DoLs Admin Support

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic hard working individual to join the Gwent Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding team. The team work on behalf of ABUHB and the 5 L.A's within the Gwent region providing a vital legal safeguarding role to ensure vulnerable people are supported and protected and their human rights upheld.

The successful candidate will provide vital administrative support to clinicians and supervisory bodies to enable them to fulfil their legal duty in supporting vulnerable people who lack capacity to consent to their care and treatment .

The successful, candidate will also be involved in supporting the transition and implementation of the new Liberty Protection safeguards framework when implemented.

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

Main duties of the job

• To provide administration support to Best Interest Assessors conducting assessments under the deprivation of liberty safeguards.
• To support and assist in co-ordinating the administration duties for the DoLS process for the Gwent Consortium
• Manage the electronic diaries as appropriate,
• To deal with telephone calls from member of the public, internal/external stakeholders who have contacted the DoLS Team and to give advice and support to those enquiring in relation to the DoLS process

• To arrange and support meetings on behalf of the DoLS team
• Minute taking as required.
• To copy and circulate documents as required,
• To undertake the co-ordination and processing of procurement requisitions using the Oracle system.
• Assist the DoLS team in meeting challenging deadlines which will require robust and timely systems of communication.
• Provide and receive information in an appropriate manner ensuring that all aspects of the Data Protection Act are complied with.
• Gather and input data necessary to compile reports
• To assist in the maintenance of the Dols filing system.
• To assist in the co-ordination of DoLS Reviews
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential,
• Manage highly sensitive and confidential information

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.