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37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum
Closing Date: 29th June 2025
Interview Date: 15th July 2025
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The post holder will serve as a specialist safeguarding advisor, providing expert guidance on the care, treatment, and delivery of services for adults, children, and young people at risk of harm, including those in maternity services. They will champion a 'Think Family' approach and lead the Trust’s safeguarding agenda by ensuring policies align with current legislation and best practice.
This role includes line management of a safeguarding team and administrative staff, as well as representing the Trust at external safeguarding boards and partnerships. Key responsibilities include leading on areas such as Mental Capacity, Best Interests, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), PREVENT, Violence Against Women and Girls, MARAC, exploitation, Children in Care, safeguarding reviews, and domestic abuse-related deaths.
* Provide safeguarding specialist knowledge, expert advice and guidance to the Trust regarding statutory safeguarding responsibilities.
* In conjunction with learning and development, coordinate an agreed programme of safeguarding training across the Trust.
* Lead on the dissemination and implementation of learning across the Trust from Serious Case Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and other significant incidents in which there are safeguarding Adults or Children’s concerns.
* Ensure that the Trust exercises its responsibilities regarding the Multiagency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) process in relation to domestic abuse and other service developments in the field of domestic abuse.
* To provide robust, effective leadership and line management to the Named Nurses and Administrators within the safeguarding teams. Ensuring that the teams operate in accordance with Trust values and delivers services to the highest possible standards.
* Ensure services are delivered in line with overall Trust and Division plans and objectives and within statutory and national policy direction for best practice.
* Ensure that successful initiatives and best practice are shared with all relevant GEH teams across the county and with local partners.
* Be an excellent role model and exercise good effective leadership to the team.
Here At George Eliot Our Vision To ‘excel At Patient Care’ Takes Centre Stage. An Ever Evolving Clinically-led Acute Service Provider We Are On a Journey To Continually Provide High Quality, Safe And Responsive Services Delivered By Inspiring, Friendly And Compassionate Staff Who Share Our Corporate Values Which Underpin Everything We Do. Our Values Are Not Just Words On a Piece Of Paper, They Bond Us Together, Reflect Our Ambition And Shape Who We Are
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carol Bradley Job title: Associate Chief Nurse Email address: carol.bradley@geh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07876393628
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