Safeguarding Adult Practitioner | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust


Company:	Croydon Health Services
Salary:	£45,953 - £54,254 pa inc HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Croydon, CR7 7YE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	4 Sept 2026
Closing date:	4 Oct 2026

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Summary

The CHS Integrated Safeguarding Team provides expert advice, guidance, and training to all Croydon Health Services (CHS) staff across community and acute settings, enabling them to effectively fulfil their statutory responsibilities for safeguarding adults and children.

Our aim is to promote high‑quality safeguarding practice that improves outcomes for adults, children, and young people, including those who are looked after or preparing to leave care. We achieve this through strong professional leadership, the provision of robust and timely support and guidance, and the delivery of comprehensive and inclusive safeguarding training programmes.

The Safeguarding Practitioner roleis a developmental opportunity, it enables the post holder to build specialist safeguarding knowledge and skills through supervised practice, receiving mentorship from the Band 7 Safeguarding Advisors, and gradually increasing responsibility, supporting career progression to a more senior safeguarding role.

The Safeguarding Practitionerwill contribute to the delivery of ahighly visible, responsive and accessiblesafeguarding service across all areas of Croydon Health Services (CHS), working flexibly and dynamically across both the acute and community settings within the Borough of Croydon.

Safeguarding Advice & Support

• Provide safeguarding advice to staff across clinical and non‑clinical areas

Training, Education & Workforce Development

• Support the Safeguarding Team in delivering safeguarding training in accordance with Intercollegiate requirements. Current training provision consists of one training day per week, with delivery shared across the safeguarding team.

• Promote and support staffs understanding of the Safeguarding principles, policies/procedures and law/legislations, including; Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005), DoLS/Liberty Protection Safeguards, PREVENT.

Policy, Quality & Governance

• Support in the completion of Audits.

• Promote safe, person‑centred practice aligned with organisational values and statutory duties.

Safeguarding Activity

• Provide staff with support and advice, escalating cases that require additional support to the Safeguarding Advisors.

Partnership & Multi‑Agency Collaboration

• Support with health research for the risk management forums; Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC), Prevent/Channel panels.

• Help strengthen effective multi‑agency collaboration and information sharing.

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This job description provides an outline of the role and its responsibilities. Duties may evolve over time in response to the changing needs of CHS services and the professional development of the post holder.

Croydon Health Services (CHS) delivers integrated NHS care across the borough, supporting people at home, in schools, in local health clinics, and within our hospital sites — Croydon University Hospital (CUH) and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department, as well as 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, a midwifery-led birth centre, and the Crocus home birthing team.

Purley War Memorial Hospital, located in the south of the borough, offers a range of outpatient services, including diagnostics, physiotherapy, and ophthalmology provided by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an on‑site GP practice.

Our dedicated workforce delivers care to people of all ages across Croydon. We are a close‑knit, supportive organisation where every one of our 3,600 staff members is valued. We firmly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

Please see the attached JD/ supporting document for further information.

Key Responsibilities

1. General skills

1.1Works to the standards of proficiency set by relevant professional and regulatory bodies (NMC).

1.2 Provide safeguarding advice and guidance to staff, usingevidenced based practice. Recognising where a referral is required, or escalation to others is appropriate.

1.3Ensuring that decision making is clearly and accurately reflected within the electronic patient records.

1.4Participating in the completion of audits, and health research.

1.5Flexible and agile working across both acute and community sites, delivering support/advice to all services that require.

1.6Liaise with internal and external agencies to support improved health/social outcomes.

1.7Work as part of the Integrated Safeguarding Team, contributing to the development, implementation, and delivery of the Safeguarding Strategy in collaboration with colleagues across the wider safeguarding team.

1.8Work as part of the Integrated Safeguarding Team, contributing to the development of Policies and Procedures, and Standards of Practice.

1.9Approaches every individual with care, compassion and sensitivity, ensuring these values are evident across all aspects of practice.

2. Leadership

2.1Act as a positive role model, demonstrating professional behaviour and upholding Trust values.

2.2Demonstrates equality, diversity and openness, building and sustaining effective working relationships.

2.3Manages self and aligned activities on a day‑to‑day basis within a dynamic and unpredictable environment.

2.4Delegates effectively and organises and prioritises workload to ensure safe and timely service delivery, including the management of referrals, utilising agreed local support mechanisms (e.g. manager).

2.5Clearly articulates expected clinical standards, monitors performance against these standards, identifies shortfalls and takes prompt action to address them.

2.6Takes responsibility for their own health and safety and that of others within the working environment, always ensuring safe and compliant practice.

3. Learning and Development

3.1Actively undertake all training required to maintain and enhance professional proficiency, responding to changes in service delivery, emerging evidence, and new techniques, ensuring competence in accordance with professional body standards.

3.2Regularly reflects on and evaluates own practice, identifying development needs and setting meaningful objectives through the appraisal process and clinical supervision.

3.3Contributes to research, audit, or other service development activities relevant to the clinical area, supporting the generation and application of evidence‑based practice.

3.4Assist with the training delivery, supporting the learning and development of others, including students, preceptees and colleagues, promoting a positive learning culture.

4. Partnership and Team Working

4.1Actively develops and maintains effective working relationships within the Trust and with external agencies and partner organisations.

4.2Identifies and fosters opportunities for collaborative working, initiating and sustaining partnerships that enhance and improve service delivery.

4.3Contributes effectively to multidisciplinary team working, maintaining clear communication with external care providers, voluntary organisations and other agencies, acting as a credible and knowledgeable point of contact.

5 Professional Responsibilities

5.1Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct to uphold public confidence, in accordance with NMC and Code of Conduct, and the CHS Trust Values.

5.2Promote a consistently professional image and remain fully accountable for one’s own clinical practice, ensuring all actions reflect safe, competent and ethical care.

5.3 Always demonstrate professionalism, including in communication, decision‑making, documentation and interactions with patients, colleagues and partner agencies.

5.4Work in accordance with the Trust’s Values, consistently demonstrating the behaviours expected of all staff. The post holder must carry out their role in aProfessional, Compassionate, Respectful and Safemanner at all times, in line with organisational values, standards and behaviours.

5.6 Adhere to all CHS policies and procedures, ensuring safe, compliant and accountable practice across all areas of work.

5.7Take responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of themselves and others, always complying with Health and Safety Regulations and the Trust’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.

5.8Maintain confidentiality at all times, ensuring that any information obtained during employment is shared only with those acting in an official capacity, and strictly in accordance with the Data Protection Act and its amendments.

5.9Work in accordance with the Trust’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, eliminating unlawful discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity in both service delivery and employment. This applies regardless of age, disability, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, religion, belief, sexual orientation or domestic circumstances.

6.0Adhere to the Trust’s Infection Control Policy, procedures and guidelines, always practising strict hand hygiene during clinical duties.

6.1Comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All staff—paid or unpaid—have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. This requires the post holder to:

• Be familiar with, The London Safeguarding Adults Pan‑London Procedures.

• Adhere to local information‑sharing protocols and systems.

• Know the appropriate safeguarding contact numbers and escalation routes.

• Participate in required safeguarding training and supervision.

• Maintain professional boundaries and comply with the relevant codes of conduct.

Note:

• Achildis defined as anyone under the age of 18, including unborn children.

• Aadultis someone who is 18 and above.

6.7Work within the relevant Professional Body’s Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice, maintaining high standards of professionalism and accountability.

6.8Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time, consistent with the responsibilities and grade of the post.

This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026

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