Named Professional and Lead for Safeguarding Adults | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

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.

Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the role which incorporates responsibilities under the areas of:

• Clinical responsibilities,
• Leadership and management,
• Education, training and supervision,
• Communication and coordination,
• Audit, monitoring and research,
• Governance, policy and service development.

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.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Please see the attached Job Description for full detailed information on the roll and its responsibilities and accountabilities as the Named Professional and Lead for Safeguarding Adults.

This advert closes on Monday 9 Nov 2026