Safeguarding Apprenticeship

DR K BRIDGEMAN & DR P REEVES FOSTER DR P REEVES

RUBY (CV23 9NH)

Closes in 15 days (Friday 16 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 April 2025

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Summary

To work with the existing Safeguarding Coordinators to ensure the highest standards of safeguarding practice are observed within the Practice. To coordinate safeguarding procedures and policies across the Practice workforce, with both clinicians and non- clinicians

Wage

£9,815 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Safeguarding support officer (level 3)
Hours
Monday, 08.00 - 13.00, Tuesday, 08.00 - 13.00 & 13.30 - 15.30, Wednesday, 08.00 - 13.00 & 14.00 - 17.00 and Friday, 08.00 - 13.00

25 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 1 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

This list of duties and responsibilities represents the broad range of tasks which may be required to be undertaken either routinely or periodically. 

This list is not exhaustive, and the role may include additional duties which are not listed here:

  • To train to fulfil the role of Safeguarding Coordinator for Brookside Surgery for both children and adults
  • To work as part of the Care Navigation Team (Reception staff) to assist all patients with general queries and requests
  • Manage the safeguarding diary of child protection and adult safeguarding meetings and  to maximise GP contributions at these meetings where possible
  • Assist GPs with preparation of safeguarding reports for safeguarding meetings and conferences e.g completing demographics and factual information such as missing vaccinations, was not brought information, outstanding health referrals
  • Support safeguarding coding from safeguarding documents coming into the practice, training admin staff in appropriate processes and improving quality
  • To act on information from colleagues to raise concerns with the safeguarding leads and investigate and gather information for risk assessments to be made
  • Co-ordinate practice safeguarding meetings and maintain records of discussions and actions taken following these
  • Liaise with patients/families regarding any outstanding health issues raised through safeguarding meetings
  • Liaise with parents to book appointments for a child’s health needs (such as vaccinations or health reviews) when a child is on a child protection plan
  • Maintain up to date registers/coding of children on child protection plans and looked after children
  • Help to support clinicians following up children and adults who are not brought to appointments. For example, by contacting them and arranging another appointment
  • Liaise with external healthcare professionals to promote multidisciplinary/multi agency working and advice to other non-medical health professionals
  • Perform audits in key areas to improve practice choosing an area a month and running audits at each practice: - Child not brought to appointments - primary care, secondary care - Vulnerable adults not brought to appointments - primary care, secondary care - Domestic violence coding/follow up
  • Proactively look for ways to improve safeguarding practice as an organisation and in individuals. Share learning from local and national cases. Facilitate case discussion to aid learning across teams
  • Attend safeguarding conferences, core groups and other meetings for the purpose of safeguarding

Where you’ll work

BROOKSIDE SURGERY
BROOKSIDE
STRETON ON DUNSMORE
RUBY
CV23 9NH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

LOGISTICA TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD

Your training course

Safeguarding support officer (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within role and responsibilities.
  • Use person-centred communication.
  • Use safeguarding legislation and organisational policies and procedures to advise colleagues on safeguarding matters.
  • Triage and prioritise safeguarding concerns.
  • Recommend courses of action in relation to safeguarding concerns.
  • Tailor safeguarding responses to suit the individuals views, feelings and cultural influences.
  • Escalate cases to senior staff in accordance with local policy and procedures.
  • Report allegations about staff in line with local policies and procedures, whilst maintaining confidentiality.
  • Use, record and store paper based and digital data and information securely and in line with local and national policies and procedures.
  • Share data and information in a safeguarding context in line with local and national policy and procedures.
  • Collate and use data to create reports to inform safeguarding meetings, processes and audits.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date safeguarding logs and registers through the use of digital or paper systems in line with local and national policy and procedures.
  • Identify when decisions are not in an individuals best interest and escalate concerns within scope of own role using the local safeguarding escalation pathway.
  • Recognise and report incidents to own organisation.
  • Provide emotional and practical support to internal and external stakeholders during safeguarding work.
  • Support and supervise internal and external stakeholders to make multi-agency referrals.
  • Apply safeguarding legislation, local and national policies, procedures and codes of conduct to safeguarding practice within own role.
  • Apply safeguarding theory to practice.
  • Work together within the wider team to plan and manage safeguarding caseloads.
  • Comply with the safeguarding process when a safeguarding concern is raised in line with organisational policy.
  • Use communication styles and approaches to suit the needs of individuals.
  • Reflect on own performance within a group environment with other colleagues to inform best safeguarding practice.
  • Embed lessons learned from local and national safeguarding reviews to practice.
  • Assist with the delivery of safeguarding training to stakeholders in accordance with safeguarding training frameworks to ensure stakeholders achieve desired learning outcomes.
  • Collate evidence to prepare for external safeguarding inspections, reviews and audits.
  • Apply feedback from safeguarding inspections, reviews and audits to improve safeguarding practice.
  • Participate in training and continuous professional development activities and evaluate the impact of learning on own practice.
  • To seek advice and support from senior staff to preserve own wellbeing and personal safety when required.
  • Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns within role and responsibilities.
  • Use person-centred communication.
  • Use safeguarding legislation and organisational policies and procedures to advise colleagues on safeguarding matters.
  • Triage and prioritise safeguarding concerns.
  • Recommend courses of action in relation to safeguarding concerns.
  • Tailor safeguarding responses to suit the individuals views, feelings and cultural influences.
  • Escalate cases to senior staff in accordance with local policy and procedures.
  • Report allegations about staff in line with local policies and procedures, whilst maintaining confidentiality.
  • Use, record and store paper based and digital data and information securely and in line with local and national policies and procedures.
  • Share data and information in a safeguarding context in line with local and national policy and procedures.
  • Collate and use data to create reports to inform safeguarding meetings, processes and audits.
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date safeguarding logs and registers through the use of digital or paper systems in line with local and national policy and procedures.
  • Identify when decisions are not in an individuals best interest and escalate concerns within scope of own role using the local safeguarding escalation pathway.
  • Recognise and report incidents to own organisation.
  • Provide emotional and practical support to internal and external stakeholders during safeguarding work.
  • Support and supervise internal and external stakeholders to make multi-agency referrals.
  • Apply safeguarding legislation, local and national policies, procedures and codes of conduct to safeguarding practice within own role.
  • Apply safeguarding theory to practice.
  • Work together within the wider team to plan and manage safeguarding caseloads.
  • Comply with the safeguarding process when a safeguarding concern is raised in line with organisational policy.
  • Use communication styles and approaches to suit the needs of individuals.
  • Reflect on own performance within a group environment with other colleagues to inform best safeguarding practice.
  • Embed lessons learned from local and national safeguarding reviews to practice.
  • Assist with the delivery of safeguarding training to stakeholders in accordance with safeguarding training frameworks to ensure stakeholders achieve desired learning outcomes.
  • Collate evidence to prepare for external safeguarding inspections, reviews and audits.
  • Apply feedback from safeguarding inspections, reviews and audits to improve safeguarding practice.
  • Participate in training and continuous professional development activities and evaluate the impact of learning on own practice.
  • To seek advice and support from senior staff to preserve own wellbeing and personal safety when required.

Your training plan

  • Safeguarding Support Officer Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C)
  • Maths (grade C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills

Other requirements

Rural location with little public transport so own transport likely to be essential. Some details of cases can be distressing and stressful and the candidate must have the ability to manage the impact of this work which can involve frequent exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances. Full support will be given at all times.

About this company

NHS General Practice

After this apprenticeship

  • To take on the full role of Safeguarding Co-ordinator

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LOGISTICA TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD

Madeleine Clark

MADELINE.CLARK@NHS.NET

02476542525

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317067.

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Closes in 15 days (Friday 16 May 2025 at 11:59pm)

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