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 role is aimed at those wanting to progress in a career in safeguarding. The postholder will work alongside other deputy roles within the team. We recently advertised for a 0.8 WTE, this post is a full time post (1 WTE).
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 manager's discretion.
The interviews are scheduled to take place in person on Tuesday 4thNovember and/or Wednesday 5th November 2025 in Bristol.
Main duties of the job
This role is to support place based arrangements and therefore is aligned to a locality, although there is likely to be rotation in the team at some point in 2026.
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.
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.
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
Please see full job description for full details.
This job description is not a complete list of duties but is intended to give a general indication of the range of work undertaken. It will vary over time as demands and priorities within the NHS change. Significant changes in the range of work undertaken will be made only following consultation with the post holder. This job description will be kept under review to ensure that it remains up to date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full job description for full details.
This job description is not a complete list of duties but is intended to give a general indication of the range of work undertaken. It will vary over time as demands and priorities within the NHS change. Significant changes in the range of work undertaken will be made only following consultation with the post holder. This job description will be kept under review to ensure that it remains up to date.
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.
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.
Analytical
Essential
- Able to apply good analytical skills to complex issues by interpreting information from across the health economy which might be contradictory and then reaching a conclusion.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise.
Management Skills
Essential
- Experience of managing staff/teams.
- Experience in managing team budgets, and using Oracle to manage and approve invoices.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
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.
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.
Analytical
Essential
- Able to apply good analytical skills to complex issues by interpreting information from across the health economy which might be contradictory and then reaching a conclusion.
- Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise.
Management Skills
Essential
- Experience of managing staff/teams.
- Experience in managing team budgets, and using Oracle to manage and approve invoices.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
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).
