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Location

Camberwell, Greater London | United Kingdom

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Job description

You may be working in an office or on a ward; you will have empathy for people who are mentally unwell; you will want to help ensure that all detentions/deprivations of liberty are lawful.

In this post you will be liaising with doctors, nurses, patients, relatives, and advocates; you will be keeping accurate records and sending reminders.

You will be collecting recommendations for change and improvements, doing some audits and reporting to committees.

For an informal discussion contact.

Lucy Bonnerjea -Mental Capacity and DOLS Lead

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: 07776984680

Management of DoLS Administration for the Trust

To be responsible for the upkeep of the MCA DoLS Database and related registers

Assist Trust MCA Lead to provide training and guidance to ward staff

To assist in the induction and supervision of new and temporary staff

To provide cover for other MHA Co-ordinator at other Trust sites when required.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.

To ensure the effective operation of the MHA/MCA Act within the Trust through monitoring and developing office procedures where required

To assist with Associate Hospital Managers Hearings when required

To scrutinise of DoLS papers and arrange amendments when required

To take all necessary steps to ensure that all detentions are lawful and to action Trust procedures in the event of potentially unlawful situations

To notify the line manager of any irregularity with statutory documentation which may result in unlawful detention

To respond to queries and provide advice on the Mental Capacity Act to clinicians, patients, relatives, representatives and Associate Hospital Managers as required

To communicate with patients, carers, staff, Associate Hospital Managers and outside agencies.

To assist the Trust MCA Lead in training for wards and community clinical teams

To be responsible for the upkeep of the MCA DoLS Database and related registers.

To assist the MCA Lead in providing appropriate quarterly and yearly statistics and data relating to the use and operation of the Mental Capacity Act, by the required date, for the Trust Board and Department of Health

To provide additional data to the Trust MCA Lead as required

To participate in local MCA Forums and Trust Policy Groups as required

To co-ordinate and support the appropriate preparations for visits of the Mental Health Act Commission/CQC.

To alert the Line Manager to any operational difficulties

This advert closes on Monday 26 Feb 2024

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