Job summary
- Main area
- Safeguarding
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 001-NMR157-0725
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Woodland House
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £78,120 - £90,013 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Head of Safeguarding
Band 8c
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
· We are kind and caring
· We are respectful
· We have trust and integrity
· We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
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Responsible and accountable for the management, leadership, direction and financial management of Safeguarding for Adults and Children within the corporate safeguarding team.
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The post-holder will provide safeguarding leadership, strategic and professional management working with Directorates and Clinical Boards within the Health Board, in the development and delivery of the Health Board’s strategy and ongoing ambitions of the Safeguarding Strategy, ensuring all relevant professional standards and frameworks are upheld. They will provide external safeguarding leadership on defined areas of work and work closely with the Executive Nurse Director and Deputy Executive Nurse Director to continuously improve the safeguarding contribution of these professionals’ groups to supporting population health outcomes.
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Responsible for policy and service development and implementation for safeguarding, interpreting and advising on national and regional policies and professional and clinical standards to ensure the Health Board meets its strategic objectives and discharges its statutory duties in relation to safeguarding.
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Lead on the implementation of the Health and Care Quality Standards relating to Safeguarding and ensure the safe, efficient and effective delivery of care, compatible with professional and national standards.
Main duties of the job
Professional Management and Leadership
Service Improvement
Relationships and Communications
Finance and Resources
Personal and People Development and People Management
Digital and Information
Quality
Effort and Environmental
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac
Advise the Deputy Executive Nurse Director, Executive Nurse Director and the Chief Executive on safeguarding children and adult matters to ensure the Health Board fulfils its responsibilities for safeguarding children and adults. This would include:
Welsh Government guidance or legislative change relating to safeguarding children and adults
Key national reviews
Significant local safeguarding children and adult issues, including the findings of Child and Adult Practice Reviews, which could impact on the UHB’s governance and accountability
Encourage, support and influence a positive commitment to service improvement and transformation across all staff groups and services within and related to safeguarding services.
Have wide-ranging relationships with senior management, clinical and non-clinical staff, independent contractors and colleagues in statutory and external organisations.
Manage the Safeguarding Service budgets ensuring financial control, innovative ways of working, adjusting skill mix, budget-setting and variance analysis.
Lead and manage the Corporate Safeguarding Team, ensuring the delivery of strategic corporate objectives and performance targets with regard to all aspects of safeguarding
Lead the implementation of relevant safeguarding performance measures and analysis and present data from a number of databases and sources.
Advise the Health Board on all aspects of safeguarding governance including risk management, research audit and setting standards and monitoring.
Workload and complexity are unpredictable and there is requirement for intense concentration for analysing and processing information related to children and adults at risk of abuse and neglect and other public protection information.
Person specification
Person specification
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- Master’s qualification or equivalent experience
- Advance knowledge of legislation related to safeguarding and public protection and related statutory guidance and regulations
- Evidence of leadership and management development qualification
- Significant expert/specialist knowledge in safeguarding and quality improvement
- Knowledge of work and function within the relevant Regional Safeguarding Boards.
- Evidence of further professional development
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification or appropriate experience
- Leadership or management qualification or appropriate experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of extensive experience of working at a senior level within the NHS in a safeguarding context
- Significant experience of planning and delivering strategy
- Experience of working with Local Authorities and the Independent sector.
- Evidence of undertaking audits, service evaluation and writing business cases
- Experience of participating in Adult and Child Practice Reviews and Domestic Homicide reviews
Desirable criteria
- Experience of developing education and training materials
- Experience of working within a multi-agency team
- Experience in research and development of practice.
- Experience in Quality Audit and Performance management.
- Experience in working in partnership initiatives
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Effective influencing skills at a senior level.
- Confident presenter to groups of all sizes and the general public.
- Proven ability to lead and support teams. Financial acumen and budget management skills.
- Conflict management and mediation skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in strategy development
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to embrace the following personal values and behaviours on a daily basis
- Ability to demonstrate a commitment to our organisational values
- Flexible approach to the needs of the service
- Ability to travel across the Health Board in a timely manner
- Satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance including Adults and Childrens Barred List
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha Goswell
- Job title
- Deputy Executive Nurse Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 029 218 36332
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