Operational Head of Safeguarding
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 25 Ebrill 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £62,215 - £72,293 per annum, pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Mai 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Wigan, WN1 2NN |
| Cwmni: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7133224/302-25-7133224CPR |
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A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Think Family Safeguarding Service supporting the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding in a new role as Operational Head of Safeguarding. We are looking for an experienced, senior practitioner with a passion for safeguarding adults, children and children in care with a clear commitment to delivering high quality care and innovative provision to improve outcomes.
As the Operational Head of Safeguarding, you will provide senior leadership and expertise ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding practice across the Trust. You will support the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding on the implementation and delivery of the WWL Safeguarding Strategy demonstrating adherence and appreciation of the Trusts Values and Behaviours. You will be a key leader in ensuring delivery of statutory and regulatory safeguarding requirements providing robust line management and oversight to the Named Safeguarding Professionals and wider Think Family Safeguarding Service. You will be able to demonstrate competence and confidence in safeguarding at a senior operational level with clear safeguarding insight and vision to ensure an ability to act in a deputy role for the Associate Chief Nurse at a strategic level
The Operational Head of Safeguarding will be an integral member of the Think Family Safeguarding Service Senior Management Team supporting the Corporate Nursing Division in delivering key performance targets to provide assurance and oversight. You will have a proven ability to work within complex and challenging safeguarding environments guaranteeing safeguarding governance aligns with national standards. You will have a desire to drive continuous quality improvements and be confident in representing the WWL Think Family Safeguarding Service and Trust at local safeguarding boards and partnerships. You will have significant understanding and appreciation of the national and regional drivers around safeguarding in the context of the ever-changing Health and Social Care agenda with clear recognition of the wider muti-agency dependencies and initiatives that influence safeguarding practice and provision.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
· People at the Heart
· Listen and Involve
· Kind and Respectful
· ONE Team
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
The Operational Head of Safeguarding will act as a deputy for the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding with responsibility for supporting the development, co-ordination and implementation of Trust Safeguarding Strategy whilst acting as a senior safeguarding lead and operational manager within the WWL Think Family Safeguarding Service (TFSS).
This post has operational oversight for the safety of children (including unborn) and adults within a safeguarding context with the postholder required to demonstrate expert leadership and specialist knowledge to deliver and give assurance in relation to all facets of the local, regional and national safeguarding agenda. The post holder will support in ensuring that the Think Family Safeguarding Service, inclusive of Named Safeguarding Professionals, deliver all the key objectives, statutory functions and CQC requirements for the safeguarding of all patients, across all WWL sites.
This advert closes on Friday 2 May 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Think Family Safeguarding Service supporting the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding in a new role as Operational Head of Safeguarding. We are looking for an experienced, senior practitioner with a passion for safeguarding adults, children and children in care with a clear commitment to delivering high quality care and innovative provision to improve outcomes.
As the Operational Head of Safeguarding, you will provide senior leadership and expertise ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding practice across the Trust. You will support the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding on the implementation and delivery of the WWL Safeguarding Strategy demonstrating adherence and appreciation of the Trusts Values and Behaviours. You will be a key leader in ensuring delivery of statutory and regulatory safeguarding requirements providing robust line management and oversight to the Named Safeguarding Professionals and wider Think Family Safeguarding Service. You will be able to demonstrate competence and confidence in safeguarding at a senior operational level with clear safeguarding insight and vision to ensure an ability to act in a deputy role for the Associate Chief Nurse at a strategic level
The Operational Head of Safeguarding will be an integral member of the Think Family Safeguarding Service Senior Management Team supporting the Corporate Nursing Division in delivering key performance targets to provide assurance and oversight. You will have a proven ability to work within complex and challenging safeguarding environments guaranteeing safeguarding governance aligns with national standards. You will have a desire to drive continuous quality improvements and be confident in representing the WWL Think Family Safeguarding Service and Trust at local safeguarding boards and partnerships. You will have significant understanding and appreciation of the national and regional drivers around safeguarding in the context of the ever-changing Health and Social Care agenda with clear recognition of the wider muti-agency dependencies and initiatives that influence safeguarding practice and provision.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
· People at the Heart
· Listen and Involve
· Kind and Respectful
· ONE Team
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
The Operational Head of Safeguarding will act as a deputy for the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding with responsibility for supporting the development, co-ordination and implementation of Trust Safeguarding Strategy whilst acting as a senior safeguarding lead and operational manager within the WWL Think Family Safeguarding Service (TFSS).
This post has operational oversight for the safety of children (including unborn) and adults within a safeguarding context with the postholder required to demonstrate expert leadership and specialist knowledge to deliver and give assurance in relation to all facets of the local, regional and national safeguarding agenda. The post holder will support in ensuring that the Think Family Safeguarding Service, inclusive of Named Safeguarding Professionals, deliver all the key objectives, statutory functions and CQC requirements for the safeguarding of all patients, across all WWL sites.
This advert closes on Friday 2 May 2025