Safeguarding Leadership Hub
A leadership resource for Health Professionals working in a Safeguarding related role, including Lead and Named Professionals, those colleagues in either corporate or wider extended Safeguarding Teams, and Health and Allied Health professionals (AHP’s) who ‘champion’ Safeguarding as part of their current role.
A robust and effective safeguarding system across NHS Wales requires excellent leadership from all staff groups working within Health organisations. Moreover, leading in safeguarding requires expert knowledge alongside an ability to work under pressure in a demanding and complex situational environment.
This area is designed to support Safeguarding Leadership by providing a variety of bespoke resources that are attuned to key Safeguarding topics and utilise a ‘masterclass’ style to engage keynote speakers. Using HEIW’s Gwella network as an integral way for us to connect with our peers, the Safeguarding Leadership Hub can become an accessible, dynamic and integral way that all staff can progress and develop.
The Safeguarding Leadership Hub is supported by the National Safeguarding Service. It is our aim to enable connections across the safeguarding system to add value to national safeguarding priorities through credible, inspiring and motivational leadership.
Who Are We?
We are the National Safeguarding Service, a professional team of motivated aspirational safeguarding leaders in Public Health Wales.
What Do We Do?
We drive and deliver strategic safeguarding improvement across NHS Wales through themed approaches:
Leadership and collaboration
Focused leadership and facilitated collaboration across the NHS Wales Safeguarding Network. Agreeing strategic direction, setting priorities and shaping the culture.
Embedding policy and
research into practice
Translating policy, learning and innovations into a consistent and equitable national approach.
Improvement tools
Collaborative development of quality assurance tools and national delivery frameworks.
Upskilling the workforce
Inform the delivery of up to date bespoke safeguarding practice to enable a motivated and prepared NHS workforce.
How We Do It?
Connecting across the safeguarding system to add value to national safeguarding priorities through credible, inspiring and motivational leadership.
What Do We Want to Achieve?
To embed safeguarding into everyday practice and develop effective safeguarding leadership throughout the NHS, to achieve a safer Wales.
Join in with peer discussions and explore the Safeguarding Leadership Hub for a variety of bespoke resources. You can also utilise Gwella to access wider leadership opportunities, resources and information.
Please contact Annette Blackstock about the Safeguarding Leadership Hub.
A reply will be provided as soon as possible.
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