Safeguarding Families Lead

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join the GMMH Corporate Safeguarding Team as a Specialist Nurse/Professional Safeguarding Adults.

The postholder will support the Adult Safeguarding Lead to lead on the adult safeguarding agenda and be responsible for ensuring that the Trust carries out its statutory duties in relation to safeguarding adults.

As the Specialist Nurse/Professional Safeguarding Adults, you will be responsible for to ensuring the Trust carries out its statutory duties with respect to safeguarding adults.

To assist with the development and implementation of the Trust's safeguarding adult agenda, and ensure that Trust policies, procedures and governance systems meet statutory and national requirements in relation to safeguarding adults.

To support the Head of Safeguarding/Adult Safeguarding Lead to ensure that the Trust contributes to multi-agency safeguarding adult work alongside specialist safeguarding professionals from other organisations and bodies, including Adult social care and health, and in the planning and development of strategies for safeguarding.

To ensure that safeguarding concerns are monitored and dealt with in a timely and effective way across the organisation.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over
7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Date posted: 06 August 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

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Job locations: Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, M25 3BL
, United Kingdom

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements:

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuel Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements:

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuel Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

• Registered Nurse Registered Professional (Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Midwife etc.) Master's Degree or equivalent experience

• Substantial experience in specialist area of practice working with adults at risk and children at a senior level. Significant post registration experience. Extended clinical practice underpinned by teaching, supervision and assessment. Research and/or audit experience

• Teaching qualification

• Experience of managing and leading on highly sensitive and complex safeguarding adult cases. Significant and thorough understanding of the 2014 Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Experience of delivering training to high standard in relation to complex adult safeguarding issues. Experience of evaluation of work /training programs Significant experience of working with service users and carers. Experience of producing high level reports and briefings to senior management, along with recommendations to ensure positive practice is embedded across service areas.
  
  Knowledge of mental health, and substance misuse Good understanding and…