Head of Safeguarding

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

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Psychiatry UK

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2012

🏥 Healthcare

👥 B2C

Healthcare • B2C

Psychiatry UK is the UK’s leading provider of digital psychiatry services, offering online assessment, diagnosis and treatment for a range of mental health conditions. Using secure video links, it connects patients with specialist doctors and provides consultations, assessments and ongoing psychological support with an emphasis on accessibility and convenience. Psychiatry UK operates as a fully remote business, works with many self-employed clinicians, and focuses on pathways including ADHD and ASD while promoting diversity, safety and clinical quality.

📋 Description

• Ensure the organisation meets statutory and professional safeguarding standards • Manage the Safeguarding Lead • Collaborate with the Chief Medical Officer, nominated doctors, and operational safeguarding teams • Ensure robust safeguarding structure, governance arrangements, and effective management processes across all services • Provide expert leadership, guidance, and support on safeguarding matters across the organisation • Ensure compliance with regulations and update Psychiatry UK on safeguarding best practices and relevant changes • Act as the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian • Lead and motivate colleagues to foster high-quality safeguarding practices with openness and trust • Ensure safeguarding governance and monitoring systems are robust, reviewed, and developed to identify and mitigate risks • Provide safeguarding support and professional advice to quality, safety, and clinical leads • Represent Psychiatry UK at external safeguarding meetings and consultations • Develop and oversee the safeguarding audit process • Hold self and colleagues accountable for consistent, high-quality safeguarding outcomes • Provide safeguarding reports to governance and executive committees • Ensure compliance with CQC safeguarding standards and prepare the organisation for inspections • Lead development and implementation of innovative safeguarding practices and training • Ensure continuous professional development and up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding legislation and guidance • Report to the Director of Quality and Safety

🎯 Requirements

• Applicants must reside in the UK • Registered clinician with current registration with the relevant professional body • Relevant degree (Masters or equivalent), ideally in a related field • Extensive leadership experience in safeguarding, either in a previous head role or national-level position • In-depth knowledge of safeguarding requirements for both adults and children • Management/Leadership qualification • Evidence of continuous professional development in safeguarding • Proven ability to manage and support staff in a high-pressure, demanding environment • Experience overseeing safeguarding quality assurance processes • Background in safeguarding, quality, and safety, preferably within the NHS or other relevant sectors • Ability to effectively lead safeguarding initiatives, ensuring quality and compliance with standards • Excellent communication, problem-solving, attention to detail, diplomacy, negotiation, and collaborative working skills • Ability to manage multiple priorities • Desirable: solid working knowledge of mental health • Desirable: experience in strategic-level roles • Desirable: strong media skills • Desirable: background in private healthcare settings

🏖️ Benefits

• £1000 working from home allowance • Health Cash Plan • Well Hub Subscription • Employee Assistance Programme • Annual Volunteering Day • Enhanced Sickness and Family Leave pay • Length of Service Bonus • Pension options • Remote full-time role • Reasonable adjustments during recruitment, including additional time, assistive technology, or alternative formats