Single agency training is important in safeguarding adults and responding to instances of abuse and neglect, but no one agency can do this effectively without working in partnership with others.

Inter-agency training provided by the Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Adults Board (NSAB) is an excellent way to enable practitioners to safeguard and promote the welfare of adults at risk in their work.

We aim to deliver high quality, up-to-date safeguarding training, making NSAB courses and events accessible to all practitioners who work with adults at risk in Nottinghamshire.

All inter-agency programmes will consider the individual rights of both participants, and the adults served with regards to:

race
culture
gender
experience of disability
language, sexuality
sexual orientation.

Competency Framework and Learning Pathway

Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Adults Board (NSAB) has approved the Safeguarding Adults’ Competency Framework and Learning Pathway document. It has been updated to reflect changing practice and legislation, including the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Care Act 2014 and is based on the third second edition of the Intercollegiate document, Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff updated and published by Royal College of Nursing in 2024.

This competency framework can support adult social care and health staff to build and develop their knowledge, attitudes and values that are required for safe and effective safeguarding practice.
It should be used to enable partner agencies to review and assure NSAB that different staff groups are competent to an appropriate level and accessing appropriate learning and development opportunities to support this.
It is also designed as a guidance tool for staff to help them identify sources of learning and development opportunities, allowing them to achieve the relevant competency. Partner organisations will be able to utilise this document when completing the Safeguarding Adults Self-Assessment and Assurance Framework (SAAF) and others may find it useful as part of their audit process for demonstrating staff competencies.
It can also be used with staff during annual appraisals or supervision sessions, or as part of your professional portfolio.

Competency Framework and Learning Pathway [PDF]

Local Safeguarding Adults Procedures and Guidance

These documents provide details about how to raise a concern and make a referral if you're worried someone is a victim of abuse.