Safeguarding Specialist

Job Description:

Safeguarding Specialist

Cromwell Hospital, Kensington SW5 0TU

Full Time (37. 5hrs) (part time can be considered)

From £49,040pa (dependent upon experience)

Here you'll be welcomed. We chion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You'll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

Role Purpose:

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Safeguarding Specialist to support the Safeguarding Lead at the hospital. You must be able to work under your own initiative to provide specialist advice to all staff disciplines across the hospital and to liaise with external agencies as required.

The Safeguarding Specialist role will take the lead in identifying training needs and providing this training, up to Level 3, for all hospital staff. The post holder will be flexible in their approach to this training and be able to write and deliver training at the different levels required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• As a specialist in the safeguarding arena, use your professional judgement to make decisions to guide and advise staff on highly complex situations in often challenging situations.

• Sound clinical reasoning and decision-making skills including risk assessment.

• Provide professional and clinical leadership to the multi-disciplinary teams across the hospital to ensure that health care provided to adults and children is delivered in accordance with national, local and organizational safeguarding policies, procedures and legislation.

• Collaborate with multi agency partners, patients, families, and carers to ensure that safeguarding is personal for adults at risk.

• To ensure that children are kept at the centre of any safeguarding concerns.

• Deputise for the Safeguarding Lead as required.

• Act as a role model to promote and foster a culture of transparency, collaboration and duty of care and candour.

Who we're looking for:

• Ideally training/teaching experience

• Relevant professional registration

• Good knowledge base on safeguarding and relevant legislation

• Has a good understanding of Safeguarding legislation.

• Practical safeguarding experience

• Able to deal with sensitive and complex cases in a compassionate way.

Why BUPA?

As a leading health insurer and healthcare provider, with the purpose to help people live longer, healthier happier lives, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into our care homes, health centres, dental practices, offices, and our hospital to provide better healthcare.

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It's important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. As a Specialist, you'll be eligible for:

• Enhanced pension and life insurance

• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work

• Discounted access to online gym sessions

• Annual performance-based bonus

• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind

• Option to join dental insurance scheme at a discounted rate.

• Access to our Digital GP platform on you mobile

• Emotional wellbeing support

• Access to family mental health line

• Financial wellbeing channels

Diversity and Inclusion

The Cromwell Hospital is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to the Cromwell Hospital. We'll make sure you are treated fairly, regardless of disability or circumstance. That's why we're happy to offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Whether you've found your feet or are discovering a new path.

Welcome to a place that celebrates you.

This isn't where you've been.

This is where you're going.

This is what we have belief in.

Get in touch or apply today! For more information, please contact Jack McCool by email at

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Nursing & Theatres

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London