National Safeguarding Lead - Adults and Specialist Services

Premier Recruitment Group Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is looking for a skilled National Safeguarding Lead for Adults & Specialist Services. This role involves developing safeguarding strategies, leading investigations, and training across a national context. Candidates should have significant experience in adult safeguarding, relevant qualifications, and strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation. The position is home-based with national travel requirements and offers a competitive salary plus car allowance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a senior safeguarding role in adult services.
• Deep understanding of safeguarding legislation, CQC and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong working knowledge of MCA, DoLS, Prevent, Human Rights Act, Equality Act.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the development and implementation of a robust adult safeguarding strategy.
• Support serious case reviews, Section 42 enquiries and safeguarding investigations.
• Provide on-site operational support and represent the company in external meetings.

Skills

Incident investigation

Stakeholder engagement

Safeguarding legislation understanding

Training delivery

Multi-site organizational experience

Education

Relevant professional qualification in Health, Social Care, or Safeguarding

Job description

Premier Recruitment Group has the privilege to recruit on behalf of our client based in London. We are recruiting for experienced and forward thinking

National Safeguarding Lead - Adults & Specialist Services

Home-Based (National Travel Required)

Full-Time | Permanent

£70,000 + Car Allowance

Are you an experienced safeguarding professional with a passion for driving best practice and shaping national policy in adult social care?

Our client is seeking a dynamic and highly skilled National Safeguarding Lead - Adults & Specialist Services to take ownership of our safeguarding strategy, governance, and operational oversight across our adult services division.

This is a high-profile leadership role where you will work closely with senior leaders, external regulators, and operational teams to deliver a safe, person-centred approach that supports and empowers the individuals we care for.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead on the development and implementation of a robust adult safeguarding strategy
• Act as the organisation's subject matter expert on all adult safeguarding matters
• Develop and lead a safeguarding forum to analyse incident trends, training compliance, and share best practices
• Support serious case reviews, Section 42 enquiries and safeguarding investigations
• Collaborate with Learning & Development teams to shape effective, compliant safeguarding training
• Champion co-production and empower service users through education and engagement
• Provide on-site operational support and represent company in external safeguarding meetings
• Design and implement audits that drive learning and continuous improvement

About You

• Relevant professional qualification in Health, Social Care, or Safeguarding
• Extensive experience in a senior safeguarding role in adult services
• Deep understanding of safeguarding legislation, CQC and associated regulatory frameworks
• Skilled in incident investigation, reporting, and stakeholder engagement
• Experience developing and delivering training across complex, multi-site organisations
• Strong working knowledge of related frameworks: MCA, DoLS, Prevent, Human Rights Act, Equality Act

If interested please apply or contact Tom Kurczab at Premier Recruitment Group.