Professional Head of Safeguarding

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Trust as Head Safeguarding. Reporting to our Deputy Chief Nurse, our future Head of Safeguarding will bring expert knowledge in the field of safeguarding, public protection and vulnerable persons. They will lead our safeguarding teams, adults, children, vulnerable women and the learning disabilities, dementia services and newly appointed Enhanced care Team supporting patients with mental health needs across the Trust. As the head of service for these portfolios you support senior teams to deliver the best care aligned with the best practice strategies.
We are seeking highly expert, motivated registered professionals who have significant leadership experience operating at a senior level. Exhibiting compassion, kindness and inclusivity in your daily values, we support applications from experienced individuals with demonstrable leadership skills.
For informal discussion please contact current post holder Jane Mitchell on or , As an experienced registered professional working at a Trust-wide level, the post holder will have lead role the Trust in ensuring robust mechanisms for safeguarding, and public protection, including those required for the Trust to fulfil its statutory duties.
The post holder will be required to draw on / ensure access to high levels of specialist knowledge about safeguarding, public protection, and vulnerable persons national policies and processes to support all professionals in meeting statutory compliance across the Trust.
You will lead the Trust's safeguarding teams, adults, children and vulnerable women and the learning disabilities and dementia services ensuring patients and carers are supported, assessed and appropriately care planned.
As a member of the senior nursing, AHP and midwifery team you will be professionally accountable to the Deputy Chief Nurse and be a highly visible member of the senior leadership team.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
+ Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
+ On-site Nurseries
+ On-site staff cafes
+ On-site parking
+ Support in career development
+ Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics