Job summary
This post is Fixed Term for 6 months Until 31/03/2025 to cover secondment.
We are looking for a highly motivated nurse, allied health professional or practitioner with significant experience in the field of safeguarding and proven leadership ability who can evidence impact at a strategic level.
As a senior health professional you will have current NMC/AHP/professional registration. You will also have a post graduate qualification at Masters Level or evidence of equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
You will have excellent communication and reporting writing skills with the ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
The National Safeguarding Service, NHS Wales (NSS) is the national service provider of professional and NHS system leadership across the spectrum of safeguarding children and adults at risk. The NSS provides a unique function, ideally positioned to give a strategic national focus for NHS Wales providing objectivity, whilst being an enabler for improved quality and the reduction of variation across Wales in relation to safeguarding. The NSS facilitates collaboration in order to coproduce the delivery of nationally agreed strategic approaches and objectives to safeguard children and adults at risk within Wales, specifically in the context of NHS Wales.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
We are Public Health Wales - the national public health organisation for Wales. Our purpose is 'working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help all people in Wales live longer, healthier lives. With our partners, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.
Together, our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the main source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. Never more has public health been so important as we come through the Coronavirus pandemic, face the challenges of the cost-of-living crisis and tackle and prevent the harmful effects of climate change.
Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.
To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/careers/
For guidance on the application process, please visithttps://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Professional with current NMC registration; or other appropriate professional regulatory body pertaining to other registered allied health professionals.
- Master's degree in relevant subject; or evidence of relevant and related experience deemed equivalent to Master's level qualification.
- Specialist qualification in safeguarding and public protection or demonstrable equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification. Management Qualification. Other Post Graduate Qualification relevant to safeguarding. Further Academic Award. Leadership development
Experience
Essential
- Substantial recent experience working at a senior management strategic level in Safeguarding and Public Protection within a healthcare setting.
- Experience of contributing towards practice or policy developments at regional or national level.
- Substantial experience in service improvement
- Evidence of strategic leadership in safeguarding
- Development of Standards of Practice.
- Extensive experience working within Community Child Health/Vulnerable Groups
Desirable
- Experience of carrying out research and / or working in an academic department and development of practice
- Experience of working in partnership initiatives.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge across the life course of safeguarding and public protection
- Ability to think, plan and deliver strategically
- Demonstrates effective leadership and management skills.
- Quality Improvement Skills
- Substantial experience of writing and presenting reports for Executive Directors, and presenting at meetings and committees
- Ability to challenge poor practice across all disciplines and develop strategies to enable practitioners to change practice
Desirable
- Quality Improvement Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales)Act 2014, Children Acts 1989 and 2004 , VAWDASV Act and related statutory guidance and regulations
- Extensive specialist knowledge of safeguarding legislation, policy and guidance issues
- Able to convey a clear understanding of the concept of multi-agency working and to recognise potential barriers.
- Clear understanding and working knowledge of governance frameworks which support the delivery of safeguarding services
- Clear understanding and working knowledge of governance frameworks which support the delivery of safeguarding services
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills
- Able to handle emotionally charged and confliction situations
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to sites across Wales and the UK on a regular basis
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Public Health Wales
Address
to be confirmed
Cardiff
CF10 4BZ