Safeguarding Lead
Employer: Oviva
Location: Remote, United Kingdom
Working hours: This role is a part time position working 20 hours per week.
Salary: Not listed
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Why Oviva?
Our proven strategy has helped us become award-winning and the largest digital health provider treating diet-related conditions in Europe. We operate within the healthcare systems to give people access to the medical care they need. We are rapidly expanding across Europe, including the UK, Switzerland, Germany and now Poland. You will be joining an organization that has treated almost 1 million people to date and is continuing to scale up.
As Oviva UK’s Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will ensure our clinical services initiatives safeguard all individuals we support. You’ll also play a pivotal role in embedding safeguarding principles within research governance frameworks and ethical oversight processes. In this role, you’ll maintain accountability for safeguarding governance, policy ownership, staff training, and compliance with national legislation and ethical standards. You will lead with integrity and empathy, working across teams to build capability and embed a culture of safety, learning, and continuous improvement aligned with our mission: to build a healthier future for all. you will ensure our clinical research and service innovation initiatives safeguard all individuals we support.
This role is a part time position working 20 hours per week.Job requirements
Essential
Expert knowledge and practical experience in safeguarding legislation, investigations, and inter-agency collaboration.
Strong communicator with high emotional intelligence and confidence in leading difficult conversations.
Demonstrates cultural awareness, empathy, and inclusion in supporting diverse communities.
Data-driven and able to apply insights to improve safeguarding processes and outcomes.
Independently manages priorities while fostering strong working relationships across functions.
Desirable
Experience delivering safeguarding training and/or mentoring staff.
Involvement in research governance or safeguarding in research contexts.
Education & Qualifications
Relevant safeguarding qualifications (e.g., SOVA & SOCA Levels 1–4; willingness to complete Level 5 if required).
Up-to-date with national frameworks including CQC, NSPCC, and statutory guidance for adults and children.
Job responsibilities
Innovation & Digital Health
Champion safeguarding-by-design – Integrate safeguarding risk mitigation into product design, digital tools, and AI-driven services.
Risk & Response Systems
Manage safeguarding escalation and incident response systems – Lead the development of triage pathways and rapid response protocols.
Lead national safeguarding audits and assurance cycles – Translate data insights into service improvements and regulatory alignment, reinforcing feedback loops that support continuous improvement and outcome measurement.
Training, Awareness & Capacity Building
Deliver training and awareness programmes – Create onboarding, campaign content, and refresher modules tailored to Oviva’s service context.
Develop internal safeguarding leadership capacity – Build pathways, training, and frameworks that empower
safeguarding champions across teams, contributing to a psychologically safe and high-performing culture.
Staff Wellbeing & Support
Establish staff support mechanisms – Create vicarious trauma response, debriefing, and structured supervision structures.
External Engagement
Contribute safeguarding thought leadership – Represent Oviva in digital health, ethics, and safeguarding forums to influence best practices.
Job benefits
The opportunity to make a meaningful impact in revolutionizing healthcare
Exciting and rewarding role in the high-growth environment
Training and development opportunities, with a personal learning allowance
We embrace flexibility & remote working
We provide a home working allowance to enable you to set up your workspace in a way which suits you
Competitive Salary & company pension
Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & adoption leave
Having a culture that people want to work in, is very important to us. We do this by keeping our values at the forefront of everything we do:We put the patient first, We empower our teams, We make it happen
Oviva is passionate about creating an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. We are a truly inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and everyone is welcome. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and identities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, religion, and socioeconomic status. We actively seek out candidates who bring a unique perspective to help us build a stronger, more inclusive team.
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