# Safeguarding Adult Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Whittington Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/safeguarding-adult-advisor/6bca766a-5eb8-4228-8e95-9383bcf8c6da - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/safeguarding-adult-advisor/6bca766a-5eb8-4228-8e95-9383bcf8c6da.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Whittington Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAs pro-rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (This is a secondment for 6-12 months.) - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (Safeguarding Adult Advisor) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-29T13:40:52.323Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Whittington_Health_NHS_Trust/Safeguarding_Adult_Advisor/Safeguarding_Adult_Advisor-v8142794 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8142794?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.whittington.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Job Title: Safeguarding Adult Advisor Note: This vacancy is a secondment for 6-12 months. Whittington Health is an integrated hospital and community Trust, covering Islington and Haringey, with services in other London Boroughs. As the safeguarding adult service at Whittington Health expands, an exciting opportunity for an experienced, registered health and/or social care professional has arisen. Safeguarding adults practice is embedded throughout the Trust, with a recent external audit of the Trust’s safeguarding practice finding significant assurance in this area. The innovative training delivered across three local London Boroughs and partner agencies around use of the Mental Capacity Act was a previous finalist in the HSJ Best Educational Programme in the NHS. If you are looking for professional development in a supportive environment which welcomes new ideas, this could be for you! For an informal discussion please contact the Safeguarding Adult Lead Toby Kent toby.kent@nhs.net or Head of Vulnerable Adults Theresa Renwick theresa.renwick@nhs.net ### Main duties of the job Support the Safeguarding Adults Lead in the design, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for Whittington Health employees, which reflect best practice in safeguarding and ensure accessibility to all relevant staff. Provide specialist knowledge, advice and practice to Trust staff consistent with the requirements of Whittington Health Safeguarding Adult policy, local Safeguarding Adult Boards, and other relevant NHS England’s safeguarding adult policies, procedures, guidelines and Care Quality Commission standards. Assist in the development of quality assurance frameworks ensuring compliance with statutory record keeping and documentation requirements. Monitor compliance with mandatory safeguarding training in conjunction with the learning and development team ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Support the Safeguarding Adults Lead in the design, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for Whittington Health employees which reflect best practice in safeguarding and ensure accessibility to all relevant staff. Provide specialist knowledge, advice and practice to Trust staff consistent with the requirements of Whittington Health Safeguarding Adult policy, local Safeguarding Adult Boards, and other relevant NHS England’s safeguarding adult policies, procedures, guidelines and Care Quality Commission standards. Assist in the development of quality assurance frameworks ensuring compliance with statutory record keeping and documentation requirements. Monitor compliance with mandatory safeguarding training in conjunction with the learning and development team ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - At least 3 years Band 6 experience - Educated to degree level in health or social care or clinical education related subject or equivalent experience - Post registration qualification in safeguarding **Desirable** - Teaching qualification or equivalent ### Communication **Essential** - Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, with differing levels of responsibility and professional backgrounds - Ability to effectively lead change and able to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams **Desirable** - Quality improvement processes ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Recent and extensive clinical post registration experience - Knowledge of changes to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards framework, and an understanding of the implications for an acute Trust. - Previous experience of chairing and organising meetings **Desirable** - Knowledge of quality monitoring processes ## Documents - [whittington employment promise (pdf, 22.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=839) - [whittington probationary policy (pdf, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=621) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 400.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10497196) ## 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.