Safeguarding Assurance Manager

Job summary

UHNM has created a post to support the Assistant Director for Safeguarding Assurance and Risk management The Quality Assurance Safeguarding Officer will be providing Trust-wide leadership in safeguarding assurance and the management of Persons in a Position of Trust (PIPOT) cases from triage to closure. The post-holder will deliver high-quality audit, compliance monitoring and risk oversight across sexual safety,chaperoningand safeguarding standards for managing allegations against persons in a position ofTrust.This role is ideal for an experienced safeguardingprofessional withstring analytical, leadership and communication skills

Key Duties/Responsibilities

1.Audit and Assurance

• Develop, maintain and evaluate safeguarding assurance tools aligned to legislation, CQC KLOEs and NHS England expectations.
• Develop audit tools to monitor compliance with relevant policies
• Undertake safeguarding audit programme aligned to relevant policies -chaperoning, managing allegations against Persons in a Position of Trust and sexual misconduct
• Deliver thematic reviews, deep dive sand organisational learning reports
• Analyse audit data to identify lessons learnt and recommendations

2.Data Analysis & Reporting:

• Produce safeguarding dashboards, heatmaps and analytical reports
• Identify themes, patterns and risks requiring escalation.
• Collate data and produce monthly/quarterly reports on safeguarding assurance risk management activity aligned to managing allegations against persons in apposition of trust and sexual safety

3.Quality Improvement & Governance:

Lead improvements arising from audit outcomes.

Support CQC readiness and organisational evidence submissions.

Monitor action plans and compliance frameworks

• Contribute to governance processes, audits, bench marking and risk identification related to People
• Support managers to apply people policies and minimise organisational risk
• 4.MultiAgency Working:
• Represent UHNM in multiagency safeguarding audits and subgroups
• Support partnership learning reviews
• Work in partnership with system partners and external agencies for managing allegations against persons in a position of Trust/sexual misconduct concerns.
• 5.PiPoTAllegation Management:
• Support the Assistant Director for Safeguarding/risk management with the daily operational management of allegations against people in positions of trust in line with policy
• Work collaboratively with HR People teams(Business partners/People operations managers and Assistant Directors (People Team)
• Ensure accurate recording, risk assessment and investigation oversight
• Ensure risk management and mitigation plans are in place
• Escalation of cases and robust reporting and communication
• Robust risk assessment and management of criminal activity ensuring internal escalation