Senior Safeguarding Lead

4 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced clinical practitioner to strengthen their safeguarding portfolio and lead safeguarding activity within the organisation. As a key leader in the safeguarding team, you will be responsible for driving safeguarding activity and ensuring safe and effective services for vulnerable children and adults remain a priority.

Main Responsibilities

The successful candidate will need to be highly motivated and have excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills. You will be responsible for critically evaluating information, recording it in a concise and accurate manner, and communicating across organisational boundaries. You will also need to work under pressure, prioritise tasks, and meet tight deadlines.

About Us

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, with a turnover of £ and a workforce of 28,000. We are creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. We champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Registered Children's Nurse or Community Public Health Practitioner
  • 1st Level Degree
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development and training in safeguarding to minimum Level 3

Desirable

  • Masters degree or working towards
  • Recognised teaching or mentoring qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of national and local safeguarding policies, guidelines, and recommendations
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation relating to safeguarding children
  • Demonstrates knowledge relevant to patterns of abuse and neglect
  • Experience of safeguarding supervision
  • Experience of multi-agency child protection work
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Experience of policy development and implementation
  • Awareness of issues affecting ethnic minority families and other socially excluded groups
  • Working knowledge of children's health and development and the nature and impact of child maltreatment

Desirable

  • Qualification in safeguarding supervision
  • Accredited training qualification

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
  • IT skills, including email, word, and data collection
  • Presentation skills
  • Ability to analyse, critically evaluate information, and record in a concise and accurate manner
  • Confidence to challenge appropriately in difficult situations
  • Ability to communicate across organisational boundaries
  • Ability to work under pressure, prioritise tasks, and meet tight deadlines

Desirable

  • IT skills relating to Power Point, Excel

Other

Essential

  • Satisfactory enhanced DBS check
  • Credible, decisive, and of high personal and professional integrity
  • Car driver and owner, willing to travel within the remit of the service delivery areas


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