Safeguarding Administrator

Birmingham Women’s and Children; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Safeguarding Administrator to join our safeguarding team. You will support safe, timely safeguarding for vulnerable women, children and families and work with experienced safeguarding professionals to develop your knowledge through learning opportunities.

We offer a dedicated, inclusive workplace within a leading specialist NHS trust, with comprehensive training and a commitment to staff development. This role is based on-site.

Qualifications

• Good standard of secondary education and relevant qualifications.
• Experience with Word for Windows, email and internet, and audio typing.
• Experience of minute taking.

Responsibilities

• Support safeguarding team to ensure safe, effective and timely support for vulnerable patients.
• Work alongside safeguarding professionals and contribute to improving patient outcomes.
• Develop skills and knowledge through learning and development opportunities.

Skills

Minute taking

Word processing

Audio Typing

Education

Good standard of secondary education

OCR

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Search through the open vacancies at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s.

This is YOUR place

• To be at the heart of brilliant care for women, children and young people.
• Where innovation, compassion, and opportunity meet to help transform lives.
• To make a unique impact from day one. As one of only two centres in the UK for women, children, and young people, this is where you can help bring prize-winning discoveries and game-changing innovations to life.
• To grow a thriving career and unlock your potential. Our unique and vast specialisms provide opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. No matter the career path you choose – you’ll have unwavering support for your ambition and a real investment in your learning.
• To discover a community of support. Where our strength comes from our people, who come from every walk of life and who work shoulder-to-shoulder across every discipline. Here, you’ll find a deep camaraderie and the support to take control of your career and find your passion – on the best days, and the toughest.

This is Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Trust.

This is your place, our place, the place.

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

At Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we are committed to providing outstanding care for women, children, young people and families. As a Safeguarding Administrator, you will play an important role in supporting our safeguarding team to ensure vulnerable patients receive safe, effective and timely support.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated and supportive team within one of the UK's leading specialist NHS trusts. You will work alongside experienced safeguarding professionals, contribute to improving patient outcomes, and be supported to develop your skills and knowledge through a range of learning and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

We are proud of our values of Ambitious, Brave and Compassionate, and we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is respected, valued and able to thrive.

If you are an organised and motivated administrator looking to make a meaningful contribution to patient care, we would welcome your application.

The Trust is committed to inclusive recruitment. Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Unfortunately, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Good standard of secondary education
• OCR
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent at diploma levee and confidential information
• WP experience essentially with Word for Windows, email and internet Audio Typing
• Experience of minute taking

KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• A sound understanding of medical terminology

Sponsorship:

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments:

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Name Sue Floyd Job title Named Midwife for Safeguarding Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07775222718 Additional information

Deb Dearn

Senior Safeguarding Administrator

Safeguarding Team (BWH)

Birmingham Women ’s & Children ’s NHS Foundation Trust

0121 335 8222

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