Safeguarding Adult Advisor
Posted 17 hours 36 minutes ago by Whittington Health
Permanent
Full Time
Public Sector Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Main area Safeguarding Adult Advisor Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (This is a secondment for 6-12 months.) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Safeguarding Adult Advisor) Job ref 220-WHT-4135-A
Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington Health Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAs pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/:59 Interview date 14/10/2026
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3 rd party recruitment providers - North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role.
We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it's important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.
Whittington Health NHS Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.
If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate act ion where necessary.
We do not charge applicants any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements, pre-employment checks, or employment offers. All vacancies are advertised through TRAC/NHS Jobs and candidates are assessed solely on their skills, qualifications, experience, and suitability for the role. If you are asked to make a payment in connection with an NHS job opportunity, please treat this as suspicious and contact the organisation directly using the details published on our official career's website.
Note: This vacancy is a secondment for 6-12 months.
Whittington Health is an integrated hospital and community Trust, covering Islington and Haringey, with services in other London Boroughs. As the safeguarding adult service at Whittington Health expands, an exciting opportunity for an experienced, registered health and/or social care professional has arisen. Safeguarding adults practice is embedded throughout the Trust, with a recent external audit of the Trust's safeguarding practice finding significant assurance in this area. The innovative training delivered across three local London Boroughs and partner agencies around use of the Mental Capacity Act was a previous finalist in the HSJ Best Educational Programme in the NHS. If you are looking for professional development in a supportive environment which welcomes new ideas, this could be for you! For an informal discussion please contact the Safeguarding Adult Lead Toby Kent or Head of Vulnerable Adults Theresa Renwick
Main duties of the job Support the Safeguarding Adults Lead in the design, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for Whittington Health employees, which reflect best practice in safeguarding and ensure accessibility to all relevant staff.
Provide specialist knowledge, advice and practice to Trust staff consistent with the requirements of Whittington Health Safeguarding Adult policy, local Safeguarding Adult Boards, and other relevant NHS England's safeguarding adult policies, procedures, guidelines and Care Quality Commission standards.
Assist in the development of quality assurance frameworks ensuring compliance with statutory record keeping and documentation requirements.
Monitor compliance with mandatory safeguarding training in conjunction with the learning and development team
Working for our organisation Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Support the Safeguarding Adults Lead in the design, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for Whittington Health employees which reflect best practice in safeguarding and ensure accessibility to all relevant staff.
Provide specialist knowledge, advice and practice to Trust staff consistent with the requirements of Whittington Health Safeguarding Adult policy, local Safeguarding Adult Boards, and other relevant NHS England's safeguarding adult policies, procedures, guidelines and Care Quality Commission standards.
Assist in the development of quality assurance frameworks ensuring compliance with statutory record keeping and documentation requirements.
Monitor compliance with mandatory safeguarding training in conjunction with the learning and development team
Experience
To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
Our processes -
Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Whittington Health Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAs pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/10/:59 Interview date 14/10/2026
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3 rd party recruitment providers - North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role.
We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it's important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.
Whittington Health NHS Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.
If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate act ion where necessary.
We do not charge applicants any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements, pre-employment checks, or employment offers. All vacancies are advertised through TRAC/NHS Jobs and candidates are assessed solely on their skills, qualifications, experience, and suitability for the role. If you are asked to make a payment in connection with an NHS job opportunity, please treat this as suspicious and contact the organisation directly using the details published on our official career's website.
Note: This vacancy is a secondment for 6-12 months.
Whittington Health is an integrated hospital and community Trust, covering Islington and Haringey, with services in other London Boroughs. As the safeguarding adult service at Whittington Health expands, an exciting opportunity for an experienced, registered health and/or social care professional has arisen. Safeguarding adults practice is embedded throughout the Trust, with a recent external audit of the Trust's safeguarding practice finding significant assurance in this area. The innovative training delivered across three local London Boroughs and partner agencies around use of the Mental Capacity Act was a previous finalist in the HSJ Best Educational Programme in the NHS. If you are looking for professional development in a supportive environment which welcomes new ideas, this could be for you! For an informal discussion please contact the Safeguarding Adult Lead Toby Kent or Head of Vulnerable Adults Theresa Renwick
Main duties of the job Support the Safeguarding Adults Lead in the design, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for Whittington Health employees, which reflect best practice in safeguarding and ensure accessibility to all relevant staff.
Provide specialist knowledge, advice and practice to Trust staff consistent with the requirements of Whittington Health Safeguarding Adult policy, local Safeguarding Adult Boards, and other relevant NHS England's safeguarding adult policies, procedures, guidelines and Care Quality Commission standards.
Assist in the development of quality assurance frameworks ensuring compliance with statutory record keeping and documentation requirements.
Monitor compliance with mandatory safeguarding training in conjunction with the learning and development team
Working for our organisation Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Support the Safeguarding Adults Lead in the design, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for Whittington Health employees which reflect best practice in safeguarding and ensure accessibility to all relevant staff.
Provide specialist knowledge, advice and practice to Trust staff consistent with the requirements of Whittington Health Safeguarding Adult policy, local Safeguarding Adult Boards, and other relevant NHS England's safeguarding adult policies, procedures, guidelines and Care Quality Commission standards.
Assist in the development of quality assurance frameworks ensuring compliance with statutory record keeping and documentation requirements.
Monitor compliance with mandatory safeguarding training in conjunction with the learning and development team
Experience
- At least 3 years Band 6 experience
- Educated to degree level in health or social care or clinical education related subject or equivalent experience
- Teaching qualification or equivalent
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, with differing levels of responsibility and professional backgrounds
- Ability to effectively lead change and able to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams
- Quality improvement processes
- Recent and extensive clinical post registration experience
- Knowledge of changes to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards framework, and an understanding of the implications for an acute Trust.
- Previous experience of chairing and organising meetings
- Knowledge of quality monitoring processes
To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
- Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
- Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
- Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
- Participate in required training and supervision.
- Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Our processes -
- Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
- If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunatelythis means you have not been successfullyshortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
- Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems - occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
- Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
- You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here . click apply for full job details