Safeguarding Adults enquiries in Hertfordshire
• have a good working knowledge of social care and safeguarding duties under the Care Act 2014., Act as the lead manager in safeguarding concerns / enquiries including assessment and management of risk, knowing how to intervene proportionately and ensuring people are protected from harm, while protecting their human rights.
Act as the lead professional when an adult is at risk of social exclusion and assist people to deal with adverse circumstance such as poor health, poverty, inadequate living conditions; as well as maximising the strength of individuals, their families and their communities. Act as the lead professional where a person is severely constrained by social or family circumstance and provides support to achieve a reasonable degree to independence and autonomy. Act as the lead professional when a person's health or capacity is deteriorating or likely to deteriorate (without intervention) and the alternative may be premature admission to institutional forms of care or a legal intervention by the state.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applicants from people of all ages and backgrounds, such as those with lived experience of mental health difficulties.,
• Qualified Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse registered with the relevant professional body
• Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
• Approved Mental Health Practitioner
• Practice Educator Qualification
• Best Interest Assessor practitioner, Works with vulnerable adults and or children within a health and social care setting
• Involvement in multi-agency work
• Experience of supervising or mentoring staff
• Applied use of Social Care & Health Care legislation
• Safeguarding processes and investigations
Desirable criteria
• Applied use of at least one of the following of Mental capacity Act; Mental Health Act; care Management; Continuing Health Care, Care Programme Approach
• Experience of Staff supervision & development planning, Exceptional communication & interpersonal skills with individuals, families, groups, staff
• Strong IT skills; reporting, recording, written
• Ability to assess and record eligible and non-eligible needs, drawing on evidence based practice to inform your response
• Acts in a self-directed, proactive way to identify / develop opportunities ideas & innovation
• Keeps calm and focussed under pressurised and challenging circumstances
Desirable criteria
• Mentors, coaches, supports and supervises other social work staff to be accountable, proactive, innovative, autonomous and to enhance performance
• Analytically interprets research, audits, case law and present to colleagues in an accessible way to inform practice
• Actively and creatively develops team members' capabilities in line with service objectives and professional standards, Adult Social care and legislation, strategies and guidance relevant to the post
• Safeguarding statutory responsibilities, including Making Safeguarding Personal
• Risk management and positive risk taking
• Human rights legislation and how these laws protect the rights of adults
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary /multi-agency team
• The personalisation agenda and applying creative problem solving to maximise independence
Desirable criteria
• Working within a scheme of delegated authority, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 4000 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout: Our Trust values are: Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it! Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional