Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs – Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster and Hertfordshire. We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Are you interested in an opportunity to join an enthusiastic and dynamic team within Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH) Safeguarding Team, as a Safeguarding Adviser, [band 7], working in Ealing, in our Central Safeguarding Hub? We have 1 WTE vacancy Arising due to the promotion of the recent post holder. You will be working within a local team with one other Safeguarding Adviser and the Named Nurse, but also within a wider Safeguarding Team covering 11 boroughs.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced practitioner, with excellent communication skills and a good knowledge and understanding of Working Together 2018 and of the wider safeguarding agenda. The successful applicant will have access to supportive programs to enable the development of competence and confidence in taking on a new role. The post holder will be required to provide support, advice and training across the Trust and will engage in multi-agency partnership working, including contributing to Multi-agency panel meetings and deputizing on occasions for the Named Nurse. We are a friendly and happy team, with a breadth of knowledge and expertise that we are ready to share with new colleagues.
If you are a highly motivated individual who is passionate about safeguarding children at risk, then we would like to hear from you. Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours! We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find * accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- A fast-track 18 month rotational programme to move to progress your career here
- Support with gaining your driving license
- T&C’s apply
- Car lease scheme
- T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BME background. CLCH also has active BME and LGBT networks.
