Named Professional and Lead for Safeguarding Adults

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior safeguarding adults lead to operate with a high level of professional autonomy within the integrated safeguarding service. You will provide authoritative advice to the Chief Nurse, Executive Team, and senior operational leaders on adult safeguarding, MCA/DoLs/LPS, Prevent, and PiPOT matters.

As a senior escalation point, you will ensure statutory duties under the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005), forthcoming Liberty Protection

Job description

The post holder willoperatewitha high levelof professional autonomy, acting as the Trust's senior safeguarding adults leadwithin the integrated safeguarding service. They willprovideauthoritative advice to senior operational leaders, the Chief Nurse, and the Executive Team on adult safeguarding, MCA/DoLs/LPS, Prevent, andPiPOTmatters.

The post holder acts as a senior escalation point across the organisation, ensuring the Trust meets statutory responsibilities under the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005),forthcoming Liberty Protection Safeguards, Prevent Duty (2023), and the NHSE Safeguarding Accountability & Assurance Framework (SAAF).

The post holder is accountable for independent expert decision-making in situations of high complexity, sensitivity, and organisational risk related to their specialism. This includes cases where national guidance requires interpretation for local adaptation, where significant legal implications exist, or where safeguarding decisions may affect Trust reputation, regulatory compliance, or multiagency outcomes.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.