Best Interest Assessor

2 weeks ago


Torquay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are seeking a legally qualified Best Interest Assessor to join our Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team.

As an integrated health and social care organisation, we will offer you the opportunity to work across a broad range settings that sit within adult social care, NHS Trust and CHC funded services. We will also fully support you in making the transition from Best Interest Assessor to Approved Mental Capacity Act Practitioner when training is available.
- To support in the delivery of a high quality DoLS Service in accordance with the MCA 2005 and DoLS, the associated Codes of Practice, caselaw and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) policy and guidance
- To work in ways that develop good working relations and collaborative arrangements with our Partners and key Stakeholders
- To adopt an effective partnership approach with the Relevant Person, their families, involved professionals, Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA), Relevant Person Representatives (RPR), Managing Authorities (MA) and Mental Health Assessors (MHA)
- To support in the coordination of the DoLS assessment from prioritisation of referrals, completion of assessments, identification of an appropriate level of Authoriser in order that completed assessments are presented to the Supervisory Body within agreed timescales
- To undertake person centred and holistic Best Interest Assessments in accordance with the requirements of the MCA 2005, informed by the Codes of Practice, emerging case law and Human Rights
- To gather and analyse complex information regarding individual risk factors and to make recommendations and set conditions to reduce restrictive measures ensuring arrangements in place are proportionate and necessary to protect the Relevant Person from harm and the seriousness of that harm in their best interests.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an fully Integrated Health and Social Care organisation. The Safeguarding Adults / Mental Capacity Act team works to support all ours services in safeguarding people from abuse or neglect and meeting our statutory duties relating to the Mental Capacity Act 2005. We are committed to protecting peoples human rights and provide high quality advice and support to our services to support them in meeting safeguarding and mental capacity act legal duties. As a Best Interest Assessor, your role will be at the core of our services, working with the Lead Practitioner and other Assessors to ensure core human rights are protected for people in our local community.

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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