Job summary
In this role you will lead on the strategic development and implementation of our statutory duties and requirements under the Mental capacity Act (MCA), Gillick competence and the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) working across the Trust and with our partners to ensure that the principles, function, and application, of MCA / LPS is embedded within all appropriate policies and services.
In addition, you will be responsible for the operational development, management and delivery of systems and processes in respect of MCA/DoLS/LPS to support the Trust meet its legal duty.
Full information on the duties and responsibilities of this role are in the attached Job Description.
If you are interested in this role and can demonstrate that you meet all the criteria above, and those in the attached Person Specification, then you should apply for this role without delay!
** Previous applicants need not apply **
Main duties of the job
Are you.
- a Nursing or Health / Social Care graduate, currently registered with an appropriate Health & Social Care Regulatory Body?
- experienced in applying MCA and DOLS, and implementing Best Interest Meetings
- It would be desirable to be a Best Interest Assessor
- currently working at senior manager level in the NHS or other Public Sector organisation?
- able to convey complex information in a variety of appropriate methods, ranging from Senior Managers to patients who lack capacity?
- able and prepared to be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site in King's Lynn for 5 days a week?
- ready to move into a senior role supporting professional safeguarding for adults and children in an NHS hospital, and deputising for the Lead Safeguarding Professional when required?
About us
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is West Norfolk has a superb unspoilt coastline with pretty villages, all with their own individual charm. The medieval port of King's Lynn has some very interesting architecture.
We provide a comprehensive range of specialist and general acute services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers and approximately 500 beds on a single site. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech. We work in partnership with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services.
In February 2022 the QEH the Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details about this exciting opportunity please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
** Previous applicants need not apply **
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details about this exciting opportunity please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
** Previous applicants need not apply **
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Current professional registration with a regulatory body within health and social care (RGN, Social Work England, RMN, RLD or allied health professional qualification)
- First degree in Nursing, or health/social care related profession
- Masters level or equivalent relevant experience
- Evidence of training in basic ITC skills
Desirable
- Qualified to act as a Mental Capacity Act/DoLS/LPS Best Interest Assessor
- Learning Disability experience
- Best Interest Assessor
- Experience of service development
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Safeguarding Supervision Course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive and demonstratable experience and knowledge of Mental Capacity act (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the new Liberty Protection Safeguards associated legislation and be able to apply to practice. Including experience of undertaking Best Interests Assessments to enable DoLS/LPS authorisation
- Extensive and demonstratable experience and knowledge of Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children and associated legislation and be able to apply to practice.
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant case law and implications for practice
- Understanding of the quality assurance process
- Experience of working with the Mental Capacity Act within a health or social care environment
- Experience of working at a senior management level, preferably in the NHS or public sector
- Experience of operational/ project management
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating training
- Experience of working at a strategic level
- Experience of undertaking audits
- Experience of working with multi-agency partners and across organisational boundaries, to respond to legislative and policy change
- Experience of policy or practice development
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Can demonstrate experience planning complex case meetings and dealing with extremely sensitive information
Desirable
- Can demonstrate experience of providing clinical supervision in relation to the portfolio of the post
- Experience of chairing meetings.
- Experience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance, processes and practices that can be successfully implemented across the wider system.
- Experience of working in an integrated team to a 'Think Family approach.'
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to carry out assessment of risk and apply in practice
- To be able to organise, plan and deliver complex activities and manage own workload
- Able to communicate with patients/families and multidisciplinary teams about the MCA and DoLS/LPS, in particular how it impacts on those who require support
- To be able to demonstrate the range of specialist skills and interventions required to provide training in the area for the portfolio of the post
- To be able to provide advice on MCA/ DOLS/LPS issues as required
- To be able to develop curriculum content and programmes of training intervention and monitor and evaluate such programs
- To be able to use a variety of training intervention styles and audio-visual techniques
- Ability to translate national directives and agendas into appropriate local strategies and plans
- Ability to manage multiple complex tasks and conflicting prioritises
- Ability to understand and interpret legislation, statutory guidance and codes of practice and translate this into operational practice, policy and procedure.
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and the introduction of Liberty Protection Safeguards
- Previous experience of audit/data collection To be able to follow procedures and protocols and effectively apply work systems
- Ability to develop positive and collaborative relationships with internal and external parties
- Well -developed research, problem solving and analytical skills
- Excellent IT and report writing skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex information and advice on actions to be taken
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to develop positive and collaborative relationships with internal and external parties
- To have a good knowledge and understanding of confidential information management, including principles of safe information sharing
Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent time management and organisational skills including the ability to meet tight deadlines
- To understand the importance of flexible and team working and be able to lead team activity for both ongoing work and in short term projects
- To be able to participate in constructive and developmental supervisory activity.
- Ability to motivate, inspire and enable others whilst being efficient and staying calm
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertain change
- To be able to co-operate and negotiate with colleagues in a respectful and constructive manner
- To be physically able to meet the requirements of training programme delivery and work in the range of clinical environments where training and consultancy may need to be delivered
- Ability to work with all clinicians and staff at all levels
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values
Person Specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential
- Current professional registration with a regulatory body within health and social care (RGN, Social Work England, RMN, RLD or allied health professional qualification)
- First degree in Nursing, or health/social care related profession
- Masters level or equivalent relevant experience
- Evidence of training in basic ITC skills
Desirable
- Qualified to act as a Mental Capacity Act/DoLS/LPS Best Interest Assessor
- Learning Disability experience
- Best Interest Assessor
- Experience of service development
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Safeguarding Supervision Course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive and demonstratable experience and knowledge of Mental Capacity act (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the new Liberty Protection Safeguards associated legislation and be able to apply to practice. Including experience of undertaking Best Interests Assessments to enable DoLS/LPS authorisation
- Extensive and demonstratable experience and knowledge of Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children and associated legislation and be able to apply to practice.
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant case law and implications for practice
- Understanding of the quality assurance process
- Experience of working with the Mental Capacity Act within a health or social care environment
- Experience of working at a senior management level, preferably in the NHS or public sector
- Experience of operational/ project management
- Experience of leading and managing change
- Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating training
- Experience of working at a strategic level
- Experience of undertaking audits
- Experience of working with multi-agency partners and across organisational boundaries, to respond to legislative and policy change
- Experience of policy or practice development
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Can demonstrate experience planning complex case meetings and dealing with extremely sensitive information
Desirable
- Can demonstrate experience of providing clinical supervision in relation to the portfolio of the post
- Experience of chairing meetings.
- Experience of researching best practice, interpreting its relevance, processes and practices that can be successfully implemented across the wider system.
- Experience of working in an integrated team to a 'Think Family approach.'
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability to carry out assessment of risk and apply in practice
- To be able to organise, plan and deliver complex activities and manage own workload
- Able to communicate with patients/families and multidisciplinary teams about the MCA and DoLS/LPS, in particular how it impacts on those who require support
- To be able to demonstrate the range of specialist skills and interventions required to provide training in the area for the portfolio of the post
- To be able to provide advice on MCA/ DOLS/LPS issues as required
- To be able to develop curriculum content and programmes of training intervention and monitor and evaluate such programs
- To be able to use a variety of training intervention styles and audio-visual techniques
- Ability to translate national directives and agendas into appropriate local strategies and plans
- Ability to manage multiple complex tasks and conflicting prioritises
- Ability to understand and interpret legislation, statutory guidance and codes of practice and translate this into operational practice, policy and procedure.
- Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and the introduction of Liberty Protection Safeguards
- Previous experience of audit/data collection To be able to follow procedures and protocols and effectively apply work systems
- Ability to develop positive and collaborative relationships with internal and external parties
- Well -developed research, problem solving and analytical skills
- Excellent IT and report writing skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex information and advice on actions to be taken
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to develop positive and collaborative relationships with internal and external parties
- To have a good knowledge and understanding of confidential information management, including principles of safe information sharing
Aptitude
Essential
- Excellent time management and organisational skills including the ability to meet tight deadlines
- To understand the importance of flexible and team working and be able to lead team activity for both ongoing work and in short term projects
- To be able to participate in constructive and developmental supervisory activity.
- Ability to motivate, inspire and enable others whilst being efficient and staying calm
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertain change
- To be able to co-operate and negotiate with colleagues in a respectful and constructive manner
- To be physically able to meet the requirements of training programme delivery and work in the range of clinical environments where training and consultancy may need to be delivered
- Ability to work with all clinicians and staff at all levels
- Demonstrate ability to meet Trust Values
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).
