Care Coordinator (Safeguarding)
| Posting date: | 29 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,084.02 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £31084.02 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2025 |
| Location: | Chichester, PO20 3RP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2219-25-0005 |
Summary
To oversee the workflow of safeguarding reports and documents and ensure they are circulated to appropriate clinicians in line with practice safeguarding policies. To triage incoming information from Adult Services in regards to vulnerable adults, including completing MARAC reports, hospital DNA/WBN letters, police SCARFs and any other information relevant to the safeguarding department. To summarise and code the documents into the relevant specific templates, highlighting to patients registered GPs anything significant. To ensure the correct coding is added to patient records to aid clinicians in identifying those children and adults who are cause for concern. To add alerts to parent records, those who have a child on a safeguarding plan. Any other tasks delegated by practices, suitable to the candidates strengths. To contribute to data collection and audit in relation to safeguarding to support and improve standards for safeguarding practice across the PCN. Plan and provide administrative support for the weekly safeguarding huddle, MDT to be chaired by the Senior GP Partner, including minute taking and agenda items. Invitations to Initial / Review Child Protection Conference. Requests for reports for Initial / Review Child Protection Conferences. General Responsible for reviewing and processing all incoming proxy access requests, which allow a nominated individual (such as a parent, carer, or legal representative) to access a patients medical records via online services. This includes verifying the legitimacy of the request, ensuring appropriate consent and documentation are in place, and assessing any safeguarding risks in line with practice protocols and national guidelines. Proxy access requests for care homes. Working with the Duty Manager to ensure patient consent is correctly recorded on SystmOne Online. Actively participates and takes minutes in Gold Standard Framework (GSF) meetings to support the identification, care planning, and coordination of patients nearing the end of life, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach to high-quality palliative care.