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Head of Safeguarding – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

ST ANDREW'S HEALTHCARE
60,000 per year
Northampton
Full-time
6th April 2026
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  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Profession: Leadership and Management
  • Location: Northampton
  • Salary: £60,000-£78,000

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We have an exciting fixed-term opportunity for a Head of Safeguarding within our mental health hospital. You will provide strategic leadership and organisational oversight of safeguarding adults and children, ensuring high-quality practice, focus, compliance, and a strong culture of safety across all services.

Our Charity

We are St Andrew's. We are a mental health charity, and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs.

We are looking to a future with less stigma, more community support, more research and education, and we aim to be at the forefront of inspiring real change. We want to ensure we can all live in a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future.

Come and join us and support us to help people transform their lives.

The role

This is a senior leadership role responsible for providing expert oversight, leadership, and direction for safeguarding adults and children across multiple sites. You will lead the safeguarding agenda, ensuring high-quality, safe, and effective practice is embedded across all services, in line with statutory requirements and best practice.

  • You will be reporting directly to the Executive Director for Quality and Nursing
  • Provide strategic leadership for safeguarding adults and children across the organisation
  • Ensure compliance with statutory frameworks, including the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Working Together to Safeguard Children
  • Lead on safeguarding policies, procedures, and governance systems
  • Provide expert advice and guidance to staff, senior leaders, and the Board
  • Oversee safeguarding incidents, referrals, and complex case management
  • Ensure robust systems are in place for learning from safeguarding incidents and embedding improvements into practice
  • Lead safeguarding training strategy, ensuring staff meet required competencies (Level 3–5 as appropriate
  • Work collaboratively with external partners (Local Authorities, ICBs, NHSE, CQC, Police)
  • Provide assurance through audits, reporting, and performance monitoring
  • Promote a positive safeguarding culture and reflective practice across the organisation
  • Lead for PREVENT

About you

You will have significant experience of working within the safeguarding field. You will hold an NMC Registration or relevant equivalent health or social care professional registration.

You will bring an advanced knowledge of legislation related to safeguarding and mental health and public protection and related statutory guidance and regulations.

You will have significant expert/specialist knowledge in safeguarding and quality improvement, and strategic development preferably in a large or similar complex organisation. You will also have extensive experience of working at a senior level in a safeguarding context.

You will have both the breadth and depth of skills to fulfil the role described above and strong leadership skills to inspire and lead with a focus on excellence and accountability.

You will also be a role model for the St Andrew’s CARE values and the pillars of our Leadership Commitment including compassionate, person-centred care.

Reward

We offer an excellent benefits package including Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 33 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications. On-site facilities such as cafes, all set within beautiful grounds.

Interested?

If this sounds like you then we’d love you to apply here. Please contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@stah.org to arrange an informal discussion or for a copy of the full job description.

Closing date: 6 April 2026