Safeguarding Adults Administrator

£25,760 to £27,476 per year, £25760 - £27476 a year

Contract Type: Contract

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: No

Closing Date: 01/07/2026

Job Purpose:

To provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to senior specialists, nurses, and other staff within the Safeguarding Team, under the direction of the Associate Chief Nurse for Safeguarding and Complex Care and the Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults.

Be willing to travel to meetings and, when required, working from alternative sites to meet service needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Prepare, audio-type, and minute professional correspondence, including reports and letters to general practitioners (GPs), service users, and external agencies, ensuring accuracy and completion within required timescales.

Work collaboratively with other Safeguarding Administrators to provide coordinated administrative support to the wider Safeguarding Team, ensuring an efficient and responsive service.

Support the organisation of meetings, including booking rooms, arranging schedules, and distributing relevant documentation.

Maintain confidential records and documentation, ensuring that all filing and storage of records is carried out accurately and in accordance with information governance and data protection requirements.

Process legal documentation, including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Form 1 applications, and accurately input and maintain information on the teams databases and electronic record systems.

Answer and manage telephone calls professionally, taking messages, responding to enquiries where appropriate, and directing calls to the relevant members of the team.

Support the gathering, collation, and preparation of information and documentation required to assist with audits, service reviews, and reporting requirements.

Monitor and manage the teams generic email inboxes, ensuring enquiries and correspondence are actioned promptly and appropriately.

Ensure all administrative tasks are completed to a consistently high standard, contributing to the smooth and efficient operation of the Safeguarding Team.