Safeguarding Adults

Safeguarding People

If you work for the Leicester City Council in any type of job, you need to do Safeguarding People.

How can I access Safeguarding People training?

If you are a new employee, you will do this on your Corporate Induction Day, you can contact City Learning for further information on 252 7095 (29 7095) or citylearning@leicester.gov.uk. 

If you are an existing employee, you can do an e-learning course via Leicester Learning Pool.

Workers who do not use a computer in the course of their work will attend other awareness training, please ask your manager what is in place for your service.

Alerters

(competencies 1 – 8)

If you work directly with adults who may be vulnerable to harm and abuse you need Alerters Training.

How can I access Alerter training?

This training can be accessed in different ways:-Leicester City Council adult social care staff attend a one day Safeguarding Adults Alerters Training Course.

Your organisation or team may run this training in your place of work, contact your manager.

The Multi Agency Safeguarding Adults Training Team run some Alerter courses for small organisations that do not have their own trained trainer.

Training for Alerters Trainers (TAT)

If you wish to deliver Safeguarding Adults Alerters training (competencies 1-8) in your organisation, you should attend Training for Alerters Trainers (TAT).

This could include training officers, managers and senior staff, and anyone who has responsibility for delivering Alerter training.

How can I access TAT training?

The Multi Agency Safeguarding Adults Training Team runs this training event.

Referrers

(competencies 9 – 16)

If you are a manager in Adult Social Care with responsibility for making referrals under the Multi-Agency Policy and Procedure for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse, you need Competencies 1-8 & 9-16.

You need to attend Alerters and Referrers Training.

This includes residential home managers, deputies, senior care workers and home care managers and anyone who is responsible for a shift or left in charge.

How can I access Referrers training?

The Multi Agency Safeguarding Adults Training Team runs this training event.

Referral-Takers

(Competencies 17 -  22)

If in your job, you receive referrals from people raising a concern about a vulnerable adult who may need safeguarding, then you need you need competencies 1-8 and 17-22.

You need to attend Alerters & Referral Takers training.

This includes access workers, community care workers and social workers.

How can I access Referral Takers training?

The Multi Agency Safeguarding Adults Training Team runs this training event.

Investigators

(competencies 23 – 29)

If you are responsible for co-ordinating multi-agency investigations under the Multi Agency Policy and Procedure for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse, you need you need competencies 1-8, 17-22, 23-29.

You need to attend Alerters, Referral Takers & Investigators.

This includes, Social Workers, Team Managers, Heads of Nursing, Health & Social Care Senior Managers & Police Officers.

How can I access this training?

The Multi Agency Safeguarding AdultsTraining Team runs this training event.

Managing the Process

(competencies 30 - 32)

If you manage or supervise staff with responsibility for undertaking and co-ordinating multi-agency investigations under the Multi-Agency Policy and Procedure for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Abuse, you need competencies 1-8, 17-22, 23-29, 30-32.

You need to attend Alerters, Referral takers, Investigators and Managing the Process Training Courses.

This includes Health & Social Care Team and Service Managers.

How can I access Managing the Process training?

The Multi Agency Safeguarding Adults Training Team runs this training event.