Safeguarding and Palliative Care Administrator
| Posting date: | 06 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.55 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £12.55 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2025 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY1 3JG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2084-25-0013 |
Summary
Oversee the workflow of safeguarding reports and documents and ensure they are circulated to appropriate clinicians in line with ICB and local safeguarding policies Summarise and code the documents into the relevant specific templates, highlighting anything significant regarding patients registered to GPs Maintain a register of children on Child Protection plans, Child in Need plans and those children deemed to be cause for concern Ensure the correct coding is added to patient records to aid clinicians in identifying those children and adults who are cause for concern Add alerts to parent records and those who have a child on a safeguarding plan Contribute to data collection and audit in relation to safeguarding to support and improve standards for safeguarding practice within the organisation Prioritise and respond to strategy meeting invitations as advised by the organisations Safeguarding Lead Respond to child protection meetings as advised by the Safeguarding Lead, prepare appropriate documentation and send apologies as necessary Monitor DNAs for children regarding missed clinical appointments and refer to appropriate clinician for follow up (e.g., Practice Nurse, usual GP, Safeguarding Lead) in line with organisational safeguarding policies Support the Safeguarding Lead in co-ordinating communication and meetings with third parties, e.g., health visitors, MASH, ICS safeguarding leads and social workers. This includes taking minutes and updating the patient record in accordance with agreed actions Redact and update the clinical record as per organisational safeguarding protocols when a patient reaches 18 years of age l. Update alerts and warnings in the EMIS record according to organisational safeguarding protocols when safeguarding concerns are recorded The ability to confidently facilitate group safeguarding supervision in clinical settings to a variety of health professionals once trained Be a role model for all clinical staff by practicing safeguarding to the highest standard, whilst exercising a high degree of personal and professional autonomy Be able to signpost staff to relevant agencies and assistance for all types of safeguarding Be aware of local resources and disseminate updates to colleagues To carry out case reviews and disseminate learning to colleagues throughout the organisation Demonstrate commitment to developing own expertise to support robust systems, policies, professional guidance and training so that staff throughout the organisation can identify and contribute to safeguarding issues To have regular safeguarding supervision and case reviews Work with End of Life patients to case-find and then complete EPaCCS (care plans) on the patients behalf. Raise awareness of shared decision making and decision support tools, and assist people to be more prepared to have a shared decision making conversation. Provide coordination and navigation for people and their carers across health and care services, alongside working closely with social prescribing link workers, health and wellbeing coaches and other primary care roles. Organise and lead on the Safeguarding and Palliative Meetings within the Surgery