Redbridge Council
Location
Redbridge, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Lynton House, Redbridge Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date :Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £22.60
Key elements:
This will involve:
Service Provision
To be responsible for the organisation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards service.
To ensure requests for DOLS authorisations are managed in a timely and appropriate manner.
To ensure activities under DOLS Procedures are processed to the appropriate Supervisory Body e.g Local Authority.
To undertake Best Interest Assessments, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
To ensure records and returns are managed efficiently and effectively.
Service Development & Promotion
To support and give advice to colleagues who are undertaking Best Interest Assessments.
To lead on promoting understanding of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and the significance of the process in safeguarding residents of care homes, and hospital patients.
To lead, and contribute to, the promotion of best practice in embedding the principles and standards of the Mental Capacity Act in service provision across the borough.
To raise awareness and disseminate knowledge and information on the Mental Capacity Act and DOLS within the borough.
To contribute to the development, and where appropriate, the provision, of training programmes, workshops, seminars and events for staff, service users, carers and partner agencies.
To support front-line staff including guiding them through statutory responsibilities in areas relating to risk & safety.
To promote intervention which ensures that respect for diversity is integral to service delivery.
To work with contractors, commissioners and care providers to raise standards and support the management of risk, that accords with the Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
To work with colleagues to ensure that the application of DOLS and the MCA, support developments to safeguard adults at risk from abuse and neglect.
To undertake project work as required, and contribute to the Functional Unit’s/Community Care Service’s development processes.
To ensure that service users’ carers/support networks, formal representatives and advocates are able to participate as required in all decisions about care and support.
Qualifications:
Professional Social Work, qualification as recognised by the HCPC
Current HCPC registration
Recent post qualification study
Evidence of CPD
Best Interest Assessor qualification
3 years post qualifying experience in health and/or social care setting.
Experience
Experience of supervising students and/or staff in a statutory front-line social care or health setting.
Proven supervision skills, utilising a Reflective Model of practice.
Evidence of developing and maintaining good working practices with a wide range of customers and other stakeholders.
Experience of representing the service at multi-agency forums, making informed, sound decisions.
Experience of working effectively in a high pressure environment.
Experience of working with Adult service users and Carers.
Experience of managing complex cases and risk assessments.
Experience of safeguarding work including chairing of meetings.
Experience of work in relation to Mental Capacity and best interest decision making.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary inter-agency framework
Experience of meeting performance targets and delivering service outcomes
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