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Trosolwg o'r swydd

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Safeguarding Practitioner to  to join us in delivering high quality safeguarding to people under mental health services in the North West of Hertfordshire. 

The successful candidate will contribute effectively and professionally to the work of the specialist Adult Safeguarding department, to fulfil Hertfordshire Partnership Trust’s adult safeguarding responsibilities in line with section 42 of the Care Act whilst working within Hertfordshire safeguarding frameworks. The values and principles of Making Safeguarding Personal are intrinsic to the operations of the team.

You will endorse and act in accordance with the principles of personalization, ensuring that appropriate safeguarding responses and actions are person-centered and, as far as possible, putting people in control of their lives. Your practice will be responsive, inclusive and primarily community-based, working to ensure the service provided is effective, efficient and able to deliver positive and personal outcomes for the citizens of Hertfordshire who are open to secondary mental health services.

You will be based across two sites in Hemel Hempstead and St Albans Health and Well-being Centre's.  Supervision will be provided by the advanced safeguarding professional Adult Safeguarding team.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• You will respond to safeguarding concerns raised; record safeguarding adult concerns accurately and timely.
• You will identify and create safeguarding plans to mitigate risk to the person; gather relevant information to support decision making.
• You will seek and record views of adult at risk, undertake capacity assessments / best interest decisions as appropriate.
• You will contribute to strategy discussions or meetings. You may be required to lead investigations and contribute to case conferences, ensuring outcomes are recorded; be lead investigator on a section 42 enquiry, and identify need for other assessments or interventions required.
• More broadly, you will support the delivery of the ACS vision to the People of Hertfordshire so that they feel well informed about what’s available to them so they can lead safe, happy and healthier lives in a way they choose. They feel valued and listened to, have independence and a range of positive things to do. We offer the best and most responsive services in the country. These are services our staff feel proud to deliver and would be pleased to receive.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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 3500 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!