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Children and Adult Safeguarding Training

Lincolnshire Training Hub in collaboration with the Lincolnshire ICB Safeguarding Team provides safeguarding adults and children level 3 training for healthcare staff across Lincolnshire.

  • Safeguarding Adults Level 3

    Safeguarding Adults Level 3

    Course Overview

    This course is for members of staff who are either new to the area or role and have not completed Safeguarding Adults Level 3 Training in the last 3 years.

    By the end of the course using, the ‘Think Family Strategy’ delegates will have the knowledge, understanding and skills to identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within your role.

    This will enable the provision of a high quality response to safeguarding adults, assisting staff in understanding their individual and collective responsibilities to ‘Think Family’ when safeguarding.

    Course Duration 09:00 to 13:30

    Objectives

     By end of the course candidates will be able to identify:

    • Ways to help prevent abuse and neglect
    • GP’s and Practice Staff Role
    • The types of abuse and neglect
    • Local safeguarding arrangements
    • Current national and local policies, guidance and practice (and how to access it)
    • What to do if you suspect abuse
    • How to respond to Domestic abuse
    • The importance of sharing information
    • Local Reviews
    • The principles of the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS
    • Prevent

    Delivery and Assessment

    • On-going during the course – Q & A
    • Delivered by the NHS Lincolnshire ICB Safeguarding Team

    Accreditation 

    Certificates are provided upon completion of the course.

    Training to be delivered via Microsoft Teams.

    2025 dates:

    • 9th December

    2026 dates:

    • 24th February
    • 2nd June
    • 3rd November

    Cost: £65.00 per person

    The safeguarding training can now be booked via the LTH website Support and training in primary care - Lincolnshire Training Hub

    If anyone has any questions or would like further information, please email contact@lincolnshiretraininghub.nhs.uk

  • Safeguarding Children Level 3

    Safeguarding Children Level 3

    Course Overview

    This course is for members of staff members who are new to the area or role and have not completed Safeguarding Children Level 3 Training in the last 3 years.

    The aim of this course is it enhance knowledge and skills to identify, risk assess, record and share concerns relating to vulnerable children and their families.

    Course Duration 09:00 to 13:30

    Objectives 

    By end of the course candidates will be able to identify:

    • GP’s and Practice Staff Role
    • Consent and information sharing
    • Situations, signs and symptoms of potential abuse
    • How to refer a safeguarding concern
    • Discussion of CSPRs and CDOP
    • Current national and local policies, guidance and practice (and how to access it)
    • Fabricated and induced illness
    • Domestic abuse
    • Female genital mutilation
    • Concealed pregnancy
    • LSCP pre-birth protocol
    • Risk factors linked to parenting capacity
    • Child exploitation
    • LSCP escalation policy

    Delivery and Assessment

    • On-going during the course – Q & A
    • Delivered by the NHS Lincolnshire ICB Safeguarding Team

    Accreditation 

    Certificates are provided upon completion of the course.

    Training to be delivered via Microsoft Teams.

    2025 dates:

    • 11th November

    2026 dates:

    • 27th January
    • 7th July
    • 1st December

    Cost: £65.00 per person

    The safeguarding training can now be booked via the LTH website Support and training in primary care - Lincolnshire Training Hub

    If anyone has any questions or would like further information, please email contact@lincolnshiretraininghub.nhs.uk

  • Safeguarding Level 3 Refresher Training (Children & Adults)

    Safeguarding Level 3 Refresher Training (Children and Adults)

    Course Overview

    This course is for members of staff who have completed Safeguarding Children Level 3 & Adults Level 3 Training previously within the last 3 years.

    The aim of this course is to enhance knowledge and skills to identify, risk assess, record and share concerns relating to adults, vulnerable children and their families.

    Course Duration 09:00 to 15:30

    Course Content By end of the course candidates will be updated on:

    • Latest updates and legislation
    • GP’s and Practice Staff Role
    • Consent and information sharing
    • How to refer a safeguarding concern
    • Discussion of local and national safeguarding child, adult and domestic abuse related reviews
    • Current national and local policies, guidance and practice (and how to access it)
    • How to respond to Domestic abuse
    • Female genital mutilation update
    • Child exploitation
    • The types of abuse and neglect and ways to help prevent them
    • Local safeguarding arrangements
    • The importance of sharing information
    • The principles of the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS
    • Prevent

    Delivery and Assessment

    • On-going during the course – Q & A
    • Delivered by the NHS Lincolnshire ICB Safeguarding Team

    Accreditation 

    Certificates are provided upon completion of the course.

    Training to be delivered via Microsoft Teams.

    2025 dates:

    • 16th December

    2026 dates:

    • 10th March
    • 5th May
    • 23rd June
    • 15th September
    • 20th October
    • 15th December

    Cost: £80.00 per person.

    The safeguarding training can now be booked via the LTH website Support and training in primary care - Lincolnshire Training Hub

    If anyone has any questions or would like further information, please email contact@lincolnshiretraininghub.nhs.uk

More information can be found on the Lincolnshire Training Hub website here: Support and training in primary care – Lincolnshire Training Hub.

For queries or further information, please email contact@lincolnshiretraininghub.nhs.uk.

East of England Safeguarding Learning Platform

This platform is designed to provide a range of learning and informative sessions.

There are a variety of sessions available to view that have been delivered in collaboration with our partners across the East region. Visit eastsafeguardinglearningplatform.co.uk

Safeguarding Children Training

The Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP) offer a wide variety of safeguarding training that covers a diverse range of subjects, which supports the development of practitioners in Lincolnshire who work with children, young people and their families. Training is delivered through a blended approach with face to face training and e-learning courses. Find out more at Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children’s Partnership (LSCP)

Safeguarding Children Toolkit: The RCGP Child Safeguarding Toolkit, provides busy practitioners with an easily navigable resource to ensure excellence in safeguarding practice in Primary Care. The toolkit can be used by any general practice in the UK and can be found on the Royal College of General Practitioners website.

Safeguarding Adults Training

The Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board (LSAB) offer a wide variety of safeguarding training that covers a diverse range of subjects, which supports the development of practitioners in Lincolnshire who work with adults and their families. For more information, visit the Lincolnshire County Council website.

Safeguarding Adults Toolkit: RCGP Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Harm Toolkit: Social care takes the lead in adult safeguarding but primary care is key in identifying adults at risk, and therefore reporting abuse or potential abuse to the local safeguarding adults team.The toolkit can be used by any general practice in the UK and can be found on the Royal College of General Practitioners website.