Head of Safeguarding and Prevent - Allegations Management Lead

NHS; Bicester; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider is seeking a skilled safeguarding expert to join as a Bank Role in Bicester. The role involves chairing panels for safeguarding allegations, monitoring investigations, and providing expert advice to ensure compliance with policy. Ideal candidates will have significant safeguarding experience, leadership skills, and relevant professional qualifications. The position offers flexibility and numerous benefits including NHS discounts and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

27 to 33 days holiday entitlement

NHS Pension Scheme

Continual professional development

Occupational Health support

NHS Discounts

Qualifications

• Registered Paramedic or Nurse with relevant professional registration.
• Extensive safeguarding experience and theoretical knowledge.
• Experience in preparing Board level reports and managing budgets.

Responsibilities

• Chair safeguarding allegations panels and complete risk assessments.
• Monitor and report on investigation progress.
• Provide expert advice to disciplinary panels.

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

HR investigations

Multi-agency working

Leadership skills

Education

Master's Degree or equivalent

Registered Paramedic or Nurse

Job description

Job Summary

Are you an experienced professional with expertise in safeguarding and HR investigations? We are seeking a highly skilled subject matter expert to join our team on a bank basis, providing flexible support when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Chair safeguarding allegations against staff panels, ensuring thorough completion of risk assessments and recommendations to protect both staff and patient safety
• Monitor and report on investigation progress, advising the Trust to meet its statutory duties around safer recruitment and reporting to professional bodies, DBS, and statutory partners.
• Provide expert advice to chairs of disciplinary panels and appeals, ensuring compliance with policy and best practice.
• Act as a trusted advisor on complex cases, supporting robust decision‑making and safeguarding standards.

Main Duties

This is a bank role, offering flexibility and the opportunity to contribute your expertise when needed. If you have a strong background in safeguarding, HR investigations, and regulatory compliance, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Full training and support when you join and ongoing throughout your employment with us.
• Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
• Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
• Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
• NHS Discounts in over 200 stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.
• Staff networking and support groups.

About Us

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non‑emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services.

The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non‑emergency patient transport services in Sussex.

We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In SCAS, we know that colleagues who are cared for and valued are enabled to provide the right care, first time, every time. That is why we strive to foster a culture that balances fairness, compassion, learning and accountability; a ’just and learning culture’.

Details

Date posted: 13 November 2025

Pay Scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£76,965 to £88,682 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Bank

Working Pattern

Part‑time

Reference Number

195-25-290-ARH

Job Locations

South Central Ambulance Service, Bicester OX26 6HR

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications and Training

• Registered Paramedic, Nurse or relevant professional registration
• Master’s Degree or equivalent level of safeguarding experience
• Extensive theoretical knowledge including attendance at modular training at strategic level
• Significant and extensive experience of working at a similar level across multiple areas in safeguarding / public protection as well as PREVENT and Learning Disabilities
• Significant experience of multi‑agency working at a senior level
• Specialised knowledge of safeguarding acquired through significant experience
• Experience of preparing and writing Board level reports and presentations
• Significant experience of line management, including direct or indirect line management of a whole service area
• Significant experience of sound budget management with responsibility for budgets
• Provide expert advice, specialist supervision, coaching or support, for senior staff and managers involved in complex situations, assessment and management of risk and legal proceedings. Including safeguarding allegations against staff and sexual safety concerns
• Advanced knowledge of safeguarding issues, policy and practice, including current issues
• Detailed knowledge of the working of safeguarding networks within the South‑Central Ambulance Service area.

Desirable

• Compliant at Level 5 training competence for safeguarding
• Ability to demonstrate sound leadership skills in complex and difficult situations and to lead and motivate a multi‑disciplinary team
• Experience in managing the safeguarding education agenda

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

South Central Ambulance Service, Bicester OX26 6HR

Employer’s website: https://scasjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)