Professional Head of Safeguarding inChertsey inChertsey PUBLISHED
FRI 3 JAN 2025
The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining robust safeguarding mechanisms and ensuring compliance with statutory duties, drawing on extensive knowledge of relevant national policies. They will also play a key role in supporting senior teams and will be a visible leader within the Trust, exemplifying values of compassion and inclusivity.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Trust as Head Safeguarding. Reporting to our Deputy Chief Nurse, our future Head of Safeguarding will bring expert knowledge in the field of safeguarding, public protection and vulnerable persons. They will lead our safeguarding teams, adults, children, vulnerable women and the learning disabilities, dementia services and newly appointed Enhanced care Team supporting patients with mental health needs across the Trust. As the head of service for these portfolios you support senior teams to deliver the best care aligned with the best practice strategies.
We are seeking highly expert, motivated registered professionals who have significant leadership experience operating at a senior level. Exhibiting compassion, kindness and inclusivity in your daily values, we support applications from experienced individuals with demonstrable leadership skills.
For informal discussion please contact current post holder Jane Mitchell on or
As an experienced registered professional working at a Trust-wide level, the post holder will have lead role the Trust in ensuring robust mechanisms for safeguarding, and public protection, including those required for the Trust to fulfil its statutory duties.
The post holder will be required to draw on / ensure access to high levels of specialist knowledge about safeguarding, public protection, and vulnerable persons national policies and processes to support all professionals in meeting statutory compliance across the Trust.You will lead the Trust's safeguarding teams, adults, children and vulnerable women and the learning disabilities and dementia services ensuring patients and carers are supported, assessed and appropriately care planned.
As a member of the senior nursing, AHP and midwifery team you will be professionally accountable to the Deputy Chief Nurse and be a highly visible member of the senior leadership team.
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