Job overview Are you an experienced professional with expertise in safeguarding and HR investigations? We are seeking a highly skilled subject matter expert to join our team on a bank basis, providing flexible support when required. Key Responsibilities: Chair safeguarding allegations against staff panels, ensuring thorough completion of risk assessments and recommendations to protect both staff and patient safety Monitor and report on investigation progress, advising the Trust to meet its statutory duties around safer recruitment and reporting to professional bodies, DBS, and statutory partners. Provide expert advice to chairs of disciplinary panels and appeals, ensuring compliance with policy and best practice. Act as a trusted advisor on complex cases, supporting robust decision-making and safeguarding standards. Advert This is a bank role, offering flexibility and the opportunity to contribute your expertise when needed. If you have a strong background in safeguarding, HR investigations, and regulatory compliance, we’d love to hear from you. Working for our organisation Benefits we offer: Full training and support when you join and ongoing throughout your employment with us. Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time). Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme. Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS. Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme. NHS Discounts in over 200 stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing. Staff networking and support groups. About Us South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services. The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Sussex. We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In SCAS, we know that colleagues who are cared for and valued are enabled to provide the right care, first time, every time. That is why we strive to foster a culture that balances fairness, compassion, learning and accountability; a ‘just and learning culture’. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full details of the role are included in the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents. We actively welcome job applications from candidates who have a disability or who are members of the BAME, LGBTQ and Armed Forces community (including: Reservists, Veterans, Spouses and Cadets). Here at SCAS we are proud to have a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve. Applicants who have a disability or are members of the armed forces community who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria for their post of interest will be invited for an interview and/or assessment (where applicable). Please be assured that any requests for reasonable adjustments will not negatively affect your application. As well as standard NHS benefits like generous holiday entitlement and an excellent pension scheme, we offer lots of extras for our staff. You can find out more information here – scasjobs.co.uk/benefits