Head of Safeguarding and Prevent - Allegations Management Lead

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust; Bicester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading ambulance service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced professional for a flexible bank role focused on safeguarding and HR investigations. The role includes chairing panels and providing expert advice on compliance, making it essential for candidates to have a strong background in safeguarding practices. This role offers full training, NHS discounts, and a supportive work environment, with a holiday entitlement that increases with service years.

Benefits

Full training and support

27-33 days holiday entitlement

NHS Pension Scheme

Professional development opportunities

Occupational Health support

NHS Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding and HR investigations is essential.
• Ability to chair panels and provide expert advice.
• Strong background in compliance and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Chair safeguarding allegations against staff panels.
• Monitor and report on investigation progress.
• Advise on compliance with policy and best practice.
• Support decision-making on complex cases.

Skills

Safeguarding expertise

HR investigations

Regulatory compliance

Job description

A Vacancy at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.

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

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 we offer

• 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’.

The full details of the role are included in the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents.

This advert closes on Thursday 20 Nov 2025