Job summary
We are looking for a professionally qualified social worker,
qualified nurse or AHP to support us to meet our statutory responsibilities to
people who are deprived of their liberty.
You will have excellent knowledge and understanding
of the Mental Capacity Act and experience of
making applications for
Community Deprivation of Liberty Orders.
You will be someone who is passionate about human rights and
autonomy.
You will excel at building relationships with people based
on partnership and respect. As a practitioner you will be person centred and
strengths based, committed to ensuring that the voices of the people who use
our services are heard and drive the support and services that they receive.
Our team is expanding and if the Mental Capacity
Act is your passion we would love you to
join us.
Main duties of the job
Senior
Practitioners DOLS/LPS Specialist Workstream
What will I do in this role?
Working alongside
colleagues, you will assist NHS
Dorset in meeting its statutory
requirements under the Mental Capacity Act. You will complete applications to
the court for Community Deprivation of Liberty Orders for people eligible for Continuing Health Care funding.
You will support colleagues in making applications and be part of work to
support excellent practice in the Mental
Capacity Act. You will be involved in
providing training, running advice sessions, creating resources and shaping the
development of the MCA Team.
Qualifications
You need to be a qualified social worker, registered nurse, or allied health
professional. Ideally, you also need to
hold a Best Interest Assessor qualification, but this is not essential.
Experience
You will have a wide breadth of skills and knowledge across
the health and/or care system but may have specialist expertise working with
people who have a learning disability and/or people who live with mental health
concerns.
You will have specialist knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and be able to write applications to court
for Community Deprivation of Liberty Orders
that are of a high standard.
You will have excellent assessment skills and be able to
analyse complex information.
About us
We are joining up to tackle all the things that affect our health and wellbeing, make real change, and improve things for our communities.
Dorset ICS is made up of:
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- University Hospitals Dorset Foundation Trust
- Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust
- Dorset HealthCare University Foundation Trust
- Dorset Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council
- 194 town and parish councils
- 18 primary care networks (made up of 73 GP practices)
- Southwestern Ambulance Service Foundation Trust
- Dorset Police
- Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
- 7,300 voluntary organisations
What we do
The Health and Care Bill puts ICSs on a statutory footing empowering them to better join up health and care services, improve population health, and reduce health inequalities.
ICSs have four core purposes:
- Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare
- Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access
- Enhance productivity and value for money
- Help the NHS support broader social and economic development
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will play a key role in
supporting the Personal Health Commissioning Service.
Working within framework of the Mental
Capacity Act and the National Framework
for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), the post holder will deliver an effective
and competent level of service and consistently deliver a client-focused
service.
NHS Dorset currently offers a hybrid model
of working with a percentage of contracted hours being on site or on visits and
the remainder being home based.
Working within the Framework of the Mental
Capacity Act, the successful candidate will primarily be required to undertake
applications to the Court of Protection for Community Deprivation of Liberty
Orders for individuals who are eligible for Continuing Health Care Funding. The
post holder will therefore need to be familiar with the Community Deprivation
of Liberty process and competent in undertaking capacity assessments and in
facilitating Best Interests decision making.
There is a significant element of face-to-face
work with individuals and their families and carers within the individuals home
setting in this role, and also partnership working across the multidisciplinary
teams supporting individuals.
This role requires the postholder to
produce detailed, person centred and high-quality applications to the Court of
Protection and so requires high levels of attention to detail and an ability to
analyse health, social care, and other agency records to create strong and
congruent applications.
Alongside, completing applications for the
court, the postholder will also work to support colleagues in other teams to
undertake their own applications for Community Deprivation of Liberty Orders.
This may include supporting colleagues with capacity assessments and Best
Interests processes, offering specialist advice around completing paperwork and
the process generally and acting to scrutinize completed applications and offer
feedback to colleagues on these using a high standard of professional judgement.
The nature of this post will require a
reasonable level of physical, emotional, and mental resilience, including
shifting and balancing priorities and competing agendas, as well as ongoing
exposure to direct emotional circumstances such as dealing with relatives /
carers.
The post holder should hold a full UK
driving license and have access to a vehicle to be able to fulfil the
requirements of this post.
Please note we
reserve the right to extend the closing date or close this vacancy early if we
receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested,
please submit your application as early as possible
For further
information, please see full Job Description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will play a key role in
supporting the Personal Health Commissioning Service.
Working within framework of the Mental
Capacity Act and the National Framework
for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), the post holder will deliver an effective
and competent level of service and consistently deliver a client-focused
service.
NHS Dorset currently offers a hybrid model
of working with a percentage of contracted hours being on site or on visits and
the remainder being home based.
Working within the Framework of the Mental
Capacity Act, the successful candidate will primarily be required to undertake
applications to the Court of Protection for Community Deprivation of Liberty
Orders for individuals who are eligible for Continuing Health Care Funding. The
post holder will therefore need to be familiar with the Community Deprivation
of Liberty process and competent in undertaking capacity assessments and in
facilitating Best Interests decision making.
There is a significant element of face-to-face
work with individuals and their families and carers within the individuals home
setting in this role, and also partnership working across the multidisciplinary
teams supporting individuals.
This role requires the postholder to
produce detailed, person centred and high-quality applications to the Court of
Protection and so requires high levels of attention to detail and an ability to
analyse health, social care, and other agency records to create strong and
congruent applications.
Alongside, completing applications for the
court, the postholder will also work to support colleagues in other teams to
undertake their own applications for Community Deprivation of Liberty Orders.
This may include supporting colleagues with capacity assessments and Best
Interests processes, offering specialist advice around completing paperwork and
the process generally and acting to scrutinize completed applications and offer
feedback to colleagues on these using a high standard of professional judgement.
The nature of this post will require a
reasonable level of physical, emotional, and mental resilience, including
shifting and balancing priorities and competing agendas, as well as ongoing
exposure to direct emotional circumstances such as dealing with relatives /
carers.
The post holder should hold a full UK
driving license and have access to a vehicle to be able to fulfil the
requirements of this post.
Please note we
reserve the right to extend the closing date or close this vacancy early if we
receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested,
please submit your application as early as possible
For further
information, please see full Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through experience and training plus further specialist knowledge of the Continuing Healthcare process
- Good knowledge base of MCA and Dols legilsation alongside an excellent person centred approach to enable effective and respectful working relationships with those we support.
- Good understanding of Personal Health Commissioning
- Experience of working in a health environment
- Negotiation and conflict management skills and the ability to influence
- Previous experience of caseload management
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Social Work or Nursing qualification and registered with a professional body.
- Knowledge of NHS Personal Health Commissioning and associated procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Personal Health Commissioning and NHS-funded Nursing Care and Childrens and Young Peoples Continuing Care
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Skills, Capabilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload effectively and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Ability to analyse very complex cases where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Effective communication skills
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to deliver professional standards in all recording and assessment reports.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired through experience and training plus further specialist knowledge of the Continuing Healthcare process
- Good knowledge base of MCA and Dols legilsation alongside an excellent person centred approach to enable effective and respectful working relationships with those we support.
- Good understanding of Personal Health Commissioning
- Experience of working in a health environment
- Negotiation and conflict management skills and the ability to influence
- Previous experience of caseload management
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Social Work or Nursing qualification and registered with a professional body.
- Knowledge of NHS Personal Health Commissioning and associated procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge of the National Framework for NHS Personal Health Commissioning and NHS-funded Nursing Care and Childrens and Young Peoples Continuing Care
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Skills, Capabilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload effectively and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Ability to analyse very complex cases where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Effective communication skills
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Ability to deliver professional standards in all recording and assessment reports.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
