Business Support - Safeguarding
The closing date is 03 May 2026
Job summary
The post holder will support the Safeguarding Support Team in administrative tasks as appropriate.
To provide an efficient, high quality and confidential administrative and secretarial support to the safeguarding support team.
To respond promptly and efficiently to all routine requests to deliver the safeguarding agenda across HIOW Healthcare.
To work without direct supervision in prioritising and making decisions in relation to the day-to-day operation of the safeguarding support team hub and to work collaboratively with other members of the team.
To assist with, collation and dissemination of data and monitoring and evaluation of projects for the Safeguarding Support Team. Maintain and upload safeguarding documents via electronic health recording systems.
Main duties of the job
*To act as the first point of contact to practitioners and professionals from other agencies for the Safeguarding Support Team hub. Filtering calls and correspondence and dealing with routine requests.
*To deal with highly sensitive information regarding abuse and domestic violence effectively and in a professional manner.
*To use information systems e.g. Systm One, Caredirector, MOSAIC, RIO & Spine Portal effectively to identify relevant practitioners, GPs etc.
*To transfer data including safeguarding alerts to relevant electronic health records.
*To request information from service lines for the purpose of high-risk domestic abuse meetings then upload identified information after meetings.
*To set up and maintain systems for the collection of data and monitoring of projects for the Safeguarding Support Team. This includes setting up databases, spreadsheets and the development of presentations using power point.
*To use advanced IT skills to develop and maintain specific databases as required by the Safeguarding Support Team e.g. Training database.
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 Pro Rata for 22.5 hours per week
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
348-COR-11103
Job locations
Moorgreen Hospital
Botley Road, West End
Southampton
Hampshire
SO30 3JB
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
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