Named Professional Safeguarding Adults

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You will be based at PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally. This post is only open for applications from individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board.

You will provide expert advice, strategic leadership, and professional support to staff at all levels, ensuring the highest standards of safeguarding practice, governance, and learning. Working across complex systems, you will collaborate with multi‑agency partners to strengthen coordinated responses and improve outcomes for vulnerable adults.

We are seeking an experienced, motivated safeguarding professional to join our senior safeguarding team as the Named Professional for Safeguarding Adults. This is a pivotal Trust‑wide leadership role, influencing practice, culture, and outcomes for adults at risk across our organisation and with key partner agencies.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on‑site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on‑site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Dis Ability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements.

We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.