Best Interests Assessor, LeicestershirePay rate £38 per hourVitalis Social Care are recruiting for an experienced and qualified Best Interests Assessor to join a team in Leicestershire.Job Role and Responsibilities: - They will do assessments but will do duty function as well. Full time roles. Need to be Qualified Social Workers and must possess the BIA qualification for DOLsTwo brand new assessments expected per week and support duty, or 3-5 per week if the assessments have been done before. Most of it would be home based but would be expected in a few times for different things. Duty function would be from home too but can go in if they want to. £36 - £38 p/h Umbrella.Leicester City Council Adult Social Care are seeking a Best Interest Assessor to join the DoLS Team for 3-6 months. The role will include undertaking both Mental Capacity and best interest assessments and co-ordinating the assessment process under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. This will include undertaking DoLS reviews and being placed on the BIA Duty rota 1 day per week, in which you will take telephone calls and respond to email enquiries.As a Best Interest Assessor, you’ll provide effective safeguards for members of the public who fall within the remit of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) legislation by providing a high-quality assessment and advice based on the statutory requirements arising from the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), ensuring compliance with Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.Working within relevant policies, practises, and procedures under the direction of your team leader, you’ll coordinate the DoLS assessment process within statutory timescales. Recognising safeguarding concerns, you’ll act in line with local and national policy to improve outcomes for people.You’ll provide expert advice to ensure an effective and consistent multi-agency approach to DoLS, including provision of training opportunities and support for Best Interest Assessor candidates.The role is office based within the city, although it is largely home working. The only requirements to come to an office is for meetings and or if you are experiencing IT connectivity issues, which would prevent you from undertaking the work. The candidate would be required to drive to complete visits for the purpose of assessment throughout Leicester and Leicestershire. Mileage can only be claimed from the office base to the destination of assessment.What you'll needHolding a post qualified award as a best interest assessor, you’ll have comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation and codes of practice and the interface between the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act, along with local and national issues in health and social care. You’ll have been practising as a qualified best interest assessor within the past 2 years and undertaken required mandatory annual refresher training. In addition, you’ll hold a degree in Social Work, Occupational Therapy or similar e.g. CQSW, DipSW, Nursing, and have current registration with the relevant body for this.Please contact Molly Rylance on or email for more information.We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.

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