We have an exciting opportunity to join our Trust as Head of Safeguarding. Reporting to our Deputy Chief Nurse, our future Head of Safeguarding will bring expert knowledge in the field of safeguarding, public protection, and vulnerable persons. They will lead our safeguarding teams, including adults, children, vulnerable women, and the learning disabilities and dementia services, as well as the newly appointed Enhanced Care Team supporting patients with mental health needs across the Trust. As the head of service for these portfolios, you will support senior teams to deliver the best care aligned with best practice strategies.
We are seeking highly expert, motivated registered professionals who have significant leadership experience operating at a senior level. Exhibiting compassion, kindness, and inclusivity in your daily values, we support applications from experienced individuals with demonstrable leadership skills.
As an experienced registered professional working at a Trust-wide level, the post holder will have a lead role in ensuring robust mechanisms for safeguarding and public protection, including those required for the Trust to fulfill its statutory duties.
The post holder will be required to draw on and ensure access to high levels of specialist knowledge about safeguarding, public protection, and vulnerable persons' national policies and processes to support all professionals in meeting statutory compliance across the Trust. You will lead the Trust's safeguarding teams, ensuring patients and carers are supported, assessed, and appropriately care planned.
As a member of the senior nursing, AHP, and midwifery team, you will be professionally accountable to the Deputy Chief Nurse and be a highly visible member of the senior leadership team.
Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow, and beyond. Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists, and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey, and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
1. Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
2. On-site Nurseries
3. On-site staff cafes
4. On-site parking
5. Support in career development
6. Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes, and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org
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