Safeguarding Team Administrator | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
| Posting date: | 23 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 August 2025 |
| Location: | Chester, CH2 1BQ |
| Company: | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7171725/373-CSS1165 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic administrator to work within the CWP corporate Safeguarding services to provide a quality, comprehensive administrative, secretarial and organisational support to the Safeguarding Team.
The Safeguarding administrator is responsible for the efficient coordination of processes and systems to support administrative functions within the team and to undertake efficient and effective delivery of this service.
The post holder will be required to act on their own initiative in dealing with day-to-day issues. The position requires the communication of sensitive information on issues regarding serious incidents or where abuse is suspected and as such can be distressing. Proficiency in the use of NHS electronic record systems is essential. This post is a full-time permanent role and is suitable for candidates with safeguarding administrative experience.
As a member of the administrative team your role will be varied and rewarding. The team are friendly, supportive, and welcoming. You will be a highly valued member of the team and key in supporting the CWP Safeguarding Service to support colleagues, children, adults, and families across the CWP footprint.
The Trust currently supports the Real Living Wage (RLW) hourly rate as set by the Living Wage Federation and will apply a pay supplement if the national A4C hourly rate falls below this.
1. To be responsible for inputting, maintaining and retrieval of information from/to relevant databases and to assist in the preparation of statistical and audit information.
2. To undertake word processing of correspondence, reports, agendas and minutes. Produce other documents and presentations using the most appropriate element of Microsoft These can be produced by copy typing or audio.
3. Where applicable maintain departmental/service intranet/extranet
4. To organise and prioritise own workload on a daily basis to ensure that time deadlines are met and that urgent work is accommodated.
5. To receive and provide information from a variety of sources, either paper documentation, telephone or direct contact and provide information and advice to all staff/clients and external agencies as required by ensuring these are dealt with within the agreed timescales.
6. Maintaining up to date and accurate diaries which involves making service-related appointments, interviews, arranging meetings/events/hearings, booking venues and arranging travel requirements.
7. Support/assist in the organisation of seminars, training events, conferences, workshops
8. To maintain strict confidentiality in all aspects of the work, complying with policies and procedures on the safeguarding of personally identifiable information.
9. Assist in time limited projects
10. To prepare for meetings and to participate, take accurate notes and follow up actions, produce minutes and circulate as per Trust Guidance.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
This advert closes on Wednesday 6 Aug 2025
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