Senior Practitioner - Adults (LBR12)

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