Safeguarding Review Co-ordinator

Job Introduction

Are you an experienced social care professional ready to step into a role that drives learning, accountability and system-wide improvement?

We have an exciting 12-month fixed term vacancy for a Safeguarding Review Co-ordinator (known internally as an Independent Management Review Co-ordinator) within the Safeguarding Team.This is a unique opportunity to influence practice at a strategic level, working at the heart of safeguarding to ensure that learning from the most serious incidents leads to meaningful change.

This is a high-impact role where your work will directly contribute to improving outcomes for vulnerable adults across Lincolnshire.

You will lead and co-ordinate Independent Management Reviews (IMRs) in response to Serious Adult Reviews (SARs), Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews (DARDR's) and other multi-agency safeguarding reviews. These reviews are critical in understanding what happened, identifying learning, and ensuring that agencies work more effectively together to prevent harm in the future.

Working closely with senior leaders, safeguarding boards and partner agencies, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end IMR process, from scoping to final report
• Analyse complex case histories and develop detailed chronologies
• Engage with professionals across services to gather insight and challenge practice
• Produce high-quality, evidence-based reports with clear findings and recommendations
• Present learning to senior leaders and multi-agency boards to inform service improvement

This role sits at the intersection of practice, quality assurance, and strategic development, offering a rare opportunity to influence both organisational learning and system-wide safeguarding approaches.

This role can be undertaken as a secondment. Please ensure your line manager is aware if you are applying for this role as a secondment opportunity.

If you would like an open and informal discussion regards this role then please contact Kerry Stacey on kerry.stacey@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Closing date: 01/07/26.

Interviews: TBC

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Please also note: once an application is submitted it is final and cannot be amended. If you withdraw your application, it cannot be reinstated and you will not be able to submit another application for that vacancy. If you have an issue with your submitted application, please contact recruitment@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Our values – collaborative, adaptable, eco-conscious, supportive, and responsible – guide everything we do. We’re looking for candidates who share these values and bring them to life in their work, helping us build strong teams and make a real difference in the communities we serve.