Risk and Safeguarding Practitioner
- Permanent, Full Time
- Office based, Chichester
- £38,000 - £45,000 per annum
- Excellent benefits package
About Us
KT Healthcare is a family-owned organisation with personal experience of Autism and ADHD. We offer a service with a difference; one that has a real understanding of the challenges families and individuals face when accessing neurodevelopmental services.
We provide Neurodevelopmental Assessments for children, young people and adults putting exceptional client service, operational excellence, a friendly and compassionate culture, and unwavering integrity at the heart of everything we do.
If you are a specialist in risk and safeguarding and you are looking to join a forward thinking and growing team, KT Healthcare might be the place for you.
What we are looking for
A clinical qualification in one of the following areas:
- Mental Health Nursing
- Adult Nursing
- Paediatric Nursing
- Learning Disability Nursing
- Social Work
Relevant registration with NMC or SWE, SCW or SSSC
Experience in a similar role working with mental health, risk assessment, safeguarding and neurodevelopment
Excellent knowledge of risk and safeguarding procedures
Knowledge of neurodivergence and neurodevelopmental conditions
A high level of written and verbal communication
Excellent knowledge of NICE guidelines
What you’ll do as a Risk and Safeguarding Practitioner
- Triage referrals for Neurodevelopment Assessments, ensuring it is safe and appropriate for the client to be assessed via KT Healthcare’s assessment pathway
- Screen referrals for risk and conduct high quality risk assessments where required
- Undertake risk assessment phone calls with patients and families.
- Communicate the outcome of the decision with patients and families
- Work closely with the senior clinical team and clinicians to ensure a safe and effective service is delivered
- Be a specialist in supporting the identification of safeguarding risk to children and adults, advising on such, and escalating when necessary
- Engage in multi-agency working where appropriate
Contribute to the development of the service
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What we offer
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Additional paid “festive days” around Christmas
- Private Health Insurance
- Employee Discount Platform
- EAP Service
- Pension Contribution
- Ongoing CPD and clinician development
A culture that challenges the norm – as a family run business, we know how important a fair, flexible employer that listens and cares is. We are dedicated to continuing to build a culture where people enjoy work, can thrive in their role and are supported from day one.
Apply today and our team will be in touch!
