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Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner for Adults

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust • Reedley, Burnley

Salary

£49k – £57k

Posted

21 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is hiring a Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner for Adults in Reedley, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £49k – £57k. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults. Staff must always treat patients with dignity and respect, protecting those at risk from abuse and neglect. Employees have a responsibility to ensure that prompt and appropriate action is taken when concerns have been raised about a child, young person or adult at risk. The role of the Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner is an important leadershi…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £49k – £57k
How this salary compares: about 88% above the £30,000 median across 2,523 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Reedley, Burnley · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live social work roles in Reedley — browse them
Posted: 21 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Social work and care is a high-volume sponsorship category driven by persistent demand for care assistants, senior care workers, registered nurses in care settings, and qualified social workers. Many care home operators and domiciliary care providers hold active sponsor licences and recruit internationally on a regular basis.