GESH Associate Director of Safeguarding

We are looking for an experienced and motivated nurse, social worker, or AHP to join the St George's, Epsom & St Helier Hospital Group (GESH) as the Associate Director of Safeguarding.

Reporting to the Director of Safeguarding, the Group Associate Director of Safeguarding is the senior safeguarding operational lead across GESH, responsible for the delivery of the Group-wide safeguarding service for adults and children in hospital and community settings.

Working with colleagues across the Group and with the Corporate Nursing team, this role will be pivotal in identifying new and collaborative ways of working and opportunities for learning. They will operationally manage the safeguarding workforce and service and will provide expert operational safeguarding advice and leadership to colleagues at all levels of the organisation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead and manage the Named and Lead professionals across the Group, contributing to the identification and management of organisational risk, and leading the development of site-specific safeguarding work programmes ensuring that these are informed by data analysis and respond to themes and learning from adverse events.

Through partnerships with key stakeholders, the post-holder will establish and continuously improve professional standards in relation to the identification and management of safeguarding concerns across all clinical and non-clinical specialties.

They will develop and maintain strong inter-agency relationships, providing leadership of the safeguarding agenda and supporting capacity building within the health and social care economy.

Job responsibilities

1. Contribute to the identification and management of organisational risk by providing analysis and expert advice to the organisation on the impacts of safeguarding legislation, policy, and statutory guidance.
2. Lead the development of the site-specific safeguarding work programmes ensuring that these are informed by data analysis and respond to themes and learning from adverse events.
3. Support Site Safeguarding Teams with Safeguarding Committees and contribute to Trust thematic safeguarding sub-groups as required.
4. Support site-based teams to develop action plans to highlight compliance with training and supervision standards.
5. Establish and continuously improve professional standards in relation to the identification and management of safeguarding concerns across all clinical and non-clinical specialties.
6. Represent the organisation at local, regional, and national levels, acting as an ambassador for the Group and for the nursing profession.
7. Ensure that Named Professionals actively contribute to Local Safeguarding Partnership meetings (children and adults) and subgroup activity.
8. Gather, analyse, interpret, and present extensive and/or complex data and information to facilitate service development.
9. Lead safeguarding service improvement and innovations in practice supporting integrated service delivery and teamwork across professional boundaries.
10. Develop and maintain communication with professionals and service users on complex safeguarding matters.
11. Provide and present complex information to a wide range of audiences.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• Nurse or social worker (Social Work England registration) or Allied Health Professional
• Significant experience in a senior safeguarding role for children and adults
• Significant line management experience

Desirable

• Experience of being a Named Practitioner in Safeguarding

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of developing and implementing strategies, policies, and procedures to support best practice.
• Experience of developing and delivering safeguarding training in a large/complex organisation

Employer details

Employer name: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Rd, Tooting, SW17 0QT

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Job Reference: 200-NN-6807428-AC-Z