Safeguarding Practitioner

Safeguarding Practitioner
The closing date is 06 September 2026

Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to appoint a skilled, motivated, and enthusiastic Registered Professional to join the Safeguarding Team.

The Safeguarding Practitioner will be an experienced practitioner with in-depth knowledge of adults at risk and child protection and advanced analytical skills for safeguarding acquired through specialist courses and experiential learning from interagency work.

As part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust's Safeguarding Team, the successful post holder will be provided with a thorough induction package and professional development opportunities in the area of Safeguarding.

The role will be office based with some opportunity for hybrid working depending on the needs of the service.

Main duties of the job
The main purpose of this post is to primarily work with the Safeguarding Adult's function of the team however there is an aspiration for practitioners to be able to work across both adult and children's functions in the future, therefore this is an all-age practitioner role.

The adult and children's safeguarding teams are based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital but have responsibility for working with acute and community services, and the MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) which will therefore require travel Trustwide.

The post holder will work within a bigger team in order to provide:

• expert advice and support for colleagues in relation to safeguarding adults and child protection concerns
• safeguarding adults and child protection training for all colleagues
• safeguarding adults and child protection supervision for colleagues
• effective communication channels with the Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Adults and Children's boards
• robust internal policies and guidelines for safeguarding children and adults
• representing BHT in the MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub).

About us
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Details
Date posted: 05 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 434-C8045061-A
Job locations: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Hartwell Wing, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8AL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse RGN/RMN/RNLD, Registered Social worker or Registered HCPC AHP.
• Relevant degree or working towards or demonstrate equivalent in experience and knowledge
• Experience working with adults at risk and/or children
• Experience of delivering training.

EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Experience of working in a clinical area in community or acute as a Band 6 with a minimum of 3 years' experience in that grade.
• Knowledge of local and national guidance and research in relation to Safeguarding Children and/or Adults.
• Knowledge of legal framework and of political and policy changes affecting Safeguarding Children and/or Adults.
• Knowledge of data protection and NHS code of confidentiality.
• Experience of working with safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Experience with close liaison with multi-disciplinary teams and multiagency staff.
• Awareness and understanding of the wider health and safety, clinical risk, and quality issues.
• Awareness and understanding of equality and diversity.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills to enable effective working with all groups and all levels of staff, other agencies and public.
• Ability to self-manage workload and ensure it is prioritised, as well as escalating when appropriate
• IT Literacy skills sufficient to produce reports, conduct research and communicate via e-mail
• Ability to facilitate learning in others using a variety of methods
• Ability to analyse issues / problems and devise and implement appropriate plan of action
• Communicates openly, honestly, and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
• Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential

• Full UK Driving License to enable travel between sites and off site meetings
• Enhanced DBS clearance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).