Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Administrator X2

3 weeks ago

Stafford, United Kingdom Triumph Consultants Ltd Full time

**What's involved with this role**:
**Temporary Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Administrator x2**
**Reference no: Staffordshire 5230533**
**Pay rate: £12.02 per hour PAYE**
**Role Length: This opening assignment is for 6 months**
**A DBS disclosure is listed as a requirement for this role; however the level of disclosure has not been specified by the client**
**Hybrid role, minimum of 3 days per week in the office** A Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Administrator is required to play a key role in the processing of DOLS referrals, ensuring statutory timescales are met and are line with DOLS Code of Practice. Key responsibilities:

- Responsible for the administration of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards requests ensuring statutory timescales are met and are compliant with the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice ensuring assessments are completed by the appropriate Best Interest Assessor and authorised by a suitable Authorising Officer.
- Commission on behalf of the supervisory body Best Interest Assessors, Mental Health Assessors, and Independent Mental Capacity Advocates. To ensure when required that representatives are appointed with the appropriate support and guidance.
- Monitor current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards authorisations to ensure that no authorisation expires without a further standard authorisation or review requested.
- Manage a small caseload of deputyship/appointeeship cases by assessing the appropriate level and extent of intervention required to ensure financial affairs are adequately managed and independence and choice maintained.
- Communicate with providers, assessors and members of the public.

**“Role Requirements” - to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria**:
**Qualifications**:

- GCSE English and Maths (Grade C and above) or equivalent.
- IT qualification equivalent to the competency level of ECDL/CLAIT.
- NVQ II in Business Administration or equivalent.

**Experience & Knowledge**:

- Previous knowledge of DoLS would be an advantage but not essential as training and support will be provided.
- Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
- Knowledge of working with people with mental incapacity.
- Experience of working in an administrative or finance function.
- Knowledge of benefits and pensions payable to service users by DWP etc.
- Experience of working with internal and external customers to provide an excellent quality service.

**Skills**:

- A strong team player.
- A desire to provide an excellent service for service users.
- Strong attention to detail skills.
- Ability to pick up new systems or processes quickly in a fast-paced role.
- Ability to analyse, extract and produce accurate reporting data.
- Good written and oral communication skills at all levels.
- Good time management skills to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure and on own initiative.
- Excellent communication skills: ability to express clearly in written and spoken word and be able to influence, negotiate and persuade in service user’s best interests.
- Excellent numeracy and budgetary skills, including the ability to ensure that the service user’s resources and those of the County Council are used to maximum effect.
- Strong IT skills using Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).

**_To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF._**
**_If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity._**

**Other “Essential Requirements” - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items**:

- **Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.**
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.

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