Senior Adult Social Care Lawyer

4 weeks ago


Barnsley, Barnsley, United Kingdom Sellick Partnership Full time

Job Title: Senior Adult Social Care Lawyer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Adult Social Care Lawyer to join our team at Sellick Partnership. As a Senior Adult Social Care Lawyer, you will be responsible for providing legal advice and support across a broad range of areas, including ordinary residence, Data Protection and Freedom of Information, safeguarding, provider failure, section 117 aftercare, and 16-17-year-old Deprivation of liberty cases.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deputising for the Principal Lawyer and training and supporting the Lawyers in the team.
  • Assisting with the allocation of work, personal development plans, and 1:1s.
  • Making applications to the Court of Protection and High Court, e.g. COP applications around issuing concerning deputyships, welfare, and best interests, deprivation of liberty, including s21a, judicial review, inherent jurisdiction.
  • Providing detailed, accurate advice on the Council's responsibilities under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Health and Social Care Act 2008, Mental Health Act 1983, and associated Regulations and Statutory Guidance.
  • Providing legal advice and support across a broad range of areas, including ordinary residence, Data Protection and Freedom of Information, safeguarding, provider failure, section 117 aftercare, and 16-17-year-old Deprivation of liberty cases.
  • Advising Service Managers and Directors on Adult Social Care policy and procedure.

Requirements:

  • Qualified Solicitor, Barrister, or Legal Executive.
  • Prior experience in an adult social care law from either a private practice or a public sector setting.

What We Offer:

  • Legal assistant support.
  • Fantastic training and development opportunities.
  • Competitive salary.
  • Excellent local government pension scheme, including the option to contribute to an Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme.
  • Flexible and hybrid working.
  • Generous annual leave allowance, increasing with length of service, and an additional 5 discretionary days used for Christmas shutdown.
  • Flexi time and use of up to 5 banked flexi days per year.
  • Car lease scheme, salary sacrifice for a brand new car.
  • Salary sacrifice scheme for extra annual leave, cycle to work, home electronics, and childcare vouchers.
  • Discounts on car parking, rail travel, eating out, leisure attractions, and gym memberships.
  • Family-friendly policies, including excellent maternity, paternity, and adoption entitlements.

How to Apply:

For more information or to apply for the Senior Adult Social Care Lawyer role, contact Sara Robinson in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office for a confidential chat.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.



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