Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Business Support - Safeguarding

The closing date is 03 May 2026

Job summary

We're looking for a proactive and highly organised Administrative Support Officer to join our East Hampshire hub. In this vital role, you'll provide day to day administrative support to our specialist nurses and social workers, helping them deliver essential services to individuals and families across the area.

You'll also play a key part in supporting the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) process through research and information gathering, as well as offering administrative assistance to our Senior Management Team.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Safeguarding Support Team, you will:

Provide efficient, accurate and confidential administrative and secretarial support

Respond promptly and professionally to routine safeguarding enquiries

Work independently, prioritising your workload and making day to day decisions to support the effective running of the safeguarding hub

Collaborate closely with colleagues across the team to maintain a cohesive and responsive service

Assist with the collation, analysis and dissemination of data

Support monitoring and evaluation of safeguarding projects

Maintain and upload safeguarding documentation using electronic health record systems

We're looking for someone who is:

Highly organised, with strong attention to detail

Confident working independently and managing competing priorities

Able to handle sensitive information with discretion

Skilled in communication and teamwork

Comfortable using digital systems and electronic health record platforms

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast paced environment, enjoys supporting others, and takes pride in delivering work that contributes to safer, more effective care.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

Date posted

20 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-COR-11038

Job locations

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 administration qualification or equivalent experience
  • Excellent working knowledge and experience of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent. Minimum A-C in English
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 administration qualification or equivalent experience
  • Excellent working knowledge and experience of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel and Outlook.
  • Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent. Minimum A-C in English

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Karen Hammett

karen.hammett3@nhs.net

03001233917

Details

Date posted

20 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year Based on full time hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-COR-11038

Job locations

Moorgreen Hospital

Botley Road, West End

Southampton

Hampshire

SO30 3JB


Supporting documents

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