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Role: Adult MASH & DoLS Operations Manager
Department: Population and & Wellbeing
Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Adult MASH & DoLS Operations Manager on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Population and & Wellbeing department.
Main purpose of position:
To lead the Safeguarding Triage and Screening team, as part of Adult Social Care's Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) functions of ASC. To manage the resources and budget allocated for both services and monitor, review and drive good practice standards and outcomes for adults at risk, in accordance with the Care Act 2014 and the Statutory Guidance.
As a Adult MASH & DoLS Operations Manager, you will be responsible to:
Under the Direction of the head of service, manage and sustain the full operational responsibilities for both the Adult MASH and DoLS team providing specialist advice and support to staff throughout the service and directorate for safeguarding and DoLSTo plan and organise workload ensuring young people are safe guarded, competently undertake all aspects of the care task for young people and ensure their needs are met. This will include facilitating admissions.
Coordinate and be responsible for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 on behalf of the Council as the Supervisory body, responding to all authorisation requests to the Adult MASH Team, chairing and advising strategic and operational meetings and Panels, making high-risk decisions on behalf of the Council.
Ensure case recording is maintained at a high level through the establishment and management of quality assurance systems, undertaking case file audits to improve practice standards. Responding to complaints and other enquiries and using this information to implement and improve service delivery through the development of strategic objectives.
Skills and Experience
In depth experience of working in a health, social care or police setting.
Demonstrable management experience working with complex high risk decision making in social care services.
Demonstrable experience of effective leadership, development and motivation of staff.
Able to manage, motivate and develop a social services team effectively, achieving high levels of performance from staff.
Able to manage a devolved budget and develop and maintain effective administrative and organisational procedures
Able to carry out audits and make recommendations for improving practice
DBS
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for Disclosure and Barring Service checks to be undertaken. Therefore, it is essential in making your application you disclose whether you have any convictions, bind overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exemptions) (Amendments) Order 1986. Therefore, applications are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are 'spent' under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being take-up, any failure to disclose such convictions will results in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority. The fact that a bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
About Us
Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract, and interim roles at the Council.
Our heritage and being local government owned which means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.
We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
Connect2Luton, part of Luton Borough Council & Kent Commercial Services LLP, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates

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