Safeguarding Adults Liaison Officer

Seven Social Care is looking for a Safeguarding Adults Liaison Officer at London Borough of Brent Council

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Safeguarding Adults Manager (Senior Practitioner), the Safeguarding Adults Liaison Officer will operate in 3 key areas:

data and information gathering for the Safeguarding Adults Manager to ensure they are in a position to make decisions on Safeguarding Alerts, duty visits and Mental Capacity assessments, taking responsibility for referring cases that do not meet the threshold

Individual Cases: working to the Safeguarding Adults Manager (Senior Practitioner) taking a lead role in the effective implementation and communication of the Safeguarding Adults process to all involved

Deliver one or more of the following areas:  Mental Capacity/Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS); Brent Safeguarding Adults Board Performance Improvement Plan, Brent Safeguarding Adults Board Governance; Safeguarding Adults Performance Data and Monitoring

They will also be expected to work flexibly in this role, cover for colleagues when required, and cover across the service area to ensure the Team and Department are focused on mitigating risks and improving outcomes for Adults at Risk. 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Safeguarding Adults Liaison Officer focused on three core areas in addition to the broader responsibilities.  They will also be expected to work flexibly in this role, cover for colleagues when required, and cover across the service area to ensure the Team and Department are focused on mitigating risks and improving outcomes for Adults at Risk. 

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Duty: To receive calls to the Adult Safeguarding Team and deal with simple queries from other agencies, members of the public regarding referral of clients for adult safeguarding, referring more complex queries to a SAM. 

Monitor the incoming work and highlight to Duty SAM’s the cases that need to be prioritised for action to ensure performance targets are met.

Working with Seven Social Care:

Established in 2011, Seven Social Care is a leading provider of social care professionals to county councils, charities, hospitals, care homes and private organisations across the UK.

Seven is the recruitment service that guarantees experienced, qualified and available staff exactly when you need them. Our expert talent acquisition team seamlessly connect professionals to all areas of social care; including Children and Adults, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Community, Support Work and everything in between.

After being shortlisted for multiple awards in 2018, we are proud of our nationwide reputation for providing a world-class recruitment service that is underpinned by honesty, integrity and attention to detail.

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