Designated Professional Safeguarding Adults

The Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes (ICB) is responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of the Integrated Care System (ICS), namely: to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money; and help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
Within this context, as the ICB develops as a statutory organisation, a significant challenge will be to determine how it effectively supports and enables place-based and local partnerships to take necessary action that will improve population health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
If you need support with the application process, please contact the ICB [email protected], This senior leadership post will support the Associate Director Safeguarding and Vulnerabilities and the Chief Nurse to ensure that BLMK ICB meets its complex responsibilities around adult safeguarding.
The Designated Professional will provide strategic and professional leadership on all aspects of safeguarding vulnerable people across BLMK.
Working in partnership with colleagues across the Local Authority, Police and VCSE, the postholder will be address achievement of joint objectives and system transformation to improve care for vulnerable adults., The post holder will maintain local/placed based responsibility for a local authority area in BLMK working in partnership with the Safeguarding partners within the local area.
The post holder will work autonomously, using significant discretion, interpreting, advising, and acting upon the relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks, on behalf of BLMK ICB in relation to its statutory duties for safeguarding adults.
The post holder will lead and co-ordinate all adult safeguarding statutory and best practice requirements within the organisation.
The post holder will provide highly specialised advice and expert knowledge to BLMK and to the local health economy on all safeguarding adult matters.
A high degree of effective communication, liaison and networking is required to maintain good working relationships within health, social care and other partners. In addition, this post holder must be able to challenge poor practice, influence and negotiate with health and social care providers to improve standards and reduce the likelihood of adult abuse and neglect.
The post holder will plan and organise a broad range of complex activities relating to safeguarding adults. This will include formulating and presenting plans and strategies; policy development and implementation; and service development within the Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire Luton or Milton Keynes place- based health and social care system, provider settings and BLMK ICB.

Working for our organisation
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people's differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.
We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience.
We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles.
We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.,

• On behalf of the ICB, develop and implement the safeguarding adults' quality strategy in line with the health commissioner's strategic plan and the BLMK Safeguarding partnership arrangements.


• Work in partnership with colleagues from the place based local authorities and other key stakeholders, toward achievement of joint objectives, implementing transformational change to improve care for vulnerable adults.


• Provide strategic leadership to the safeguarding adult agenda across the local health economy ensuring that commissioned services have effective arrangements in place to meet safeguarding duties and to drive continuous improvement.


• Provide support and advice to the BLMK ICB Executive lead for safeguarding (Chief Nurse) and act as the lead for multi-agency safeguarding arrangements for vulnerable adults.


• Work with the MCA Lead to ensure oversight and delivery of the ICB's responsibilities in relation to Mental Capacity Act (MCA) (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) (2009)


• Provide operational and strategic leadership for Prevent and wider Public Protection agenda.


• Contribute to systems for learning from incidents including being a Member of the Safeguarding Boards Partnership Review Board and contributing to or completing Safeguarding Adults Reviews and being a panel member for Domestic Homicide Reviews.


• Attend and participate/contribute to Rapid Review meetings.


• Pro-actively influence stakeholders, responding to issues through facilitation, challenge, negotiation, or other mechanisms to ensure services provide safe and effective care.


• Represent the ICB as a member of the Safeguarding Boards, including chairing boards as required.


• Facilitate and chair multiagency sub and working groups as required.


• To advise on and support the development and commissioning of single and inter-agency training.

This job description and person specification are only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
Please Note:
+ This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received. We recommend submitting your application early to avoid disappointment.
+ Successfully shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email with an invitation to interview.
+ Bedfordshire, Luton & Milton Keynes ICB does not pay interview expenses, all costs are incurred by the candidate.
+ Arden & GEM CSU administer this account on behalf of the ICB, you may receive communications from both the CSU and the ICB during your recruitment.
Notes on completion of applications:
+ All reference requests will be made to your employer/previous employers' HR Department, covering the previous 3 years of activity.
+ We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
+ All eligible staff will need to have gained clearance through a standard/enhanced DBS check prior to working.
+ All posts are subject to a probationary period.