Job responsibilities

This role is to support place based arrangements and therefore is aligned to a locality, currently Bristol although there is likely to be rotation in the team at some point in 2027/2028.

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 or Gloucestershire locality to support the delivery of the requirements of the role and ICBs. 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.

Knowledge, Training & Expereince

Essential

• Registered Health Professional or social worker (NMC, HCPC, GMC, Social Work England, etc.)
• Educated to masters level or evidence of working towards.
• Extensive knowledge of safeguarding acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
• Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
• Ability to provide safeguarding supervision to other practitioners
• Demonstrates good overall digital literacy, with the ability to confidently use computers and digital systems required for day-to-day work
• Extensive knowledge of relevant national safeguarding policies and implications for practice
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement and the interaction with safeguarding policy and practice
• A good understanding of the relationship between NHS organisations and wider system, regional and national organisations and the ICBs role in collaboration.
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding process including statutory meetings, reviews, referral process and multi agency working and assessment

Communication Skills

Essential

• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
• Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change
• Prepare and present written briefings for a variety of audiences
• Able to work flexibly to short deadlines

Analytical

Essential

• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action
• Extensive knowledge of the safeguarding escalation process
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise

Planning Skills

Essential

• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly

Desirable

• Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects

Management Skills

Essential

• Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.
• Experience of managing staff/teams/projects
• Experience or appetite support budget holding/management

Autonomy

Essential

• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies
• Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales
• Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation)

Physical Skills

Essential

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.

Equality & Diversity

Essential

• Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
• Awareness of cultural competency recognition in all workstreams and commissioning decisions

Other

Essential

• Used to working in a busy environment / Operating in a highly political and sensitive environment
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions
• Professional calm and efficient manner
• Effective organiser, influencer and networker
• Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals
• Completer/Finisher
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Ability to self-motivate and have a can-do attitude

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).