Job vacancy: Deputy Safeguarding Children's Lead, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Prestwich

Job summary

Main area: Safeguarding
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 437-6153911

Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Greater Manchester Mental Health
Town: Prestwich
Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/05/2024 23:59

Deputy Safeguarding Children's Lead

Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication and Relationships Skills

· To continually review processes, procedures, materials for suitability and effectiveness, and seek to evolve and improve performance through sharing best practice and innovation.

· To ensure all incidents within administration and performance teams are reviewed, managed and actions plans to address are developed.

· Maintain an open and honest culture where all staff are aware of expectations and are able to put forward and develop ideas for service improvement.

· Manage risks and issues relating the quality measures, escalating risks and appropriate.

· To actively engage in service improvement by reflecting on and developing own practice.

· To give constructive feedback regarding the improvement of services to the appropriate person(s).

· Develop/update network wide policies and procedures in relation to new ways of working.

· To lead organisational change activities including consultations on contentious issues.

· To have responsibility for entering, contributing and maintaining confidential records such as the risk management system and patient administration systems

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Essential criteria

Professional Registered Nurse or Social Worker

Desirable criteria

• Master’s Degree or equivalent experience

Essential

Essential criteria

Experience of managing and leading on highly sensitive and complex safeguarding Children cases.

Desirable criteria

Teaching qualification.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www..nhsemployers.org

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Sponsorship will be offered for eligible roles that meet the salary requirements. Please review guidance from the UK Government here. Please note, most health and care jobs must have a salary of at least £23,300, and other eligible jobs may require have a salary of £38,700 or higher, depending on your individual circumstances.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Bronze

We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Kerrie Ashton
Job title: Named Nurse Safeguarding Childrens Team
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0161 271 0606

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Job summary

Employer heading

Deputy Safeguarding Children's Lead

Band 7

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· To continually review processes, procedures, materials for suitability and effectiveness, and seek to evolve and improve performance through sharing best practice and innovation.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Essential

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact