NUPAS Ltd

Named Professional for Safeguarding

The closing date is 02 March 2026

Job summary

NUPAS are recruiting for a Named Professional for Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, 37.5 hours per week across 5 days. This is a hybrid role with the expectation to travel across the organisation as and when required.

The Named Professional for S/G will form key relationships with the Executive S/G Lead, Clinical & Medical Directors, Head of Nursing & Midwifery, Regional Clinical Leads and external partnership bodies.

The successful candidate will be experienced, motivated and enthusiastic professional for S/G with excellent knowledge of S/G adults and children, experience working within a health or social care organisation.

Post core functionis to support the provision of S/G policy and procedure across the NUPAS, includes working with staff from floor to board, our partners and partnership boards, to support the delivery of our statutory requirements.

Must be highly visible individual providing specialist knowledge, advice and clinical expertise to all NUPAS staff in all areas of S/G.

This role will work jointly with regional teams & partner agencies to ensure that women who encounter services at NUPAS are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. Together with the Named Dr you will contribute to NUPAS S/G Training plan and S/G Supervision strategy.

For further details please contact rebecca.mapp@nupas.co.uk

This advert will close early if there are a lot of applicants, so we encourage you to apply early.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that NUPASs S/G procedures are regularly monitored, evaluated and reviewed to minimise risk

Carry out audits of S/G practice within NUPAS to ensure that vulnerable women and children are being safeguarded effectively

Provide expert professional advice and support regarding S/G to all clinical staff and employed staff within NUPAS

Ensure day-to-day S/G provision, support and advice is readily available and there are clear routes for who to contact when out of hours and during periods of leave

Ensure that high quality supervision is provided to clinical staff and that attendance is recorded and reported centrally

Work closely with the Named Doctor and Executive S/G Lead to develop policy and practice

Ensure that NUPAS is represented at case conferences, strategy meetings and serious case reviews and staff who are required to attend are supported

Lead on NUPAS S/G training strategy and to ensure that systems are in place to audit training needs and monitor training attendance

Meet regularly with the Head of Nursing and the Executive S/G Lead to facilitate reporting on S/G within NUPAS and identify any areas or systems which may place NUPAS at risk

Contribute to the S/G annual report and contract reporting requirements

Update, review and implement NUPAS policies and procedures whilst ensuring they reflect evidence-based change in practice and those brought about by legislation/key guidance

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About us

NUPAS is one of the leading organisations supporting women's reproductive choices.

Pro-choice is a must.

The post holder will have a duty to ensure that the principles of patient, carer and public involvement and engagement are adhered to in line with Section 11 of The Health and Social Care Act 2012 for Improving Patient Experience.

NUPAS is committed to safeguarding and safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults is everyone's responsibility. DBS checks are standard on all prospective employees, the level of this check will be determined by the job type.

All staff are required to adhere to the principles of patient centred care as detailed in the NICE Quality Standard for Patient Experience and to treat patients with dignity, kindness, compassion, courtesy, respect, understanding and honesty.

The post holder will, in support of the NUPAS values, ensure that everyone is treated as an individual, and will acknowledge and value difference in order to treat everyone fairly.

Date posted

09 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£56,452.50 a year 5 Days per week (7.5 hrs per day) - Total 37.5 hrs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0169-26-0006

Job locations

N U P A S Ltd

5 Arthur Road

Edgbaston

Birmingham

B15 2UL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

The core function of this post is to support the provision of safeguarding policy and procedure across the organisation. This includes working with staff from floor to board, our partners and partnership boards, to support the delivery of our statutory requirements.

You will be a highly visible individual providing specialist knowledge, advice and clinical expertise to all staff in NUPAS in all areas of Safeguarding Adults and Children/Child Protection.

This role will work collaboratively with regional teams and partner agencies to ensure that women who encounter services at NUPAS are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. Together with the Named Doctor you will contribute to NUPASs Safeguarding Training plan and Safeguarding Supervision strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities

To ensure that NUPASs safeguarding procedures are regularly monitored, evaluated and reviewed to minimise risk.

To carry out audits of safeguarding practice within NUPAS to ensure that vulnerable women and children are being safeguarded effectively.

To provide expert professional advice and support regarding safeguarding to all clinical staff and employed staff within NUPAS.

To ensure day-to-day safeguarding provision, support and advice is readily available and there are clear routes for who to contact when out of hours and during periods of leave.

Oversight to ensure that high quality supervision is provided to clinical staff and that attendance is recorded and reported centrally.

To work closely with the Named Doctor and Executive Safeguarding Lead to develop policy and practice.

To ensure that NUPAS is represented at case conferences, strategy meetings and serious case reviews and staff who are required to attend are supported.

To lead on NUPAS safeguarding training strategy and to ensure that systems are in place to audit training needs and monitor training attendance.

To meet regularly with the Head of Nursing and the Executive Safeguarding Lead to facilitate reporting on safeguarding within NUPAS and identify any areas or systems which may place NUPAS at risk.

To contribute to the Safeguarding annual report and contract reporting requirements.

To update, review and implement NUPAS policies and procedures whilst ensuring they reflect evidence-based change in practice and those brought about by legislation/key guidance.

To manage and participate in the management of safeguarding which includes triaging safeguarding emails, data collation and task management.

To report on the position of Safeguarding to the Head of Nursing and the Executive Safeguarding Lead on a regular basis.

To provide effective leadership in monitoring and evaluating standards of practice and working closely with service leads to ensure such standards are met.

To contribute to Serious Case Reviews, ensuring that recommendations are implemented and audited.

To contribute safeguarding expertise and advice to service improvement projects or development programmes.

Work in close partnership with teams to ensure all local, corporate safeguarding targets are met and new guidance implemented appropriately.

Where appropriate, represent NUPAS within the Integrated Care System, and with partner organisations, to institute integrated working in the best interests of patient care.

To ensure own knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework/national guidance and local procedures and ensure disseminated appropriately

To ensure the appropriate utilisation and development of evidence-based guidelines to improve safeguarding services.

Keep up to date with emerging thinking / findings from other providers/national guidance.

Support organisational audit and benchmarking activities, implementing changes where appropriate

To always uphold and adhere to NUPAS Values and Strategic Objectives

Plan and interpret own workload and that of others, adhering to policies, procedures and guidelines

Use own judgement to define short, medium term and long-term work priorities

Work unsupervised using own judgement and decision-making skills on day-to-day operational and strategic issues

Maintain a professional work ethic and promote professionalism within the organisation

To take part in the annual appraisal in line with the applied framework and have an appropriate and up to date PDP in place

To adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct

Manage and prioritise own workload

To update own knowledge considering current research and practice

To take responsibility for own development

Attend professional meetings to maintain up to date clinical knowledge base

Critically reflect on own performance through supervision/action learning

Essential

NMC Registered Nurse/Midwife

Level 5 Safeguarding Supervision/training certification.

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

Demonstratable leadership abilities across professional boundaries

Self-discipline and effective time management

Teaching skills

Safeguarding supervision expert experience.

In-depth knowledge and practical experience of Compliance within Healthcare

Experience of working with Womens Healthcare.

Strong analytical skills along with the ability to translate data into meaningful conversations and actions for the Organisation

A self-motivated team player who is comfortable working alone and as part of a wider team.

Willingness to travel between national clinical locations to provide safeguarding supervision and training.

Experienced in safeguarding audit

Experience of inter-agency working

Experience of working with pregnant women with complex medical/social needs

Knowledge of current Safeguarding legislation/guidance/procedures

Awareness of current professional issues within midwifery/Nursing/NHS

Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues

Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues

Awareness of equality and diversity

Awareness of self-care strategies for self and others

Supports a womans reproductive choices

Desirable

Experience of working in Abortion Services

Full UK Driving License

Confidentiality

Employees must not make unauthorised copies or disclose confidential or commercially sensitive organisation information to unauthorised parties.

Employees are required to use the email and internet systems responsibly and to exercise a high level of caution when transmitting confidential information.

Behaviour

Employees are expected to observe the highest standards of personal and professional behaviour such that patients, fellow workers and others have confidence in their integrity. Employees are expected to show respect, sensitivity and courtesy to all those they come into contact with during the course of their work

Health and Safety

All employees must observe all safety rules and follow safe working practices.

No Smoking

Under the Health Act 2006, all enclosed or substantially enclosed workplaces and organisation vehicles must be smoke-free. To help to create a healthy and safe working environment and protect employees and patients from the effects of ill health associated with smoking and passive smoking, all organisation land and buildings and organisation vehicles will be designated smoke-free.

Personal Property

The organisation does not accept responsibility for personal property brought on to the organisations premises. Articles lost or found on organisation premises should be reported to a line manager. Cars are parked on the organisations property at your risk.

Registered Healthcare Professionals

All organisation employees who are required to register with a professional body, to enable them to practice within their profession, are required to comply with their code of conduct and requirements of their professional registration at all times.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

All staff have a responsibility to understand and adhere to the requirements of organisation policy and protocols when dealing with Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults. All employees must share the organisations commitment to protect, safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Information Governance

All staff have a responsibility to always ensure full compliance with Information Governance which includes data protection, confidentiality and information security. Staff need to understand and make themselves fully aware of all organisation policies and procedures related to information governance.

Location

This is a national based role. The office-based element of the role will be at our Head office in Birmingham or at one of our nationwide clinics. Travel expenses will be reimbursed inline with NUPAS expenses policy