Head of Safeguarding

Job overview

Head of Safeguarding

37.5 hours per week

Permanent

Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum

Closing Date: 29th June 2025

Interview Date: 15th July 2025

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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The post holder will serve as a specialist safeguarding advisor, providing expert guidance on the care, treatment, and delivery of services for adults, children, and young people at risk of harm, including those in maternity services. They will champion a 'Think Family' approach and lead the Trust’s safeguarding agenda by ensuring policies align with current legislation and best practice.

This role includes line management of a safeguarding team and administrative staff, as well as representing the Trust at external safeguarding boards and partnerships. Key responsibilities include leading on areas such as Mental Capacity, Best Interests, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), PREVENT, Violence Against Women and Girls, MARAC, exploitation, Children in Care, safeguarding reviews, and domestic abuse-related deaths.

Main duties of the job

• Provide safeguarding specialist knowledge, expert advice and guidance to the Trust regarding statutory safeguarding responsibilities.
• In conjunction with learning and development, coordinate an agreed programme of safeguarding training across the Trust.
• Lead on the dissemination and implementation of learning across the Trust from Serious Case Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and other significant incidents in which there are safeguarding Adults or Children’s concerns.
• Ensure that the Trust exercises its responsibilities regarding the Multiagency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) process in relation to domestic abuse and other service developments in the field of domestic abuse.
• To provide robust, effective leadership and line management to the Named Nurses and Administrators within the safeguarding teams. Ensuring that the teams operate in accordance with Trust values and delivers services to the highest possible standards.
• Ensure services are delivered in line with overall Trust and Division plans and objectives and within statutory and national policy direction for best practice.
• Ensure that successful initiatives and best practice are shared with all relevant GEH teams across the county and with local partners.
• Be an excellent role model and exercise good effective leadership to the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Adult and Child Safeguarding Lead will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of relevant elements of quality and safety within national guidance and legislation. This will be met through provision of policy, governance and service development around safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults across the organisation.

The post holder will in conjunction with the Director of Nursing develop the strategy for safeguarding both adults and children across the Trust ensure that all statutory requirements are met.

The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of the Safeguarding Teams across the organisation.

The post holder will link with external statutory partners, representing GEH in this capacity across the region.

The scope of the post includes accountability for delivery of a high-quality safeguarding service with development and implementation of effective systems and processes which are evidence based. The role requires collaborative working to develop effective inter-disciplinary and inter-agency relationships with all partner agencies in order to minimise the risks to these vulnerable groups.

The individual must maintain expertise, knowledge and professional leadership to the Trust regarding statutory responsibilities towards safeguarding and work closely with the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer to discharge their duty as the Trust’s Executive Lead for Safeguarding.