Safeguarding Lead - Surbiton and Chessington PCN
| Posting date: | 13 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2025 |
| Location: | Surbiton, KT6 6EZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0276-25-0012 |
Summary
Summary We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic and forward thinking practitioner to work within our PCN. We are looking for someone who can work autonomously, is reliable and flexible and can demonstrate expertise in safeguarding. You will have a key role in overseeing the quality of safeguarding practice within the PCN, providing support to clinical practitioners and ensuring timely and smooth information exchange between relevant safeguarding partners within the legal framework and supporting the strategic direction across the organisation. You will have a relevant health/social work qualification and significant professional experience working with children and adults with evidence of exposure to safeguarding casework and an emphasis on the principles outlined in Making Safeguarding Personal. We expect an excellent knowledge of the legislation that supports work to safeguard children and adults. Experience of report writing, audit, supervision/ teaching will be important to help you in this role. You will need to be able to demonstrate good communication skills and effective team working within the PCN and with other agencies including the local authorities and healthcare providers. This post will provide expert clinical leadership and direction for safeguarding children and adults and ensure that the PCN and practices fulfil statutory obligations in the services they deliver. Job summary Work with GPs within the PCN to identify, manage and prioritise a caseload of patients in accordance with need and where appropriate refer to other professionals/ organisations Take a leading role in overseeing and managing the recording and coding of safeguarding information so that there is uniformity across the PCN. Work within the practices by co-operating with other service providers to share information in adherence with confidentiality, data protection legislation and data sharing agreements. Ensure regular and consistent communication with each GP practice, providing updates on patient caseload and actively managing quarterly meetings Have mechanisms in place to engage with patients who are using the service Be able to work reflectively and collaboratively to improve, develop and evolve the service and patient experience Ensure that at all times service users experience support that is friendly, accessible, warm whilst professional and responsive to individual need Main responsibilities Record, action and follow up caseload where safeguarding issues are present and ensure relevant GP practices are informed Timely completion of safeguarding reports-e.g. information requests from local authority or relevant agencies such as MARAC Attendance at meetings relevant to your caseload such as child case conferences and strategy meetings Work with clinicians and service users/ patients to ensure actions are being followed up, evaluated and co-ordinated around the needs of the user Meet and ensure good communication with professionals in relevant organisations such as local hospital, health visitor, PAC, childrens services and multidisciplinary health care team. Act as the first port of call for service users/ patients / families as appropriate Make referrals to other professionals/agencies where these will be beneficial. Completion of monitoring, evaluation and assessment processes for all appropriate and relevant services. Devise and participate in audit, working with practice safeguarding leads on Section 11 audit. Maintain and support practice staff with their safeguarding duties. This includes restorative safeguarding supervision. Devise and deliver safeguarding training to GP practice staff. This includes identifying educative lessons from safeguarding that are relevant to primary care staff. Development and updating of Practice & PCN safeguarding policies.