Level 3 Safeguarding Adults Training
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Duration 3-4 hours
Last audited 30th August 2023
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If you are in a position of lead responsibility in an organisation that works or comes into contact, with adults at risk, then you have a responsibility to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills needed to safeguard these adults.
This Level 3 Safeguarding Adults course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of how to safeguard adults at risk. You will learn how to recognise and respond to abuse and when and how to make safeguarding referrals - including how to work with other agencies and share information appropriately. You will also learn about safer recruitment and how to ensure that every adult receives person-centred care.
This course uses a variety of written text and interactive exercises to help you understand your safeguarding responsibilities. The course also includes a downloadable safeguarding adults policy and safer recruitment policy that you can adapt and use within your organisation.
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Full audio voiceover
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Developed in partnership with an adult safeguarding professional and local authority board member
Accredited by CPD
Skills for Care endorsed training provider
Downloadable module recaps of key learning points
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Accredited by CPD
All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Skills for Care endorsed training provider
We're proud to be officially endorsed by Skills for Care, the strategic body for workforce development in social care in England and a delivery partner for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Skills for Care endorsement is a trusted quality mark only awarded to the best learning and development providers within the social care sector.
Our commitment to Health and Social Care
As part of our commitment to Health and Social Care, we have worked hard to build partnerships with authorities and leading bodies, including the National Care Forum (NCF) and the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE). We best serve care providers by committing to being at the forefront of sector issues, policy and legislation, ensuring our training is up-to-date, comprehensive and meaningful.
Recommended renewal:
2 years
What does this mean? This certificate does not have an expiry date, however, based on industry best practice guidelines there is a recommended renewal period.
Our in-house Learning Designers develop all of our courses to give you and your learners the most engaging training possible.
This module explains the role of the safeguarding lead and ways of preventing abuse, including the six principles of safeguarding, empowering adults and creating and implementing safeguarding policies.
This module covers the importance of safer recruitment practices, including staff responsibilities and creating safer recruitment policy statements. It also outlines the different kinds of regulated activity with adults and the appropriate level of DBS check required for those who carry out such duties.
This module defines abuse and outlines risk factors for abuse, as well as how to identify types of abuse and the potential consequences of it.
This module covers how to respond to disclosures and make referrals appropriately, as well as potential next steps and outcomes. It outlines how to respond to allegations about staff, whistleblowing policies and conducting disciplinary procedures.
This module explains multi-agency working and the principles of appropriate information sharing, including for those who lack mental capacity. It also looks at assisted decision making and the role of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Liberty Protection Safeguards.
This module explains how to provide help and support for adults who have experienced abuse, both as adults or as children, as well as victims of crime. It also outlines further resources available for victims of abuse and those supporting them.
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass don't worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.
This course is designed for anyone who is in a position of lead responsibility in settings where there are adults at risk. This includes, but is not limited to, Designated Safeguarding Leads or managers who have the chief responsibility for safeguarding in:
If your job role involves working with adults at risk but you are not in a position of lead responsibility for safeguarding, then our Level 1 Introduction to Safeguarding Adults course or Level 2 Advanced Safeguarding Adults Training course, may be more suited to your needs.