Natasha Barrett Salvador
Summary
Results-driven professional with a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Law and a Professional Certificate in Effective Practice: Criminal Justice. Enhanced DBS-checked with Security Vetting Level 5. Experienced in social care and criminal justice, specialising in safeguarding and high-risk case management. Strategic leader skilled in multi-agency coordination and stakeholder engagement, driving service improvements and fostering collaboration across diverse teams.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Freedom to Speak Up / Organisational Culture Leader
NHS Trust
2024.09 - Current
- Strategic leader with extensive experience in employee advocacy, safeguarding, and organisational culture across NHS, social care, and criminal justice sectors.
- Expert in embedding psychological safety, leading Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives, and translating staff concerns into measurable organisational change.
- Advise executives and Boards to ensure staff concerns inform governance, policy, and organisational strategy.
- Provide independent, confidential support to staff, guiding them to self-determined resolutions while maintaining trust and professionalism.
- Design and lead initiatives embedding a safe, open environment where staff feel empowered to speak up.
- Manage complex safeguarding matters and high-risk cases, applying calm authority, discretion, and multi-agency coordination.
- Implement programs and campaigns that improve inclusion, challenge toxic behaviours, and drive sustainable organisational culture change.
- Facilitate mediated discussions and resolution processes to resolve interpersonal and workplace issues effectively.
- Produce board-level reports, bi-annual summaries, and framework documentation, ensuring compliance with organisational and statutory requirements.
- Deliver training, forums, and guidance that strengthen staff knowledge, engagement, and organisational learning.
- Developed strong analytical skills from high-risk probation officer experience, swiftly assessing and responding to risk in emotionally charged situations.
- Led projects improving safeguarding outcomes, staff learning, and organisational effectiveness through evidence-based practice and collaboration.
- Authored a high-profile report on workplace incivility for an NHS Trust, creating a five-step framework to prevent toxic behaviour, featured nationally by the BBC, influencing organisational policy, safeguarding practice, and cultural transformation.
- Led FTSU initiatives across NHS and client organisations – Promoted safe, transparent channels for staff concerns, ensuring issues were surfaced and addressed effectively.
- Produced BBC-featured reports – Authored high-profile guidance on incivility and toxic workplace behaviour, shaping policy and safeguarding practice across the Trust.
- Managed complex, sensitive staff matters – Oversaw confidential cases, providing support, mediation, and escalation pathways to protect staff and organisational integrity.
- Delivered board-level reporting and staff forums – Presented insights, trends, and solutions to executives and Boards, facilitating evidence-based decisions.
- Developed reflective practice and service improvement systems – Introduced mechanisms to strengthen safeguarding, improve staff learning, and embed continuous organisational improvement.
- Championed inclusion, wellbeing, and psychological safety – Designed and implemented initiatives that embed EDI, reduce workplace incivility, and build a culture of respect.
- High-risk probation officer experience – Led multi-agency risk management processes, balancing public protection with individual rehabilitation, demonstrating calm authority in high-pressure situations.
- Continuous service improvement – Undertook projects in service delivery, innovation, and evaluation to enhance staff development, safeguarding outcomes, and organisational learning.
High-Risk Resettlement Case Manager
National Probation Service
2022.10 - 2025.08
- Managed full offender supervision, from initial assessment to sentence planning, implementation, review, and enforcement, ensuring public safety and rehabilitation.
- Prepared detailed PSRs for Crown and Magistrates’ Courts, providing balanced recommendations on risk, background, and rehabilitation potential; delivered oral and same-day reports to support informed judicial decisions.
- Coordinated with law enforcement, healthcare, housing, and community organisations to deliver integrated rehabilitation plans addressing mental health, substance misuse, and complex social factors.
- Conducted critical case reviews and escalated high-risk offenders to Senior Probation Officers, ensuring appropriate mitigation of public risk.
- Applied structured project management principles to coordinate stakeholders, manage timelines, allocate resources, and mitigate risks for efficient case handling.
- Undertook thorough risk and needs assessments using tools such as OASys, developing tailored intervention strategies for high-risk clients.
- Used MI techniques to build rapport, elicit vital information, and enhance clients’ motivation for positive change.
- Provided legislative guidance and culturally sensitive support to foreign nationals, navigating immigration, asylum, and legal frameworks.
- Represented the National Probation Service in contested breach prosecutions at Magistrates and Crown Courts, delivering informed and reliable testimony.
- Conducted evidence-based interventions, including CBT, to address dysfunctional behaviours and foster rehabilitation.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of UK law and probation legislation, ensuring compliance and informed case management.
- High-risk offender management
- Risk assessment & mitigation
- Multi-agency coordination
- Pre-sentence reporting
- Court representation
- Project management
- Motivational interviewing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Safeguarding
- Legal & legislative compliance
Senior Youth Justice Criminal Case Manager
Barking & Dagenham Council
2021.06 - 2022.10
- Youth justice case management
- Conducted detailed assessments of young offenders’ needs, risks, and strengths, informing personalised rehabilitation plans that enhance individual outcomes.
- Designed and implemented individualised intervention strategies addressing offending behaviour, promoting rehabilitation, education, and life skills development.
- Regularly evaluated intervention effectiveness, adjusting strategies using data-driven insights to optimise outcomes and mitigate emerging risks.
- Delivered behavioural therapy, educational guidance, vocational support, and motivational techniques, fostering positive behavioural change and facilitating successful reintegration.
- Built and maintained strong working relationships with social workers, educators, healthcare professionals, and law enforcement to ensure a cohesive approach to case management.
- Worked closely with families and carers to support young offenders’ reintegration and reinforce positive behaviours at home and in the community.
- Conducted risk assessments to protect young people and the community, implementing strategies to manage and reduce potential threats effectively.
- Ensured adherence to legal frameworks, safeguarding procedures, and organisational standards to protect vulnerable individuals.
- Prepared comprehensive pre-sentence and progress reports; represented service in court, providing expert testimony that informed judicial decisions.
- Coordinated multi-agency collaboration to ensure a cohesive approach in case management.
- Record keeping & compliance
- Risk assessment & safeguarding
- Court reporting & legal expertise
- Intervention planning
- Behavioural therapy
- Education & vocational support
- Family engagement
- Record keeping & compliance
Early Help Family Worker Team Manager
Camden Council, Complex Family Services
2014.01 - 2021.01
- Led and inspired a team of early help practitioners, fostering a collaborative environment, providing ongoing training, and implementing development plans to ensure high-quality service delivery.
- Oversaw high-risk family cases, providing guidance and support to practitioners while ensuring effective interventions tailored to each family’s needs.
- Built and maintained strong working relationships with social services, healthcare, education, and community organisations, facilitating multi-agency meetings to deliver cohesive support.
- Contributed to service design using data-driven insights, identifying gaps, developing action plans, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives to enhance family outcomes.
- Conducted comprehensive risk assessments and implemented safety plans, ensuring compliance with safeguarding policies to protect vulnerable children and young people.
- Supported families to build resilience and capacity, promoting independence and effective management of challenges.
- Maintained accurate case records and produced reports for senior management and stakeholders, highlighting key progress and outcomes to inform strategic decisions.
- Developed and delivered training sessions and workshops for team members and partner agencies, ensuring alignment with best practices and legislative requirements.
- Implemented monitoring processes to evaluate service effectiveness, gathering feedback to make necessary adjustments and enhance family outcomes.
- Led a team of practitioners, providing guidance and support for professional growth.
- Managed intricate family cases, coordinating services and interventions to meet diverse needs.
- Collaborated with various agencies, facilitating communication to provide comprehensive support.
- Implemented safeguarding measures to protect vulnerable individuals and manage risks effectively.
- Developed strategic plans to enhance service delivery and improve outcomes for families.
- Provided support to families, empowering them to navigate challenges and build resilience.
- Compiled reports to ensure compliance with regulations and organisational standards.
- Conducted training sessions to enhance team skills and service delivery capabilities.
- Conducted quality assurance evaluations to ensure high service standards and effectiveness.
Education
Professional Certificate - Effective Practice: Criminal Justice
Open University
United Kingdom2018-01
BA (Hons) - Philosophy and Law
Greenwich University
United Kingdom2003-01
Skills
- High-Risk Case Management
- Safeguarding & high-risk case management
- Risk Assessment & Problem Solving
- Risk assessment
- Multi-agency coordination
- Legal & Compliance Knowledge
- Reporting & Governance
- Project and Programme Management
- Project management
- Service improvement
- Strategic leadership & board advisory
- Employee advocacy & confidential support
- Organisational culture & psychological safety
- Ethical Practice & Emotional Intelligence
- Specialist Knowledge
- Social Care Systems
- Criminal Justice Systems
- Stakeholder engagement
- Training & Professional Development
- Technical & Systems Expertise
- Microsoft & Office Tools
- Data analysis
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Communication & Relationship Building
- Communication
- Leadership & Team Management
- Team leadership
- Team leadership and motivation
- Calm under pressure
- Public speaking
- Conflict resolution
- Complaint handling and resolution
- Psychological safety
- Equality and diversity
- Deadline management
- Critical observation
- Conflict resolution
- Team leadership
- Legislative compliance
- Project management
- Intervention strategy
Languages
English
First Language
French
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Freedom to Speak Up / Organisational Culture Leader
NHS Trust
2024.09 - Current
High-Risk Resettlement Case Manager
National Probation Service
2022.10 - 2025.08
Senior Youth Justice Criminal Case Manager
Barking & Dagenham Council
2021.06 - 2022.10
Early Help Family Worker Team Manager
Camden Council, Complex Family Services
2014.01 - 2021.01
Professional Certificate - Effective Practice: Criminal Justice
Open University
BA (Hons) - Philosophy and Law
Greenwich University
Custom
Expertly manage high-risk offenders and complex safeguarding cases, applying thorough assessment, planning, and enforcement to ensure public safety., Lead social care and justice teams, fostering high-performing, inclusive, and psychologically safe environments., Plan, budget, schedule, and track initiatives, ensuring successful delivery and stakeholder satisfaction across multi-agency projects., Conduct high-level risk assessments, make ethical decisions, and apply analytical skills to resolve complex, sensitive cases., Build trust with diverse clients, colleagues, and multi-agency stakeholders; provide guidance, support, and conflict resolution., Maintain integrity, empathy, and fairness in all interactions, supporting distressed colleagues and vulnerable individuals., Extensive training in safeguarding, Mental Capacity Act, DoLS, domestic abuse, child development, mental health, autism, learning disabilities, trauma-informed care, CBT, motivational interviewing, restorative practice, youth justice, positive behaviour support, high-risk assessment, supervision, domestic violence, equality & diversity, legal & ethical issues., Skilled in fostering & adoption, working with foreign nationals, victim liaison, end-of-life care, cybercrime, counter-terrorism, probation officer training, and UK legal frameworks., Leadership, High-risk offender management, Safeguarding & risk mitigation, Multi-agency collaboration, Ethical decision-making, Project & programme management, Training & mentoring, Psychological safety & inclusion