Head of Strategic Safeguarding

3 weeks ago

Islington, United Kingdom Islington Council Full time

This is an exciting time to join Islington Adult Social Care with a newly recruited Senior Leadership Team, a determination to challenge and reduce inequalities both for residents and staff and be part of the ongoing improvement journey in enabling people to feel safe and lead the lives they want. This role sits within the newly created Assurance, Strategy and Improvement Service Area of Adult Social Care.

Job overview

We are looking for an exceptional Head of Strategic Safeguarding to drive the quality and improvement required in readiness of the new CQC inspection regime, as well as making a commitment to continual improvement ‘how we do things’ in Adult Social Care. The post holder will be able to be flexible and collaborative in their approach; retain a sharp focus on quality, performance and continual improvement, provide support with complex and high risk issues, and co-ordinate and contribute to multi-agency and strategic programmes of work.

Reporting to the Assistant Director for Safeguarding, Quality and Workforce, and working alongside the Principal Social Worker, you will lead and manage the Strategic Safeguarding Adults Unit which ensures that statutory safeguarding duties are fulfilled, performance improvement is ongoing, learning and development requirements for internal staff and external partners are met, provides management for the Independent Safeguarding Adults Board, and is the Supervisory Body for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in Islington (for which there is no backlog), as well as overseeing all MCA related duties.

You will chair and co-ordinate multi-agency high risk and complex case/incident meetings ensuring that appropriate actions are taken and that there is excellent communication and collaboration across different partners and stakeholders. You will provide and present complex briefings, performance data, improvement plans and actions plans for senior leaders, court, and members.

You will lead on the consultation and implementation of safeguarding system, process and practice change as a way of ensuring continual improvement of staff’s and residents experience of safeguarding and improving safety and outcomes for people.

This includes the maximisation of digital solutions, taking a proactive role in engaging and influencing partners across Health and Social Care, and the private and voluntary sectors, to maximise opportunities to enable adults to live independently and exercise choice and control over their lives.

You will ensure a strengths-based approach permeates decision making at all levels, and that a culture of reflective learning and improvement is developed and embedded.

Islington is a dynamic, inner London borough serving over 206,000 residents. As a council we are committed to creating strong, inclusive and connected communities where, regardless of background, residents have fair and equal access to services. We are equally determined to provide our residents with high quality adult social care services which support them to live healthy, fulfilling, and independent lives.

The changing needs of our communities and the challenges facing health and social care services requires us to think differently, innovate and evolve and we are looking for confident leaders to contribute to the directorate and corporate leadership of the council.

Your creative and inclusive leadership style, where you spend time with colleagues to build relationships and get alongside people, will help us deliver against our bold new agenda and create an inspiring and enabling workplace, where ideas and talent thrive.

**Closing date**: Sunday 3rd September 2023 at 23:59

**Interviews**: To be confirmed
Leadership
- To contribute proactively to the collective leadership for the council, working collaboratively with Members, services across the council, partners and stakeholders to deliver the council’s objectives and priorities.
- To drive positive cultural change, embodying and promoting the values and behaviours of the council and empowering staff to reach their full potential. Ensure that the performance and development framework is effective for all staff. You will be committed to the strength-based practice model, with a person-centred approach, promoting independence, community connection and measurable outcomes.
- You will be expected to lead on and ensure the effective implementation of corporate initiatives and transformation programmes that cut across the whole or part of the council’s activities.
- To lead continuous improvements in Safeguarding Adults across Islington taking direction from the Senior Leadership Team and working in collaboration with managers, practitioners, partners, providers service users and carers towards consistently high standards of practice

Resources and Financial Management
- To manage people, delegated budgets and other resources, utilising them innovatively and creatively to improve service outcomes, ensuring expenditure is containe

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