Adult and Children Safeguarding Care Coordinator

Adult and Children Safeguarding Care Coordinator

The Adult and Children Safeguarding Care Coordinator plays a central role in supporting safe, effective and consistent safeguarding practice across the practice and PCN. The post holder will coordinate safeguarding processes for adults and children, ensuring safeguarding lists are accurate, actions are followed up, information is shared appropriately, and governance requirements are met.

The role supports Safeguarding Leads by maintaining oversight of safeguarding activity, coordinating meetings, audits and reporting, and ensuring compliance with local and national safeguarding guidance. The post holder will work closely with clinical teams, safeguarding leads, social care, and partner agencies to ensure safeguarding concerns are identified, recorded, escalated and reviewed in a timely and robust manner.

This is a non‑clinical but essential coordination and governance role within the multidisciplinary team.

Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date safeguarding registers and lists for both adults and children, ensuring regular review and follow‑up for safe practice.

Coordinate safeguarding processes.

Track and follow up new safeguarding referrals, including MARF, MARAC and MASH referrals, ensuring outcomes and actions are recorded and escalated appropriately.

Monitor safeguarding cases pending action, including awaiting MASH outcomes, case conference reviews or escalation decisions.

Coordinate regular safeguarding meetings, including preparing agendas, triaging cases prior to meetings, and ensuring all relevant internal and external attendees are informed and invited.

Record, disseminate and follow up actions from safeguarding meetings and reviews, ensuring accountability and timely completion.

Ensure safeguarding coding on clinical systems is accurate and aligned with local safeguarding guidance.

Standardise safeguarding reporting processes across the practice and PCN.

Support safeguarding audits and assurance work as required.

Ensure safe, accurate record keeping using Systm One, including documentation of safeguarding discussions, meetings and reviews.

Support Safeguarding Leads by ensuring dedicated time is protected for complex case discussion, reflection and escalation.

The Safeguarding Coordinator is responsible for disseminating safeguarding information and delivering training to Safeguarding Administrators when processes are updated.

We are a Primary Care Network in our own right, which enables us to develop & shape the services we offer. The PCN is forward thinking and innovative, prioritising excellent patient care. The PCN has a friendly multidisciplinary team which includes: GP's, Nurses, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Physiotherapist, Care Home Co‑ordinator & Social Prescribers.

We endeavour to recognise the value of our team members individually & collectively & to encourage their personal & professional development. We are committed to providing an open, and supportive environment where all staff are comfortable sharing ideas & can expect to be provided with all the tools and support they need to enjoy working and succeeding. If you share our passion for the NHS, believe in the value of quality patient care & would like to join our friendly & hardworking team within a practice that cares about staff health & wellbeing, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Job Description for Adults and Children Safeguarding Care Coordinator

Job Title

Adults and Children Safeguarding Care Coordinator

Line Manager

Practice Manager Partner/Safeguarding Lead

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Hours

20 hours per week

Location

Working across 4 surgeries

Job Description

Purpose of the role

The Adult and Children Safeguarding Care Coordinator plays a central role in supporting safe, effective and consistent safeguarding practice across the practice and PCN. The post holder will coordinate safeguarding processes for adults and children, ensuring safeguarding lists are accurate, actions are followed up, information is shared appropriately, and governance requirements are met.

The role supports Safeguarding Leads by maintaining oversight of…