Senior Safeguarding Team Administrator

Highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide and coordinate
administrative and secretarial services; including for example, the preparation of agendas and minutes, taking appropriate follow-up action as required.
Supporting the team with the management of projects, gathering information
and undertaking enquires as and when is necessary for the head of department and team members., The post holder will deliver high quality administrative support to the
Safeguarding Team at Birmingham Children's Hospital (BCH) to advocate the smooth operation of the department.
The post holder will maintain an accurate Child Protection database and
collate reports as required, to facilitate high quality service. The post holder will undertake safeguarding data analysis.
The post holder will be required to work flexibly and to manage and organise their workload and be able to cope with conflicting demands on their time but prioritise their work accordingly. The work pattern can be unpredictable at times. The nature of the role requires excellent communication and organisation skills and a high level of computer literacy.
The post holder will have responsibility for handling telephone and other
communications with sensitivity and confidentiality using personal judgement and acquired knowledge to assess each situation and to deal with it accordingly.
The post holder will manage their own workload and will provide non clinical advice and guidance in relation to safeguarding queries. All complex queries are to be escalated to the Safeguarding nurses, team leader and named nurse.

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.