Safeguarding Health Practitioner, Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

As we move forward it’s vital that everything we do and every service we provide is delivered in a robust way and is in line with national standards and protocols. That’s where you come in!

Your next role

This post has responsibility for the quality assurance (part of the role) of the safeguarding aspects of community health activities within the Children, Families and Community Health service. You will provide oversight and scrutiny of the delivery of high quality community health safeguarding services to vulnerable children and ensure they are in line and comply with national legislation, policies and guidance. In addition you will have a key role in promoting and sharing good professional practice, providing advice and expertise to our wide range of health professional practitioners and ensuring excellent safeguarding training is in place and being accessed by staff.

The post-holder will report directly to the Principal for Health and Wellbeing who is the CQC registered manager for our regulated health activities across children’s community.

We are inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates from a relevant, registered health professional background. If you are passionate about safeguarding and improving outcomes for Children & Young People and have the relevant SCPHN qualification, then we would love to hear from you.

This is an important and autonomous role for an experienced and motivated professional. If you have the background and experience to deliver in this exciting and challenging role, we want to hear from you.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Please see our new Swindon Plan.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

To discuss this role in more detail please contact Stephanie Coleman, Senior Safeguarding Health Practitioner at SColeman@swindon.gov.uk or Brenda Nakamya, Service Manager at BNakamya@swindon.gov.uk

We will be interviewing successful candidates throughout the campaign and reserve the right to close early, therefore early applications are encouraged. 

All applications for this position are being handled through NHS Jobs. Please visit the NHS Jobs website for application details. NHS Ref No: F0065-24-RNR002426