Wiltshire Safeguarding Vulnerable People Partnership (SVPP) is recruiting an Independent Scrutineer
Independent Scrutineer – Wiltshire Safeguarding Vulnerable People Partnership (SVPP) is recruiting an Independent Scrutineer, initially for 12 months with the opportunity to extend.
Wiltshire SVPP are the multi-agency safeguarding arrangements in Wiltshire and bring together the work of the Safeguarding Adults Board, the Multi Agency Arrangements for Safeguarding Children and the Community Safety Partnership. Our Strategic Plan 2023-2026 sets out our commitments:
We keep children, young people and adults safe from harm and crime and make a difference to people’s lives in Wiltshire
We are a proactive partnership who understand the importance of meaningful engagement
We have a relentless focus on improving practice, scrutiny, assurance and impact
We have a culture that promotes open and honest conversation, collaboration and challenge
We recently agreed new priorities – Neglect, Self Neglect, Child Sexual Abuse & Transitional Safeguarding
This role is intended to focus on the work of local safeguarding systems; to be multi-disciplinary in nature and review how partners are working together effectively to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. It will:
- Consider the overall effectiveness of local safeguarding arrangements
- Consider how well the safeguarding partners are providing strong leadership
- Provide independent scrutiny of the annual report of the safeguarding partners
- Support a culture and environment conducive to robust scrutiny and constructive challenge.
This post will lead activity to scrutinise both the children’s and adults safeguarding system, and this will include:
- Carrying out scrutiny activity as identified by the SVPP Executive
- Scrutiny of progress against priorities as set out in the SVPP Strategic Plan
- Any other activity as identified by the partnership
The SVPP would like to hear from you, if you have:
- Experience of effective leadership at a senior level within a safeguarding field;
- Experience of working at a senior level within a multi-disciplinary context;
- Experience of deploying quality assurance to improve outcomes;
- A degree or equivalent and hold a recognised professional qualification in a discipline which could include social care, health, police or equivalent experience at a strategic management level.
You will bring:
- Integrity, openness and trustworthiness;
- Excellent communication and presentation skills;
- The confidence, authority and objectivity to challenge practices and hold agencies accountable;
- The ability to empower multi-agency activity for change and improvement, and
- The ability to digest and analyse complex information.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter of application to SVPP@wiltshire.gov.uk by 21st June 2026. This should detail how your suitability and experience is relevant to the experience required for this role.