Head of Safeguarding

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to join a progressive diverse team and an organisation with ambition to be the best. This is a permanent position offering the post holder an opportunity to be the Head of Safeguarding and PREVENT for the North West Ambulance Service. The post holder will report directly to the Assistant Director of Nursing and Quality within the Quality and Improvement Directorate.

This position offers an exciting opportunity for an inspiring clinical leader to continue to improve the safeguarding work within NWAS.  The successful candidate will have a pivotal role in delivering the NWAS strategic plan (right care, right time, right place, every time), regulatory compliance (CQC) and the Quality,  and Improvement Directorate (QID) team purpose and objectives.

Main duties of the job

As Safeguarding Lead, the post holder will work within the Clinical Safety Team and support leaders and staff across the North West Ambulance Service to ensure the strategic delivery of the Safeguarding and PREVENT agenda and statutory responsibilities for safeguarding in line with The Care Act 2014, The Children Act 1989 & 2004, The Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

The successful applicant will have a proven track record of working within the safeguarding arena and will be able to demonstrate an extensive understanding of the statutory requirements for safeguarding and be committed to protecting the most vulnerable and at risk members of society.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying for this role.

To ensure that we invest in developing a nurturing, positive and thriving culture, it is important to us to recruit values based leaders. As part of this recruitment process, if you are successfully shortlisted you will be invited to take part in a Be Think Do Assessment Centre.  This may include engagement with a psychometric tool and completion of a group exercise, followed by a professional discussion.

NWAS is an inclusive employer and is actively committed to inviting applications from underrepresented groups to build leadership that reflects the communities it serves.

The dates of these elements are as follows:

SITUATIONAL JUDGEMENT ASSESSMENT DATE: 3rd September 2025

BE THINK DO ASSESSMENT CENTRE AND PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION DATE: 3rd September 2025

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.