Job overview

Are you passionate about safeguarding? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical specialist to join the UHCW NHS Trust Safeguarding Team. The  successful candidate will join a supportive and innovative team, continually striving to ensure that all Trust staff know their safeguarding responsibility and are equipped to improve services and outcomes for families in their care.

The post holder will provide highly specialist safeguarding advice and support within the Trust on safeguarding matters. Ensuring the relevant elements of quality and safety within national guidance and legislation are met. These obligations are met through provision of policy and service development around safeguarding.

The role requires collaborative working and effective inter- disciplinary and inter-agency relationships with all partner agencies in order to minimise the risks to children and young people.

Informal discussions are welcome.

Main duties of the job

1. Maintain expertise, knowledge and professional leadership to the Trust regarding statutory responsibilities towards safeguarding children and young people.
2. Be an excellent role model and exercise good effective leadership, ensuring that support and advice is readily available, and that there is clear guidance as to whom to contact for out of hours advice.
3. Support the review of existing Trust policies, procedures and standards for the management of safeguarding incorporating best practice and evidence.
4. Provide relevant written and statistical reporting of safeguarding activity for the Safeguarding Adults, Children and Young People Committee and other relevant forums. 
5. Support with completing Internal Management Reviews for Serious Practice Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews, and other serious incidents in accordance with statutory guidance.
6. Support on the dissemination and implementation of learning across the Trust from Safeguarding cases including Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and other significant incidents where there are safeguarding concerns.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.