Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Safeguarding Team.


We are looking for full-time Band 7 Senior Safeguarding Practitioner for a 6 month secondment.


The post is based at Gwendolen House, with the requirements of the attached job description and person specification being a post requirement.


This is an opportunity to consolidate and further develop your safeguarding knowledge and expertise. The post holder will be working across the Adult and Children Safeguarding agenda.


This post has responsibility for working under the guidance of the Lead Practitioners for Safeguarding.

To deliver effective safeguarding supervision to staff working within front line services, ensuring risk areas within cases are managed effectively and that staff are adequately supported. To support & contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of LPT safeguarding education and training programmes. To work in partnership with partner agencies and professionals, within safeguarding processes to improve outcomes for all utilising the Whole Family approach adopted by LPT. To promote and develop the LPT Safeguarding Team as a training placement for students.

This is a full-time position. You must have extensive clinical experience of case-load management and working with people at risk.



For further information contact: Natalie Asser Head of Safeguarding natalie.asser1@nhs.net


Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

You will work as part of the LPT Safeguarding Team comprising of the Head of Safeguarding, Lead Practitioner for Safeguarding (MCA/DoLS/MAPPA/Prevent Focus), Lead Practitioner for Safeguarding Children (Named Nurse), specialist safeguarding practitioners and administrative support. You will support the development and delivery of high quality safeguarding practice across the range of services provided by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT). To deliver visible professional leadership for all staff groups in the trust, on all aspects of safeguarding children and develop professional practice across the Trust ensuring the provision of effective, safe and evidence based care. To manage and take overall responsibility for care quality performance and safeguarding activity by providing professional nursing leadership and guidance, safeguarding advice and management to ensure compliance with Working together to Safeguard Children (2018), Children Act 1989 and 2004, Care Act 2014, MCA 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2009, and local safeguarding board procedures You will undertake, and support others to complete, Individual Management Reviews and participate in safeguarding reviews (SCR, SAR, DHR) in line with safeguarding board procedures. You will provide effective leadership and management, to develop and sustain a positive working culture.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us


Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.


We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.


Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.


We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.


For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).


All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.


For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.


Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.