Children's Safeguarding Advisor

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, Safeguarding Team has vacancies for Safeguarding Advisors working within Community Health Services in Lewisham, University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich.

You will work within the Safeguarding Team which covers acute and community health services., You will be involved in providing support, supervision and training to staff and will engage in multi-agency working via attendance at MARAC and MASH as required., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Applicants need to have a sound understanding of safeguarding and experience of working with child protection and vulnerable families. They should have a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience within their specialist practice area of work.

Candidates require exceptional communication skills to deliver to this post.

In return you will work with a team that aims to deliver a first class service and aspires to continuously improve

This is a very exciting and unique opportunity to develop and extend your skills and knowledge in the safeguarding children field.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations