Best Interest Assessor

4 weeks ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Full time

**Employer** 1
Kingston Council

**Location(s)** 1
Kingston

**Contract Type** 1
Permanent

**Working Hours** 1
Full Time

**Grade** 1
I

**Hours Per Week** 1
36

**Salary Range** 1
£44,019 - £49,083

**Salary Basis** 1
Per annum

**Leave Entitlement** 1
30 days

**Application Deadline**

08/03/2024, 23:55

**Anticipated Interview Date(s)** 1
18/03/2024

**About the Borough** 1

This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.

Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.

Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.

Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.

We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.

Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.

**About the Role** 1

We are seeking to appoint a qualified Best Interest Assessor (BIA) to our Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) team.

The post holder will be responsible for carrying out assessments and reviews under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2007 (Amendment to Mental Capacity Act 2005). On completion of the assessment they will make recommendations and conditions, if applicable, for the authorisation to the relevant Supervisory Body in order to promote the least restrictive practice and maximise peoples’ independence and rights to liberty.

DOLS team members work mainly from home, and are in contact with each other electronically to support with any arising issues. As a BIA in our DOLS team you will have a high degree of autonomy and flexibility over the way you manage your workload and receive monthly supervision from the Team's manager. There is also a DOLS forum to receive regular updates on case law and an opportunity to discuss cases.

**About Us** 1

Our DOLS team consists of 3 BIAs who are supported by Business Support colleagues. The team is overseen by a team manager and has direct input from Head of Service, who is a signatory for assessments. The DOLS team works to cover the boroughs responsibilities with regard to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, undertaking Best Interest Assessments, in response to urgent and standard requests for authorisation received.

The team works to ensure that all the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) assessments are completed appropriately and
to a high standard and to ensure that the Local Authority is operating a DoLS service across Health and Social Care and within the legislative requirements placed upon the authority.

**About You** 1

If you are a qualified Best Interest Assessor, who is self motivated and enjoys a high degree of autonomy and professional responsibility - then we would like to hear from you. A keen interest in the law, especially the Mental Capacity Act, and relevant case law would also be an advantage. You will need excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

A Best Interests Assessor must have understanding and respect for individuals’ qualities, abilities and diverse backgrounds and applies this to their practice. They must have the ability to act independently, and to establish effective relationships with service users, people lacking capacity and carers, as well as providers.

Essential requirements are:

- qualified to practice as a Best Interest Assessor and h

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