Job Description

Safeguarding Documentation and Reporting:

- Complete and circulate safeguarding reports and documents, ensuring compliance with organisational policies. - Summarise and code incoming documents, maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. - Maintain registers of children on Child Protection Plans, Children in Need Plans, and other causes for concern. - Apply accurate coding to patient records to support clinicians in identifying at-risk individuals.

Patient Records and Alerts:

- Add alerts to patient records for proactive care. - Assist with coding patient records regarding online access. - Monitor safeguarding alerts and follow up on cases. - Maintain accurate records in clinical systems.

Meetings and Communication:

- Respond to safeguarding and child protection meetings, prepare documents, and support communication with third parties such as health visitors and social workers. - Organise chair and document multi-disciplinary meetings, including generating agendas, producing minutes, and maintaining action logs. Monitoring and Follow-up: - Monitor missed clinical appointments (Did not attend/ child not brought policy) - Contribute to safeguarding data collection and audits. - Use data and trends to support early identification of safeguarding concerns, such as patterns in missed appointments, frequent A&E attendances, or domestic abuse flags.



Assist with audits and projects to ensure patient health equality. - Monitor trends and escalate concerns. Support and Training: - Practice safeguarding to the highest standard and guide staff to relevant resources. - Enhance expertise to support effective systems, policies, and training. Attend relevant updates, training, and practice learning sessions. Administrative Tasks: - Review and action the safeguarding task box daily. - Check and respond to the safeguarding email regularly. - Maintain the safeguarding noticeboard. Provide guidance on parental responsibility and family court matters to practice administration teams. Direct Contact and Communication: - Handle direct communication with patients and external agencies when necessary, ensuring clear and effective communication via phone and electronic contact. Support for Vulnerable Adults and Complex Needs: - Maintain and monitor registers for vulnerable adults and patients with complex needs. - Liaise with external services to address patient needs.

Compliance and Policy Support:

- Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies, CQC standards, and local authority guidelines. - Assist in updating practice policies related to safeguarding and complex care.