Consent Lead

Job summary

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to support the UHB's consent agenda. The role will involve working within the MCA Team in Safeguarding to undertake the role of Consent Lead. The role will involve providing support and guidance to clinicians around consent issues, developing guidance and frameworks, delivering training, facilitating audits and working with clinical boards to help support good practice and embed national guidance.

You will be well supported by the MCA Team and will have an opportunity to build your existing skills around consent and mental capacity.

If you are looking for an interesting career development, have strong communication skills and thrive on ensuring excellent patient care and experience, this could be the perfect job for you!

This post is Fixed term/secondment for 12 months, until 12th May 2027, to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post'

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Consent Lead to join the Mental Capacity Team within Safeguarding.

The successful applicants will help to support the consent agenda across Cardiff and Vale UHB by providing staff with expert support, information, training and guidance on issues relating to consent. The role will involve providing support and guidance to clinicians around consent issues,developing guidance and frameworks, delivering training, facilitating audits and working with clinical boards to help support good practice and embed national guidance.

The role requires collaborative working and the development of effective multi-disciplinary and multi-agency relationships with partner agencies.

Whilst training and professional support will be available, applicants require an in-depth knowledge and understanding of consent with experience of working within a complex health or social care organisation.

The successful applicants will play an essential role in ensuring that the UHB meets it's statutory obligations.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.