Designated Doctor - Safeguarding Children
NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board
Job Description
The Designated Doctor for Safeguarding Children is a statutory senior medical role providing system-level clinical leadership, expert advice and independent professional assurance to theBNSSGGloucestershire Cluster Integrated Care Board (ICB) and its partners.
The postholder supports the ICB in discharging its statutory responsibilities for safeguarding children in line with the Children Act 2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children and the NHS Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework (SAAF).
Operating with a high degree of professional autonomy, the role provides authoritative medical advice, scrutiny and challenge across all commissioned services including primary care, acute, community, mental health and independent sector providers. They must have consultant level experience in the field of paediatrics.
The postholder works in close partnership with the Associate Director, Designated Nurses and Place-based safeguarding lead to ensure a coherent and robust system of safeguarding leadership, assurance and improvement across the BNSSG and Gloucestershire system.
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