Band 7 Safeguarding Adults Advisor (MCA/DoLS)NHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join the Trust's Safeguarding Team in a job share as the Safeguarding Advisor- Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).
Applications are invited from Registered Nurses with substantial experience of working in a healthcare environment at a senior level, with a good knowledge of the MCA & DoLS and a sound understanding of adult safeguarding processes.
The post holder will be working within a dynamic Safeguarding Team, taking a lead on the Trust's compliance with the MCA, DoLS & Prevent duties and responsible for overseeing the administration of DoLS at BHRUT They will also be involved with more general safeguarding adult enquiries in liaison with other members of the Safeguarding Team.
We are looking for someone who has effective organisational skills and excellent writing and communication skills, confident with supporting staff from a wide variety of professional backgrounds. The post holder will be responsible for providing information, specialist advice and training on MCA and DoLS across this busy acute general Trust.
The role would ideally suit a nurse who is enthusiastic about promoting good practice around the MCA and DoLS and who will adopt a proactive approach to promoting the legal rights of patients that may lack capacity to consent to treatment.
Main duties of the job
- To act as the operational lead for the implementation of the processes and statutory systems in relation to MCA & DoLS and Prevent across the Trust.
- To lead on the implementation of LPS in collaboration with the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults.
- To act as the professional advisor to Trust staff providing advice and guidance in relation to MCA & DoLS and Prevent.
- To ensure the Trust meets the legislative requirements of the Mental Capacity Act and Prevent Duty.
Job description
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.