Safeguarding & Partnership Lead
| Posting date: | 25 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 December 2025 |
| Location: | York, YO23 1DE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0462-25-0091 |
Summary
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES To act as the Hospital safeguarding champion, promoting a culture of openness, accountability, and continuous improvement in safeguarding practice. Provide Hospital Leadership Team with specialist advice, including regulatory matters and patient safety in relation to safeguarding concerns within the Hospital. Act as the single point of contact for all external safeguarding partners including Local Authorities, Police, ICSs, and voluntary sector organisations, liaising with the Hospital Leadership Team to ensure issues are resolved in a timely and effective way. Attend as required by the Registered Manager to attend multi-agency safeguarding meetings and contribute to case reviews. Monitor safeguarding activity and performance, producing reports for the Hospital Leadership Team as required. To work alongside the Hospital Leadership Team to ensure learning from safeguarding reviews is embedded into practice across the Hospital. Deliver and oversee local safeguarding information sessions across the Hospital. To work with external agencies to develop discharge packages from admission. To act as family liaison lead to ensure effective communication with family members/advocates of patients within the Hospital. To attend meetings with associate Hospital Managers as and when directed to update on patients. To undertake, any reasonable travelling requirements, in order to fulfil the tasks and responsibilities of the role. To undertake, any other duties as may be required. This Job Description is not intended to be inflexible or include a list of all duties, but an outline of the post; therefore, it may be amended from time to time in consultation with the post-holder. Rewards You can look forward to excellent benefits some are listed below. A competitive salary of Up to £31,000 per annum 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata) Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave. Health Cash Plan Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Excellent training and support Group life assurance. Eye voucher scheme Free parking Company Pension Long Service and Staff Awards