Safeguarding PA and Office Manager

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Wigan is seeking a Safeguarding PA and Office Manager to provide administrative support to the Safeguarding Leadership Team. This role involves managing the TFSS Admin Team and liaising with various professionals within the safeguarding service. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational skills and maintain confidentiality while supporting effective operations within the team. This is an essential position in ensuring high-quality administrative services in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting leadership teams in a healthcare environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in administrative tasks.
• Proficient in managing workloads and implementing systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide confidential administrative support to the Safeguarding Leadership Team.
• Manage day-to-day running of the TFSS Admin Team.
• Liaise with staff and professionals responsible for safeguarding.

Skills

Highly skilled personal assistant

Confidential administrative management

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Job description

An opportunity has arisen within the Think Family Safeguarding Service (TFSS) for a Safeguarding PA and Office Manager.

We are looking for a highly skilled Personal Assistant to support the Safeguarding Leadership Team within the Think Family Safeguarding Service with additional requirement to manage an effective and confidential administrative team.

The post holder will be based at Christopher Home, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, working predominantly from this site but there will be requirements to support and work across all elements of the service located at other Trust sites.

The post includes responsibility for the effective and responsive running of the TFSS Admin Team by providing comprehensive, efficient, and high-quality administrative services. This role involves prioritising and organising day‑to‑day workloads whilst maintaining confidentiality of information throughout the full range of duties involved. Implementation and maintenance of coherent systems/databases to facilitate the management and analysis of safeguarding and children in care processes, using a variety of software programmes is a key requirement of the role.

The post holder will be required to liaise with staff within and outside the organisation as appropriate, including all professionals responsible for safeguarding.

Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

To provide confidential administrative support to the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding and Named Professionals and other members of the Think Family Safeguarding Service together with managing day‑to‑day running of the office within the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWLTH) Think Family Safeguarding Service.

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.

• People at the Heart
• Listen and Involve
• Kind and Respectful
• ONE Team

WWL is committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting [e-mail] where you can also ask about how to access vaccinations.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carlene Baines, Job title: Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding, Email address: [e-mail], Telephone number: 0300 707 2320

General contacts to the Think Family Safeguarding Service on 0300 707 8600:

Teresa Dias - Operational Head of Safeguarding, [e-mail]

Emma Penkywicz - Safeguarding Coordinator and Data Administrator, [e-mail]