UHNM has created a post to support the Assistant Director for Safeguarding Assurance and Risk Management. The Quality Assurance Safeguarding Officer will provide Trust‑wide leadership in safeguarding assurance and the management of Persons in a Position of Trust (PIPOT) cases from triage to closure. The post‑holder will deliver high‑quality audit, compliance monitoring and risk oversight across sexual safety, chaperoning and safeguarding standards for managing allegations against persons in a position of Trust. This role is ideal for an experienced safeguarding professional with strong analytical, leadership, and communication skills.
Key Duties/Responsibilities
* Audit and Assurance
* Develop, maintain and evaluate safeguarding assurance tools aligned to legislation, CQC KLOEs and NHS England expectations.
* Develop audit tools to monitor compliance with relevant policies
* Undertake safeguarding audit programme aligned to relevant policies – chaperoning, managing allegations against Persons in a Position of Trust and sexual misconduct
* Deliver thematic reviews, deep dives and organisational learning reports
* Analyse audit data to identify lessons learnt and recommendations
* Data Analysis & Reporting:
* Produce safeguarding dashboards, heat maps and analytical reports
* Identify themes, patterns and risks requiring escalation
* Collate data and produce monthly/quarterly reports on safeguarding assurance risk management activity aligned to managing allegations against persons in a position of Trust and sexual safety
* Quality Improvement & Governance:
* Lead improvements arising from audit outcomes
* Support CQC readiness and organisational evidence submissions
* Monitor action plans and compliance frameworks
* Contribute to governance processes, audits, benchmarking and risk identification related to People
* Support managers to apply people policies and minimise organisational risk
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