SAFEGUARDING SUPPORT OFFICER

Job description

Job responsibilities

About the role

Working as part of the Quality Team, the Safeguarding Support Officer will be responsible for developing, reviewing and updating active safeguarding cases assessing support from and working in tandem with the Safeguarding Lead when required.

Day to day, your duties will include but not be limited to:

• Management of operational safeguarding cases, ensuring timely follow up procedures and first line advice for staff requiring any support regarding processes and procedures.
• Providing and being in receipt of highly complex, sensitive and confidential information in relation to safeguarding.
• Facilitating and supporting staff in the accurate completion of all safeguarding documentation.
• To liaise closely with other health and social care professionals, police and legal departments to ensure that a co-ordinated approach and high-quality care is provided, including attendance at case conferences and reviews on in a deputised capacity for the Safeguarding Lead if appropriate.
• To assist staff with day-to-day safeguarding and domestic abuse issues acting in a consultative and advisory capacity alongside the Safeguarding Lead.
• To complete detailed audits addressing the Government's goals for children in relation to Safeguarding, Domestic Abuse, the Childrens Act 1989/2004 and the Care Act 2014.
• Work independently through the reporting system (Datix) ensuring all cases are received and outcomes are clearly documented.

About You

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• An extensive experience of safeguarding with proven experience of sharing good practice and setting high standards.
• An ability to process complex information effectively.
• An ability to form professional partnerships internally and with key external organisations such as Social Services and the Integrated Care Board.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An ability to remain current with organisational policies and procedures.
• An ability to contribute to the development of key reports such as Medvivo's annual Quality Account.

What we offer

• Competitive salary ( £23,000-£25,000 per annum)
• Discretionary staff bonus scheme
• Free staff parking
• Generous holiday entitlement of up to 33 days per annum inclusive of bank holidays
• Company Pension Scheme
• Simply Health cash plan membership
• Life Assurance

Apply

If you would like to make a difference and think this is the role for you, we would love to hear from you.

For a full Job Description or if you have any questions, please contact our Recruitment Team on recruitment@medvivo.com

Please note the pay range for this role is between £23,000-£25,000 per annum.

Closing date: Friday 18th August (5pm)

*Please note that Medvivo reserves the right to close this advertisement early should sufficient applications be received in advance of the closing date*

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
• An extensive experience of safeguarding with proven experience of sharing good practice and setting high standards.
• An ability to process complex information effectively.
• An ability to form professional partnerships internally and with key external organisations such as Social Services and the Integrated Care Board.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An ability to remain current with organisational policies and procedures.
• An ability to contribute to the development of key reports such as Medvivo's annual Quality Account.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Medvivo

Address

Fox Talbot House

Greenways Business Park

Chippenham

SN15 1BN

Employer's website

https://www.medvivo.com (Opens in a new tab)