The Role

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and London Borough of Wandsworth present a unique opportunity to be part of a team which is working to across both boroughs.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Safeguarding Adults Team, a small, busy team within Adult Social Services which is committed to preventing and tackling abuse and neglect. 

The postholder responsibilities would include monitoring, auditing and promoting robust, high quality and timely safeguarding responses and interventions to adults at risk by the operational teams.  Providing consultation to Service Managers, Assistant Service Managers and Team Managers with regards to complex or high-risk safeguarding matters, this includes acting as a point of escalation for matters that require more senior oversight or guidance. As lead specialist practitioner, the postholder will be expected to develop and co-ordinate Safeguarding Adults systems and practice for continuous improvement in delivery of services and to ensure compliance and good practice in line the Care Act 2014, working closely with all key partners to enable and achieve this. This is a specialist role, dealing with operational and organisational complexity, requiring considerable professional knowledge and experience. The post holder must be sufficiently competent to support other staff, guiding and developing process and practice and working with other agencies and partners to develop services and practice across both Council areas.  The postholder must have experience in providing and developing local training, or an eagerness to develop these skills in order to support continuous professional develop within the various teams that they support.

For an informal discussion, please contact Virindar Basi, Head of Professional Standards & Safeguarding, on 07508055689 or email: virindar.basi@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk.  

At Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, we care more about how you work and what you achieve, rather than where you work on any given day. The difference you can make to our local communities is what really matters most to us, service delivery must always come first. We have carefully considered agile ways of working to provide the best experience for residents, stakeholders and our staff. Our agile working strategy actively supports and encourages a dynamic work environment and daily working experience. Agile working helps put the needs of our staff at the centre of everything we do, so if specific flexible working arrangements helps you with this, feel free to let us know.

Your wellbeing and the flexible way in which you can work is and will remain a key priority for Richmond and Wandsworth Councils. We want you to thrive and feel empowered in your work!

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home, compressed or part-time hours, term time only, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  W/C 18^th January 2022

Shortlisting Date: 19^th & 20^th January 2022

Interview Date: W/C 23^rd January           

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.

We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. This campaign is anonymised.

Important Information:

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils