Safeguarding Specialist Advisor | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based healthcare provider is seeking an individual for a crucial safeguarding role within their mental health services in Maidstone. This position requires collaboration with multi-agency partners and strong experience in safeguarding across various settings. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and must hold a valid UK driving licence. Join us to make a difference in safeguarding vulnerable people and promoting safe practices in our mental health services.

Qualifications

• Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business purposes unless a disability applies.
• Experience in safeguarding across child, adult, and mental health settings.
• Strong collaborative working skills with multi-agency partners.

Responsibilities

• Support and respond to safeguarding enquiries from the workforce.
• Maintain a prevention approach to keep families safe.
• Collaborate with external colleagues to provide safeguarding leadership.

Skills

Collaborative working skills

Knowledge of adult safeguarding

Safeguarding experience

Job description

About the role

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults. The post-holder will play a key role in promoting safeguarding across the Trust, using a think‑family approach, early help and prevention, while giving voice to the experience of children and adults to ensure a person‑centred and safe response.

Key responsibilities

• Support and respond to safeguarding enquiries from the whole workforce, including children and adult directorates, community & acute services, forensic and specialist services, and volunteer support.
• Maintain a prevention approach to keep people and families accessing KMMH services safe, inspiring confidence in service quality.
• Collaborate with external colleagues (social care, education, housing, addiction services, primary care, etc.) to provide safeguarding leadership and expertise.
• Contribute to local safeguarding children partnerships and adult safeguarding board activities.
• Attend safeguarding meetings and information requests (Strategy Meetings, Child Protection Conference, MARAC, MASH, and other inter‑agency meetings).
• Advocate and enable safeguarding within a mental health setting, ensuring safe practice and development across the organisation.

Qualifications and requirements

• Full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car/vehicle for business purposes (unless a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 applies).
• Experience in safeguarding across child, adult, and mental health settings.
• Strong collaborative working skills with multi‑agency partners.
• Knowledge of adult safeguarding, Prevention, the Mental Capacity Act, DoLS/Liberty Protection Safeguards.

Core areas

• Safeguarding Children and Young People
• Adult Safeguarding
• Prevention
• Mental Capacity Act
• DoLS (soon to be Liberty Protection Safeguards)

About Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Covering hospital and community settings, we provide joined‑up, accessible care for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we support over 2,000 patients in hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Why join us

We are passionate about working with communities to improve mental health care, guided by our values of caring, inclusive, curious and confident. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and actively encourage applications from under‑represented communities for senior roles.