# Safeguarding Administrator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/safeguarding-administrator/3db29939-ee52-47f2-aabc-29bb54da6813 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/safeguarding-administrator/3db29939-ee52-47f2-aabc-29bb54da6813.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Pillars Building, Cumberland Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrator - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** 10 months (Fixed term to cover maternity leave) - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (Days of work negotiable) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T14:10:51.418Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cumbria/Carlisle/North_Cumbria_Integrated_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Safeguarding_Team/Safeguarding_Team-v8350287 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8350287?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ncic.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Safeguarding Administrator Band 3 Provide a source of expert advice, help and support to all operational managers and staff working with children, adults and their families across both statutory and non statutory sectors and will promote best professional practice relating to safeguarding. Contribute to the planning and future development of safeguarding and protection in the trust through providing input to the safeguarding committee. Support and advise colleagues with regard to planning and providing support to vulnerable children, adults and families, and children and adults at risk of significant harm. Enable and empower trust operational managers and services to assess the needs of the vulnerable and the capacity of parents to meet their children’s needs. Contribute to all enquiries about children, adults and families. Provide a professional lead within NCIC on all safeguarding matters, attending relevant safeguarding meetings to provide a safeguarding focus. Contribute to multi agency training in child protection and related issues, providing the expertise from a mental health and community services perspective. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be expected to provide a full range of administrative support to the Team, including shared responsibility to support in the organisation, recording and maintaining action planof team meetings, and supporting with reports and governance requirements. An integral part of the role is the utilisation of data/information from the Trust’s electronic information systems. The post holder will support the team in calculating and reporting team data such as Safeguarding and incident data, annual leave, and Safeguarding training. The post holder will work in a very supportive team, who operate within a highly sensitive complex environment where some challenging issues may be raised. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants. Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post: Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment. NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits: 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years Flexible working Scheme NHS Discounts* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work* Excellent opportunities for development* Competitive NHS Pension scheme Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems *Subject to eligibility Important Information Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information. If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Minimum GCSE level qualification in English Language & Maths - Relevant word processing qualification such as CLAIT / ECDL - NVQ Lvl 3 Business Administration or willingness to work towards the qualification - Or equivalent working knowledge or experience **Desirable** - Advanced administration training ### Other requirements **Essential** - Well-developed interpersonal skills - Able to relate to a broad spectrum of individuals - Enthusiastic and highly motivated - Willing to adapt to changing circumstances - Flexible approach to working patterns - Promote equality and value diversity **Desirable** - Able to travel independently of public transport to support meetings across the Trust ### Skills & Aptitudes **Essential** - Ability to work as part of a team - Self-awareness; appreciation of limitations - Good communication skills, both oral and written including keyboard skills - Proven track record of organisational ability in administrative processes - Ability to prioritise work unsupervised and meet tight deadlines - Ability to maintain high standard of work - Ability to deal with telephone and email enquiries efficiently and effectively with minimal supervision - Ability to work under pressure - Ability to use own initiative to problem-solve - Ability to build positive relationships with colleagues and senior staff ### Knowledge & experience **Essential** - Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer - Data Analysis Experience - Experience of supporting action planning **Desirable** - Experience of supporting meetings, i.e. recording / action plans - Experience of organising meetings and diary management - Experience of supporting communication strategy - Previous admin/clerical experience within the NHS environment - Experience of NHS systems ## Documents - [a-26-8350287 safeguarding administrator (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10695384) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.