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Job description

This employment opportunity in the Mental Capacity Act Service in South Eastern HSC Trust is open to professionally qualified nursing, social work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy or psychology staff. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of high quality deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) and Mental Capacity Act interventions to service users and their families. The post holder will be expected to provide training, support, and professional advice and complete work relevant to MCA legislation in community/hospital settings. There will be a requirement to apply DoLS on a 7-day week basis and therefore the South Eastern Trust will be required to respond to this need when it arises. Post holders will be expected to manage their work autonomously, but with support as required from senior practitioners/senior management. The post holder will hold a caseload of persons who lack capacity and are deprived of their liberty. The caseload will be specialist and will relate specifically to the Mental Capacity Act. The post holder will be required to liaise closely with all services across the Trust. Responsibilities will include the ability to demonstrate enhanced levels of practice, competence/skills in areas such as direct practice with individuals and families, multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working, user and carer involvement, and demonstrate knowledge of organisational systems and processes and the wider social policy context. The post holder will be required to ensure his/her professional development through training, supervision and learning in order to maintain professional registration. As the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 through phases of implementation, the post holder will contribute to the collective leadership approach throughout the Trust in support of all implementation planning. The postholder will be required to work across all MCA teams if required. The Post holder will be expected to work in close collaboration with colleagues across the Trust and the region to ensure continuity in the delivery of MCA work, particularly where timescales or other targets require to be achieved.

Responsibilities

• Keep abreast of relevant national/regional legislation and guidance in relation to MCA Practice and policy development (SEE JD FOR MORE)

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Have a minimum of two years’ experience in a professional role, working with persons who lack capacity. (SEE JD FOR MORE)

Desirable Skills

• Experience of undertaking Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) assessments. Evidence of undertaking post-qualifying training.