Adult Safeguarding Admin Specialist

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Banks; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Adult Safeguarding Administrator to join the Safeguarding Adults Team on a 30-hour part-time contract at Southport and Ormskirk sites. You will provide comprehensive administrative support, manage DoLS processes, take minutes and assist data collection.

This role requires discretion, resilience and effective liaison with internal teams and external organisations, with cross-site duties across Southport and Ormskirk as needed.

Qualifications

• GCSE English or equivalent at grade C or above.
• RSA II typing or equivalent.
• ECDL or equivalent.
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Safeguarding Team, including handling communications via email, telephone and post.
• Receive and share sensitive safeguarding communications and prioritise accordingly.
• Disseminate safeguarding information to staff outside the safeguarding team as directed.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of systems and processes and attend training.
• Provide secretarial support including diary management, room bookings and training resources.
• Maintain accurate safeguarding databases and update patient records with safeguarding alerts.
• Assist in producing policies and protocols relevant to the service.
• Provide data for quarterly and annual returns to Local Safeguarding Boards and Clinical Commissioning Group.
• Support audit and survey material and maintain intranet pages.

Skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Data protection

Microsoft Office

Education

GCSE English

RSA II typing

ECDL

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Adult Safeguarding Administrator to join the Safeguarding Adults Team on a 30-hour part-time contract at Southport and Ormskirk sites. You will provide comprehensive administrative support, manage DoLS processes, take minutes and assist data collection.

This role requires discretion, resilience and effective liaison with internal teams and external organisations, with cross-site duties across Southport and Ormskirk as needed.