Safeguarding Adult Advisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a secondment opportunity for a Safeguarding Adult Advisor at Whittington Health, an integrated hospital and community Trust. The role involves supporting the Safeguarding Adults Lead in designing and delivering education and training programmes for staff. You will provide specialist knowledge and advice on safeguarding practices, ensuring compliance with policies and standards. The position also includes assisting in developing quality assurance frameworks and monitoring mandatory safeguarding training.
Key responsibilities
- Support the Safeguarding Adults Lead in the design, delivery and evaluation of education and training programmes for Whittington Health employees.
- Provide specialist knowledge, advice and practice to Trust staff consistent with safeguarding policies and standards.
- Assist in the development of quality assurance frameworks ensuring compliance with statutory record keeping and documentation requirements.
- Monitor compliance with mandatory safeguarding training in conjunction with the learning and development team.
Essential criteria
- At least 3 years Band 6 experience
- Educated to degree level in health or social care or clinical education related subject or equivalent experience
- Post registration qualification in safeguarding
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels, with differing levels of responsibility and professional backgrounds
- Ability to effectively lead change and able to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams
- Recent and extensive clinical post registration experience
- Knowledge of changes to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards framework, and an understanding of the implications for an acute Trust.
- Previous experience of chairing and organising meetings
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification or equivalent
- Quality improvement processes
- Knowledge of quality monitoring processes
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Safeguarding Adult Advisor
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
Job Title: Safeguarding Adult Advisor Note: This vacancy is a secondment for 6-12 months.
Whittington Health is an integrated hospital and community Trust, covering Islington and Haringey, with services in other London Boroughs. As the safeguarding adult service at Whittington Health expands, an exciting opportunity for an experienced, registered health and/or social care professional has arisen. Safeguarding adults practice is embedded throughout the Trust, with a recent external audit of the Trust's safeguarding practice finding significant assurance in this area. The innovative training delivered across three local London Boroughs and partner agencies around use of the Mental Capacity Act was a previous finalist in the HSJ Best Educational Programme in the NHS . If you are looking for professional development in a supportive environment which welcomes new ideas, this could be for you! For an informal discussion please contact the Safeguarding Adult Lead Toby Kent [email removed] Head of Vulnerable Adults Theresa Renwick [email removed]
Main duties of the job
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