Job summary
Are you an experienced Safeguarding Practitioner who also can think strategically? And is motivated and excited to develop into a senior strategic safeguarding leadership position? If so, please do get in contact.
The Integrated Care Board (ICB) is recruiting a Deputy Designated Professional for All-Age Safeguarding to support the statutory Designated Adults and Designated Children's roles within the team. This is a fairly new role in the ICB and is aimed at those wanting to progress in a career in safeguarding. The postholder will work alongside three other deputy roles within the team.
The contracted work base for this post is located at Temple Street, Bristol. The ICB supports hybrid working however in order to deliver the functions of the services, flexibility and agility are required by the post holder to deliver all aspects of this role. Therefore, the post holder must be able to commit to being available to meet in person at short notice. This may include a variety of locations such as being in the office or in the BNSSG locality to support the delivery of the requirements of the role and ICB. The ICB retains the right to request that staff work from any ICB approved location during their contracted hours within the BNSSG ICB locality at the managers discretion
This is a part time role for 30 hours per week, interviews will take place on Wednesday 1st October 2025 in person at our Bristol office.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be exposed to working at a strategic level within the BNSSG system, closely supported by the Designated statutory roles for Children and Adults. As it is an all-age role, the postholder will also be encouraged to attend training events to upskill in any areas that they are not familiar with as it is recognised that practitioners may have particular expertise in either children's or adult's safeguarding. For this post it is desirable to recruit an individual with a strong evidence of safeguarding adults expertise.
This role will offer coaching and managerial support to the Named and Specialist Practitioners within the ICB Safeguarding Team, including providing expert safeguarding advice when necessary, therefore previous managerial experience is vital.
This role is to support place based arrangements and therefore is aligned to a locality, currently North Somerset although there is likely to be rotation in the team at some point in 2026.
About us
We are committed to creating an inclusive organisation that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us to deliver the best services. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community; from people of all ages, disabled people, all genders, people from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ people, people with diverse gender identity and expression, people from all religions and beliefs and other diverse characteristics, and we have processes in place to ensure that all applications are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a member of BNSSG Local Safeguarding Children Partnership Arrangements and Safeguarding Adult Boards infrastructure and contribute from a health perspective to their subgroups, policy development, learning and development and quality assurance, this will include Chairing a Subgroup on behalf of the ICB Safeguarding team.
To support the Designated Nurses and Professionals in being a source of expert health advice for Named professionals across the health economy, and system partners on policy or individual cases including clinical advice.
To work closely with the Designated Nurses/Professionals, Doctors and Named GPs for NHS BNSSG ICB to develop robust safeguarding children and adult arrangements across primary care services.
Please see attached full job description and person specification for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a member of BNSSG Local Safeguarding Children Partnership Arrangements and Safeguarding Adult Boards infrastructure and contribute from a health perspective to their subgroups, policy development, learning and development and quality assurance, this will include Chairing a Subgroup on behalf of the ICB Safeguarding team.
To support the Designated Nurses and Professionals in being a source of expert health advice for Named professionals across the health economy, and system partners on policy or individual cases including clinical advice.
To work closely with the Designated Nurses/Professionals, Doctors and Named GPs for NHS BNSSG ICB to develop robust safeguarding children and adult arrangements across primary care services.
Please see attached full job description and person specification for further information.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- First Degree in relevant subject are or equivalent experience.
- Registered professional (in line with Intercollegiate Guidance for Adults).
- Extensive knowledge of relevant national policies and implications for practice relating to safeguarding children and adults.
- Working towards to Postgraduate Degree in relevant subject or equivalent.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
- Knowledge and experience in multi agency assessment processes and multi-agency working in relation to safeguarding.
- Experience in line managing staff and other leadership roles.
- Detailed understanding of safeguarding adult and children legislation, policy and interagency policy and practice.
- Have experience in preparing and presenting written briefings at senior management level which may be contentious or highly sensitive in nature.
Desirable
- NMC Registered Nurse/Public Health Nurse /Health Visitor/Midwife.
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
- Experience in contributing to developing and delivering safeguarding training.
- Experience of formulating policies and procedures.
- Experience of participating in thematic reviews, inspections, statutory safeguarding reviews, serious incident investigations.
- Ability to lead and implement changes to practice by thinking strategically.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to write clear, concise reports, guidance.
- Ability to communicate across a wide range of services, both statutory and voluntary.
- Ability to work flexibly to short deadlines and to prioritise.
Desirable
- Ability to challenge and manage conflict and lead practitioners through change process.
- Ability to influence at all levels across the health economy.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- First Degree in relevant subject are or equivalent experience.
- Registered professional (in line with Intercollegiate Guidance for Adults).
- Extensive knowledge of relevant national policies and implications for practice relating to safeguarding children and adults.
- Working towards to Postgraduate Degree in relevant subject or equivalent.
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
- Knowledge and experience in multi agency assessment processes and multi-agency working in relation to safeguarding.
- Experience in line managing staff and other leadership roles.
- Detailed understanding of safeguarding adult and children legislation, policy and interagency policy and practice.
- Have experience in preparing and presenting written briefings at senior management level which may be contentious or highly sensitive in nature.
Desirable
- NMC Registered Nurse/Public Health Nurse /Health Visitor/Midwife.
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
- Experience in contributing to developing and delivering safeguarding training.
- Experience of formulating policies and procedures.
- Experience of participating in thematic reviews, inspections, statutory safeguarding reviews, serious incident investigations.
- Ability to lead and implement changes to practice by thinking strategically.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to write clear, concise reports, guidance.
- Ability to communicate across a wide range of services, both statutory and voluntary.
- Ability to work flexibly to short deadlines and to prioritise.
Desirable
- Ability to challenge and manage conflict and lead practitioners through change process.
- Ability to influence at all levels across the health economy.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
