Safeguarding Lead


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£57,528 to £64,750 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6AB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Oct 2026
Closing date:	1 Nov 2026

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Summary

Lead in the provision of expert knowledge and advice on safeguarding at EACH. Ensure consistent safeguarding, policies and procedures are implemented in accordance with current legislation. Ensuring staff are equipped and supported to maintain high standards of safeguarding practice, overseeing and providing the safeguarding training provision for EACH employees and volunteers. Actively involved in the strategic planning and service developments alongside the EACH Executive Safeguarding Lead (Director of Care) ensuring compliance and best practice in accordance with national and local requirements. Develop and maintain processes and procedures for safeguarding babies, children, young people and adults at risk of harm or abuse ensuring accountability and oversight of safeguarding at EACH to minimise risk. Responsibilities Act as the Designated lead professional role for Safeguarding Children and Adult responsibilities across EACH (specialist level 4 trained) Maintain oversight of EACH safeguarding activity, including where appropriate case management and maintenance of the EACH safeguarding log. To work closely with the Registered Managers at each site to support the local safeguarding leadership role. Act as an expert resource, providing specialist knowledge advice and support on all aspects of safeguarding to staff and volunteers, within Care and other directorates, including retail. Provide direct involvement in complex safeguarding matters, including multi-agency cases. Lead and monitor identified case reviews and action plans. Ensure EACH visibility and contribution to relevant multi agency safeguarding forums. Contribute to the development of any Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding adults related documents that guide practice, including the EACH safeguarding policy and standard operating procedures. Ensure risk management processes are followed that provide assurance that safeguarding arrangements, processes and practice are in place. Ensure accurate reporting of safeguarding incidents, enabling insights and analysis to support governance, quality improvement and board assurance. Provide relevant reports as required, including quarterly reports for the board and ICBs. Provide an active key role in the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership Boards (LSCPBs) and ensure EACH attendance at relevant external meetings. Disseminate national and regional guidance/recommendations i.e. NICE etc., regarding Safeguarding People and interpret for local implementation. Provide advice on court related issues such as writing of witness statements, coroner inquest reports, care proceedings, custody arrangements or criminal statements regarding parental issues. Lead and monitor the implementation of an overall safeguarding quality improvement programme incorporating both internal priorities and recommendations from Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews, LeDeR and Safeguarding Adult Reviews. Responsible for ensuring effective processes are in place for safeguarding supervision for care staff. Be responsible for developing and delivering the safeguarding training programme, identifying improvements and updates relevant to new legislation and best practice. Lead and ensure completion of related internal Safeguarding Audits. Lead and ensure participation in Section 11 audits with relevant ICBs. Be the organisational link in with the LADO / PiPoT. Be the organisational Prevent Lead. To support the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty compliance and best practice. Communication Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively. Ensure staff complete compliant and high standards of safeguarding documentation within patient records, supporting the provision safeguarding reports as required. Provide board assurance reports and presentations as required. Professional development Maintain own professional development and participate in the EACH appraisal process. Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis.

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