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Central Safeguarding Administrator and Project Assistant

London, SW1P 3JA
£16,380pa
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About the role

Overview

London, SW1P 3JA
Part Time
£16,380pa
17 February 2025

We are currently recruiting for an Central Safeguarding Administrator and Project Assistant to join our central safeguarding team.

We are looking for an experienced Administrator to join our team on a permanent part time basis, working 25hours per week. This role will be working remotely with travel to our London based office as and when required.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

With us, you’ll have the chance to progress your career in a vibrant, supportive culture tailored to help you thrive.

The role: 

To provide comprehensive administrative and project support to the Central Safeguarding team. This includes; providing administrative support, arranging meetings, coordinating information, preparation of agendas and reports, minute taking, data entry, analysis/processing and presentation.

The post holder is required to communicate and liaise with staff and members of partner organisations, produce work to deadlines whilst ensuring compliance with organisational policies and standards. This is a key supporting role in the effective running of the team.

Your day-to-day…

  • To provide a comprehensive, professional and confidential secretarial service to the Central Safeguarding Team using organisational ability in terms of administrative systems.
  • To act as a channel for effective communication between the Central Safeguarding Team, the Nursing Team, colleagues within the organisation, and other external partners/ agencies.
  • To organise and coordinate meetings for members of the Safeguarding team including liaison with other departments/agencies
  • To provide effective communication demonstrating confidentiality when dealing with the team and outside agencies
  • Support the Safeguarding team in implementing projects across the organisation.

We are looking for people who have:

  • Educated to Vocational Level 3 in a relevant subject or able to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge, skills and experience
  • Demonstrate experience in an administrative role
  • Experience of communicating with all levels of professional staff and the public
  • Experience of dealing with confidentiality, sensitive data, appropriate maintenance and storage of records
  • Experience of transcribing and minute taking
  • Working experience of Microsoft Office Suite

In return, you will receive a competitive salary and a range of benefits including:

  • Full training and Induction
  • Regular supervision & annual appraisal
  • Employee Discount Scheme
  • Company pension scheme
  • Company paid Life Assurance scheme
  • Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
  • Health Cash Plan

For further details on all our benefits, please visit https://cygnetjobs.co.uk/benefits/

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

If you are interested in the role please click ‘Apply’ alternatively email Vicky Linstead VickyLinstead@cygnethealth.co.uk

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Please note, Shortlisted applicants will be invited to interview on Monday 24th February 2025.

Benefits & Rewards

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Group Pension

We’ll look after you beyond Cygnet by helping you save for your future with a pension scheme. Cygnet provides a monthly contribution into your pot for every month you actively pay in.

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Discounted Gym Membership

Cygnet encourages the culture of wellbeing and improving work-life balance and as a result, we are offering Gym discounts. The discounts are across more than 3,000 gyms across the UK. Ranging from the big chains to the small independents – your nearest gym in the scheme won’t be far away!

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Enhanced Maternity

In addition to statutory pay, Cygnet provides enhanced maternity pay.

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Since arriving at Norcott House this year ,Katie has has made many positive changes to the service. One to mention was supporting & planning for a SU to start to positively re access the community again which had ceased since the pandemic and felt to be an impossible task. Katie’s can do attitudes is always upbeat, positive and inspiring .

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As the administrator for site, I do not have keys & a panic alarm when I am on site. After a staff meeting, I randomly tested the team to check response time for an alert that would not normally show – the basement meeting room. Along with x2 others, Salina responded within 20 seconds of the alarm being pulled. Well done Salina, excellent support!

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As the administrator for site, I do not have keys & a panic alarm when I am on site. After a staff meeting, I randomly tested the team to check response time for an alert that would not normally show – the basement meeting room. Along with x2 others, Nita responded within 20 seconds of the alarm being pulled. Well done Nita, excellent support!

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He is always great and enthusiastic with the patients. I overheard him asking the psychology team how best to communicate/start conversation’s with a patient. He’s always smiling and a great colleague to work alongside.

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Deborah is a night senior that has just been advised to go on light duties due to her current state. However, Deborah goes above and beyond to be punctual on shift, attend to all duties assigned cheerfully and give adequate support to the residents and staff members. She has been an exceptional Night senior and passionate about her job.

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Sally is an excellent senior nurse; she is supportive, fun, motivated. She supported a service user to attend the Personality Disorder Conference, London; she encourage the service user onto a train from Nottingham, to use the London underground, escalators, etc. Sally kept the service user calm and contained ready for the presentation. Well done!

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Having James as the Governance Coordinator at Cygnet Woking and Woking Lodge has streamlined our processes in ensuring the safety and quality of patient care. His hard work, meticulous attention to detail, and dedication to gathering crucial data and documentation spanning the Datix management and incident reporting is appreciated and admired.

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Tony has gone above and beyond to support one of the patients at the Views. He researches into their interests and makes fun activities relating to her interests, he plans fun outings and promotes positive engagement. Tony makes this patient laugh! Tony is a pleasure on shift and is caring to all staff and patients!

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We have a service user that can be very reluctant to engage with household tasks. I noticed that the recycling bins were overflowing. Ugo successfully prompted the service user to help us with emptying the bins and then assist us maintaining hygiene standards by pointing out which areas we needed to clean. I’ve never seen this SU do this Well done!

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Today there was some confusion about the venue at its been my first time there in years. Neil Crilly spent 15+ minutes helping me to feel comfortable at Cygnet Woking. He made sure that I had everything I needed to feel safe even arranging keys for me and a second ID badge so I could follow Woking systems. Honestly one of the best greetings I’v had

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