East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH) has a permanent post for a safeguarding lead with responsibility across the whole organisation. The work covers specialist advice, case oversight, audit and quality improvement, and training for staff and volunteers, alongside the executive safeguarding lead. It is part-time at 30 hours a week, spread across the three hospices, with mainly onsite working and some hybrid. Safeguarding Children Level 4 and current NMC, Social Work England or HCPC registration are required.
What the job involves
- Providing specialist safeguarding advice and support across the organisation
- Leading safeguarding case oversight, reviews, audits and quality improvement activity
- Developing and delivering safeguarding training for employees and volunteers
- Supporting compliance with safeguarding legislation, guidance and regulatory requirements
- Contributing to organisational safeguarding policies, procedures and governance reporting
- Working with multi-agency safeguarding partnerships and external stakeholders
- Providing strategic leadership alongside the executive safeguarding lead to improve safeguarding practice
- Working with care teams, managers and volunteers to build a culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility
What’s required
Qualifications
- Safeguarding Children Level 4 training
Registration & licences
- Current professional registration with NMC, Social Work England or HCPC
Experience
- Holding safeguarding responsibilities within a relevant health or social care setting
- Developing or leading safeguarding services and initiatives
- Working with babies, children, young people and families with complex needs
- Delivering training, undertaking audits and producing reports
Skills & knowledge
- Communicating complex information clearly to a wide range of audiences
- Knowledge of safeguarding legislation, guidance and multi-agency working
What’s offered
- Enhanced holiday plus holiday purchase scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Employee health cash plan
- Employee assistance programme
- Employer pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution and life assurance
- Free eye tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
