Safeguarding Care Coordinator
Job Details
- Employer
- CLICK PCN
- Location
- Summervale Surgery, Canal Way, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9FE
- Contract
- permanent
- Salary
- Dependant on experience
- Posted
- Closing Date
Job Description
Job summary
The Safeguarding Care Coordinator for adult and child safeguarding will have a key role in supporting the Safeguarding Lead and GPs to protect our most vulnerable patients.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work within the Ilminster practice to provide central co-ordination for safeguarding information and communication to support care planning. The role will be GP facing with the core responsibility of maintaining consistent protocols regarding safeguarding information across the practice. The role will provide expert advice and support to colleagues once trained.
The post-holder will support the audit and research of safeguarding practice within the practice and disseminate learning to colleagues to improve safeguarding practice across the PCN.
The post-holder will oversee safeguarding administration, document handling, record management and communication with partner organisations. They will also work within a multi-disciplinary team to aid liaison between the practice team, the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub and the ICS.
It is expected that the postholder will liaise with other Safeguarding Co-ordinators across the PCN and wider NHS.