Interim Senior Safeguarding Manager

Role Overview

• Provide safeguarding leadership in an organisation where public protection is our core purpose.
• Lead the day-to-day operational delivery of safeguarding across the NMC, ensuring that safeguarding is embedded into organisational decision-making, regulatory processes and culture.
• Provide expert advice and oversight on some of the most complex safeguarding concerns encountered by the organisation, often involving significant risk, vulnerable individuals and sensitive circumstances.
• Drive the delivery of the Safeguarding Hub, ensuring that safeguarding concerns are identified early, risks are assessed effectively and appropriate action is taken to protect those who may be at risk of harm.
• Work closely with colleagues across Fitness to Practise, Public Support Services, Professional Support and Engagement, Legal Services and other functions to ensure that safeguarding expertise informs decision-making across the organisation.
• Accountable for providing specialist advice on high-risk and complex safeguarding cases, making difficult decisions where there may be competing considerations, significant organisational risk or potential impact on public protection.
• Work directly with safeguarding partners and statutory agencies to ensure concerns are escalated appropriately and robust action is taken where required.
• Play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the NMC's safeguarding ambitions, identifying emerging themes and risks, leading strategic improvement initiatives, overseeing quality assurance activity, contributing to organisational learning and supporting the implementation of an ambitious safeguarding work programme.
• Manage and develop safeguarding colleagues, deputise for the Head of Safeguarding when required and represent the NMC at internal and external meetings, case conferences and stakeholder forums.

Requirements

• Significant senior-level experience within safeguarding, health, social care, regulatory or related environments, providing expert advice on complex and high-risk safeguarding matters.
• Extensive knowledge of safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and multi-agency safeguarding arrangements, together with a strong understanding of how safeguarding operates within complex organisational settings.
• Proven experience of managing sensitive, high-profile safeguarding concerns, balancing risk, evidence, legal considerations and stakeholder perspectives to achieve the right outcomes.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and provide credible challenge to senior leaders, internal colleagues and external partners.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to identify emerging risks, trends and opportunities through the interpretation of complex information and data.
• Experience of leading organisational improvement, quality assurance, audit or assurance activity to strengthen safeguarding practice and organisational learning.
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring safeguarding approaches are person-centred and responsive to the needs of diverse communities.
• Professional courage, integrity and resilience, with the confidence to raise concerns, challenge poor practice and champion safeguarding in complex and sensitive situations.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
• Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perkbox membership
• Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
• Season ticket loans