Safeguarding Lead for Children&Children Looked After (CLA) - Permanent, 30hrs/wk

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Quality Team for the role of Safeguarding Lead for Children and Children Looked After (CLA) on part time, permanent basis (30hrs/week). Working with the Quality Team, the Safeguarding Lead will be instrumental in the promotion of a high-quality service to safeguard service users in our care. The Safeguarding Lead for Children and Children Looked After (CLA) will be instrumental in the promotion of a high-quality service to safeguard service users in our care. Although they will specialise in Safeguarding Children & Children Looked After (CLA), there will be a high degree of joint working with and mutual deputyship with the Safeguarding Lead for Adults and overall workload will be managed equitably. The post holder will have a number of key responsibilities associated with the role, including but not limited to:

• Raising the profile of safeguarding, domestic abuse, Children’s Act 1989/2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 and the Care Act 2014 across HealthHero.
• Providing effective and appropriate support and specialist advice to our multi-professional staff, patients and carers following a suspicion of or a disclosure of abuse and/or neglect.
• Assisting staff with day-to-day safeguarding and domestic abuse issues acting in a consultative and advisory capacity.
• Conveying and presenting highly complex and sensitive information both written and verbal, formally and informally as appropriate.
• Collaborating with named professionals, partner agencies and Safeguarding Partnerships to develop robust evidence-based policies and procedures supporting key government legislation in relation to Safeguarding, Domestic Abuse, the Children’s Act 1989/2004, Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023 and the Care Act 2014.
• Working as an effective resource to teams to provide safeguarding supervision for staff members involved in safeguarding cases.
• Implement a company-wide training strategy and responsible for the appropriate delivery of safeguarding training across the organisation, including at induction.

The post holder will ensure advice is available across the organisation on the day-to-day management of children, families and service users where there are Safeguarding concerns. They will provide specialist advice to practitioners, both proactively and reactively, including clarification about organisational policies, legal issues/frameworks and the management of child protection cases. Working as part of the Quality Team you will be responsible for developing, reviewing and updating robust internal Safeguarding Adult and Children’s policies and standard operating procedures. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

• Key safeguarding legislation
• Mental health law with regard to MHA 2007 and MCA 2005
• Care Act 2014
• Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023
• Intercollegiate Safeguarding Training Guidance
• Procedures and investigations required in the maltreatment of service users
• Adults, Children and Children Looked After Quarterly and Annual reporting Schedules
• PIPOT and DOFA pathways
• Practice review processes

Our ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and an ability to share and apply best practice and knowledge in Safeguarding with regard to the latest research evidence and the implications for practice; information sharing, information governance, confidentiality and consent. As an NHS funded service, HealthHero recognises its statutory responsibilities and will ensure that the organisation is committed to safeguarding adults, children and CLA and can demonstrate that robust governance structures and systems are in place to comply with legislation and statutory guidance and best practice guidance. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all service users, including identifying those who are suffering or at risk of suffering significant harm, and taking appropriate and timely action to protect or remove them from that harm, are the primary objectives of the HealthHero Safeguarding policies. To request a full job description, please you contact [email protected] Should you have any role specific queries, questions or wish to arrange an informal conversation to discuss the role in greater detail ahead of submitting your interest, please contact [email protected] A competitive salary - £40,768 per annum (FTE of 35hrs a week), pro rata'd to £34,960 for a 30 hr/week

Ongoing professional development

Access to a discretionary staff bonus scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Company Pension Scheme

Simply Health cash plan membership

Life Assurance

If you would like to make a difference within a dynamic yet rewarding setting, we would love to hear from you. Please proceed to apply via the link below. If you would like to arrange an informal conversation ahead of submitting a formal application, please contact our Recruitment Team at [email protected] Please note that we reserve the right to close this advertisement early should sufficient applications be received in advance of the closing date In line with our commitment to Equality, Inclusivity and Diversity, we welcome and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds. We are committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and aim to establish an inclusive working environment. As a certified Disability Confident Employer and are committed to affording equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs. Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any part of your application process, please let us know by contacting us at [email protected]. Please see here for information relating to our commitment to safeguarding as a provider of healthcare.