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Care Coordinator - Safeguarding • Selby
Beech Tree Surgery

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1. Can you tell us about your previous experience in administrative roles, particularly within healthcare or safeguarding settings? Can you tell us about your previous experience in administrative roles, particularly within healthcare or safeguarding settings?

2. What motivated you to apply for the Safeguarding Care Coordinator position with Beech Tree Surgery? What motivated you to apply for the Safeguarding Care Coordinator position with Beech Tree Surgery?

3. What do you understand by ‘safeguarding’ in a healthcare context? Why is it important? What do you understand by ‘safeguarding’ in a healthcare context? Why is it important?

4. This role involves sorting and prioritising incoming communication related to safeguarding. How would you approach this task to ensure swift and sensitive handling of potentially urgent matters? This role involves sorting and prioritising incoming communication related to safeguarding. How would you approach this task to ensure swift and sensitive handling of potentially urgent matters?

5. Can you describe your experience with maintaining accurate records and electronic filing systems? What methods do you use to ensure data accuracy and confidentiality? Can you describe your experience with maintaining accurate records and electronic filing systems? What methods do you use to ensure data accuracy and confidentiality?

6. How would you handle a situation where you have a complex query from a stakeholder regarding safeguarding? What steps would you take to resolve it? How would you handle a situation where you have a complex query from a stakeholder regarding safeguarding? What steps would you take to resolve it?

7. Describe a time when you had to prepare confidential documents or reports. What steps did you take to ensure their security? Describe a time when you had to prepare confidential documents or reports. What steps did you take to ensure their security?

8. This role requires you to act as the main safeguarding link between practices. How would you ensure effective communication among team members and other stakeholders? This role requires you to act as the main safeguarding link between practices. How would you ensure effective communication among team members and other stakeholders?

9. Can you provide an example of how you have successfully collaborated with multiple teams or agencies in the past? Can you provide an example of how you have successfully collaborated with multiple teams or agencies in the past?

10. How do you ensure that you remain sensitive and respectful in your interactions when discussing safeguarding issues with vulnerable individuals? How do you ensure that you remain sensitive and respectful in your interactions when discussing safeguarding issues with vulnerable individuals?

11. Can you give an example of a time you identified an area for improvement in a working practice? What was the outcome after you implemented your suggestion? Can you give an example of a time you identified an area for improvement in a working practice? What was the outcome after you implemented your suggestion?

12. How would you approach attending safeguarding meetings with relevant agencies such as social services? What do you think are key elements to focus on during such meetings? How would you approach attending safeguarding meetings with relevant agencies such as social services? What do you think are key elements to focus on during such meetings?

13. What safeguarding policies and guidelines would you be familiar with in this role? How do you stay updated on changes in safeguarding regulations? What safeguarding policies and guidelines would you be familiar with in this role? How do you stay updated on changes in safeguarding regulations?

14. What steps would you take to ensure that practice safeguarding registers are kept accurate and up to date? What steps would you take to ensure that practice safeguarding registers are kept accurate and up to date?

15. What qualities do you believe are essential for someone working in a Safeguarding Care Coordinator role, and how do you embody those qualities? What qualities do you believe are essential for someone working in a Safeguarding Care Coordinator role, and how do you embody those qualities?

16. How do you manage your workload when faced with competing priorities, especially in a high-pressure environment like safeguarding? How do you manage your workload when faced with competing priorities, especially in a high-pressure environment like safeguarding?

17. Imagine you receive a call from a concerned third party regarding a potential safeguarding issue. What information would you need from them, and how would you respond? Imagine you receive a call from a concerned third party regarding a potential safeguarding issue. What information would you need from them, and how would you respond?

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Role: Care Coordinator - Safeguarding in Selby

Interviewed on Saturday 29 March 2025 at 09:55.

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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nCare Coordinator - Safeguarding with Beech Tree Surgery in Selby\n\n To address the ever-increasing demand for primary care services there is a wide recognition of the need for improved co-ordination of care needs for individuals who are considered vulnerable & where safeguarding concerns may exist. An exciting opportunity has arisen at Selby Town Primary Care Network (PCN) for an additional Safeguarding Care Coordinator to join our friendly and dynamic team. PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY Main duties of the role will include: Providing comprehensive, effective and high quality administrative support to the relevant Safeguarding Lead at each practice Providing and coordinating administrative and secretarial services where required; including, for example, the preparation of agendas and minutes, taking appropriate follow-up action as required. Overseeing an electronic filing system for safeguarding issues Preparing confidential letters/documents/reports Constantly reviewing working practices and suggesting any areas of improvements About us KEY RESPONSIBILTIES Sorting and prioritising all incoming mail and e-mail that relates to safeguarding or potential safeguarding issues. Acting as the main safeguarding link for all practices with regards phone calls/messages Acting as a point of contact for teams, dealing and responding effectively with complex queries from stakeholders and passing on relevant information to appropriate team members sensitively and autonomously. Deal with any telephone calls for practices from third parties regarding safeguarding issues. Ensuring practice safeguarding registers are accurate & up to date. Completing safeguarding reports received from third parties. Attending safeguarding meetings with relevant agencies, e.g., social services Ensuring codes are accurately entered/amended onto medical records. Running and collating reports which may include reports to the PCN Board Ensuring practices have relevant & up to date policies in place. Maintaining effective electronic filing systems, to ensure that information is kept securely and is accessible to other members of the team. To support practices in any Learning Reviews Acting as an expert Safeguarding resource for practices "}