Safeguarding PA and Office Manager
| Posting date: | 01 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Wigan, WN1 2NN |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7620254/302-25-7620254CPR |
Summary
A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An opportunity has arisen within the Think Family Safeguarding Service (TFSS) for a Safeguarding PA and Office Manager.
We are looking for a highly skilled Personal Assistant to support the Safeguarding Leadership Team within the Think Family Safeguarding Service with additional requirement to manage an effective and confidential administrative team.
The post holder will be based at Christopher Home, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, working predominantly from this site but there will be requirements to support and work across all elements of the service located at other Trust sites.
The post includes responsibility for the effective and responsive running of the TFSS Admin Team by providing comprehensive, efficient, and high-quality administrative services. This role involves prioritising and organising day-to-day workloads whilst maintaining confidentiality of information throughout the full range of duties involved. Implementation and maintenance of coherent systems/databases to facilitate the management and analysis of safeguarding and children in care processes, using a variety of software programs i are a key requirement of the role.
The post holder will be required to liaise with staff within and outside the organisation as appropriate, including all professionals responsible for safeguarding.
Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
To provide confidential administrative support to the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding and Named Professionals and other members of the Think Family Safeguarding Service together with managing day to day running of the office within the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWLTH) Think Family Safeguarding Service.
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
· People at the Heart
· Listen and Involve
· Kind and Respectful
· ONE Team
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting covid-19.vaccine@wwl.nhs.uk where you can also ask about how to access vaccinations.
The post holder will act as Personal Assistant for Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding and Operational Head of Safeguarding further supporting the Named Safeguarding Practitioners within the Think Family Safeguarding Service.
Duties will include co-ordination of diaries and will be a key contact for the entire service.
The post holder will be responsible for organising internal and external meetings, ensuring the agenda and relevant papers are distributed in a timely manner, produce accurate notes and action logs from the meetings and request updates on any actions identified.
The post holder will also be responsible for general office management tasks such as ordering equipment and stationery to meet the needs of the service together with providing general administrative support.
Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for the line management of the Safeguarding Administrative staff.
This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025
An opportunity has arisen within the Think Family Safeguarding Service (TFSS) for a Safeguarding PA and Office Manager.
We are looking for a highly skilled Personal Assistant to support the Safeguarding Leadership Team within the Think Family Safeguarding Service with additional requirement to manage an effective and confidential administrative team.
The post holder will be based at Christopher Home, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, working predominantly from this site but there will be requirements to support and work across all elements of the service located at other Trust sites.
The post includes responsibility for the effective and responsive running of the TFSS Admin Team by providing comprehensive, efficient, and high-quality administrative services. This role involves prioritising and organising day-to-day workloads whilst maintaining confidentiality of information throughout the full range of duties involved. Implementation and maintenance of coherent systems/databases to facilitate the management and analysis of safeguarding and children in care processes, using a variety of software programs i are a key requirement of the role.
The post holder will be required to liaise with staff within and outside the organisation as appropriate, including all professionals responsible for safeguarding.
Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
To provide confidential administrative support to the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding and Named Professionals and other members of the Think Family Safeguarding Service together with managing day to day running of the office within the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWLTH) Think Family Safeguarding Service.
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
· People at the Heart
· Listen and Involve
· Kind and Respectful
· ONE Team
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting covid-19.vaccine@wwl.nhs.uk where you can also ask about how to access vaccinations.
The post holder will act as Personal Assistant for Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding and Operational Head of Safeguarding further supporting the Named Safeguarding Practitioners within the Think Family Safeguarding Service.
Duties will include co-ordination of diaries and will be a key contact for the entire service.
The post holder will be responsible for organising internal and external meetings, ensuring the agenda and relevant papers are distributed in a timely manner, produce accurate notes and action logs from the meetings and request updates on any actions identified.
The post holder will also be responsible for general office management tasks such as ordering equipment and stationery to meet the needs of the service together with providing general administrative support.
Additionally, the post holder will be responsible for the line management of the Safeguarding Administrative staff.
This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025