Rochdale Borough Adult Safeguarding Board (RBSAB) is seeking to appoint an experienced Independent Chair to work closely with local safeguarding leaders. The right candidate will play an important role providing analysis, assurance and challenge to the local multi-agency safeguarding arrangements, and promote the welfare of adults across the borough of Rochdale. It is an exciting time to join RBSAB as strategic partnership leaders are reviewing and refreshing the multi-agency vision of safeguarding to ensure robust governance alongside placing adults and their families at the heart of everything we do. The Independent Chair will work closely with strategic leadership to undertake robust, solutions focused scrutiny and provide advice to ensure the quality of RBSAB is operating to the highest of standards. We are looking for an inspirational and innovative individual with safeguarding experience from a social care, health or a policing background. The preferred candidate will operate strategically and utilise a range of evidence to hold strategic stakeholders to account. You will be accountable to the 3 strategic leader partners from; Rochdale Borough Council, NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board and Greater Manchester Police. You will have the support of Rochdale s Joint Board & Partnership Business Unit to undertake this role. Full details of role can be found within the Job Description and Person Specification, however, if you have any questions, please send direct RBSB.AdminRochdale.Gov.UK To maintain the integrity of this appointment, applicants must not have any current affiliation with any of the agencies represented on the board and must be able to demonstrate that they can undertake this role independently. Appointment to this post is subject to a DBS check under Adult workforce RBSAB is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Interviews are to be held 22 October 2024 To apply please demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification. Please include reference to your qualifications that are specified on the person specification within your application if this applies to you.