Safeguarding Panel Chair
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Safeguarding Panel Chair
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a Safeguarding Panel Chair to provide independent leadership and oversight of safeguarding governance. This contract role involves chairing the Group Safeguarding Panel, ensuring robust oversight and continuous learning, with occasional visits. Requires significant safeguarding experience at senior level, strong alignment with values, and commitment to human rights. Remuneration £4,500 per annum, 12-15 days per year.
About the Role
As Chair of the Group Safeguarding Panel, you will provide independent leadership and constructive challenge, ensuring robust oversight, strong assurance and continuous learning across the organisation. The Panel plays a critical governance role, offering assurance to the Group Board that safeguarding responsibilities are fully embedded in everyday practice and that concerns are addressed openly, proportionately and with the individual at the centre. Occasional visits to engage with people we support and colleagues will form a valuable part of the role.
The Person We're Looking For
We are looking for someone with significant safeguarding experience at senior operational or strategic level, ideally within social care, health or a related sector. However, how you work is just as important to us as what you know. You will be someone who:
- Lives our values of Ambition, Courage, Integrity, Partnership and Respect
- Is passionate about protecting rights, promoting dignity and improving outcomes for people in vulnerable situations
- Provides challenge with empathy, curiosity and integrity
- Is confident chairing complex discussions while ensuring all voices are heard
- Is committed to equality, inclusion and amplifying lived experience
We are particularly interested in candidates who bring their whole self to governance – your professional insight, personal values and life experience all matter.
Practical Details
- Time commitment: Approximately 12–15 days per year
- Term: 3 years from August 2026
- Remuneration: £4,500 per annum
Additional Information
A basic DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce. As Disability Confident Leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. For an informal chat with Rhoda Iranloye (Chief Quality Governance & Lived Experience Officer), please refer to the recruitment brief pack. Closing date: 29 May 2026. Interviews: 29 June 2026 (virtual).