Senior Safeguarding Advisor (Band 7)

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	29 Rhagfyr 2025
Cyflog:	£26,875.00 i £30,325.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£26875.00 - £30325.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	12 Ionawr 2026
Lleoliad:	Tadworth, KT20 5RU
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	B0474-25-0148

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Safeguarding You will work closely with our teams to ensure The Childrens Trust meet its statutory responsibilities to protect the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Support the organisation to meet statutory duties for Looked After Children, including oversight of care planning standards and close liaison with external professionals. Provide specialist advice and consultation to the wider MDT for CLA, LPS, DOLS and MCA, keeping abreast of policy and national changes. Ensure any CYP in the assessment stage have their social care status and safeguarding concerns identified and managed, working closely with external partners Provide advice underpinned by specialist knowledge to the organisation on Looked After Children, safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, incorporating local and national guidance and statutory regulations. Lead the high-quality delivery of the organisations mandatory safeguarding training programme. Create and/or utilise opportunities for recordable Safeguarding Supervision. Provide Safeguarding Supervision to individuals or groups, ensuring appropriate reflective practice is embedded. Support analysis of regulatory compliance data, against safeguarding training and supervision. Effectively communicate local safeguarding knowledge, research and findings from audits, challenge poor practice and address areas where there is an identified training/development opportunity. Lead on assigned safeguarding investigations and ensure subsequent learning is embedded and practice developed as a result. Support overview of incident management and trend., reporting information into Clinical Governance meetings. Facilitate and contribute to safeguarding audits, demonstrating and sharing your knowledge of how to implement and audit the effectiveness of safeguarding/child protection services on an organisational level against current national guidelines and quality standards. Facilitate and contribute to the development of safeguarding and other relevant policies, demonstrating and sharing your knowledge of how to implement effective safeguarding/child protection services on an organisational level against current national guidelines and quality standards. Cover for the absence of the safeguarding Strategy and Assurance Lead as required. To undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time. Skills and Responsibilities Maintain knowledge and expertise on national and local policy and guidance in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Receive regular safeguarding supervision and undertake reflective practice. Management of self and others Maintain a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems. Recognise own limitations, develop realistic goals, and use support network resource when or if necessary. Treat challenges and problems as a learning experience. Remain organised and focused when under pressure. Respond appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback. Motivate self and others Communication Handle sensitive information professionally. Impart professional knowledge and provide constructive feedback to foster learning. Maintains clear and concise documents and records, in accordance with The Childrens Trust Policy. Ensures documents are managed confidentially at all times. Liaise professionally with our partners in external agencies and provide information as required and as appropriate.Governance Report identified risks, maintain accurate records, and participate in audits and other activities for clinical governance. Produce and contribute to internal reports, and external reporting such as the Section 11 audit. Ensure any appropriate concerns are accurately reported in the incident reporting system. Demonstrate working knowledge of regulatory compliance e.g. The CQC, Ofsted Care and Ofsted Education frameworks, childrens home regulations and Keeping Children Safe in Ofsted Education, Keeping Children Safe in Education, supporting necessary regulatory assessments/reviews/visits. Meet with parents as part of the complaints process where relevant and take overview and management of complaints as required Professionalism: Meet the current Social Work England professional body standards with respect to professionalism and to keep up to date with any changes. Participate and maintain evidence for re-validation. Be responsible for maintaining registration with Social Work England. Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust. Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times. Keep abreast of sector developments. Maintain own supervision and reflection.Health and Safety Adheres to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures. Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post. Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training. Promotes the health and safety of others. Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed. Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment. Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems. Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary. Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience. Remains organised and focused when under pressure. Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback. Motivates self and other