Band 7 Mental Capacity Act & DOLS Advisor

The post holder will share the post as part of the Safeguarding Adults Team primarily responsible for the operational co-ordination and delivery of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Prevent agendas. The post holder will also be instrumental in supporting the transition from DoLS to the new legislative framework of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) when this comes into force.

In addition, the post holder will be expected to actively contribute to aspects of the Safeguarding Team function in conjunction with the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults.

It is strongly encouraged that applicants familiarise themselves with the essential criteria in the JD and provide relevant evidence within their application.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and autonomous nurse to join the Trust’s Safeguarding Team in a job share as the Safeguarding Advisor, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

Applications are invited from Registered Nurses, ideally an RMN with substantial experience of working in a mental health setting and hospital environment at a senior level, with an in-depth knowledge of the MCA & DoLS.

The successful applicant will also be instrumental in planning and supporting the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards when they come into force.

The post holder will be working within a dynamic Safeguarding team, taking a lead on the Trust’s compliance with the MCA, DoLS & Prevent duties whilst providing clinical guidance to Trust staff.

We are looking for someone who has excellent leadership skills, effective organisational skills, highly developed communication skills and the ability to interact with people from a wide variety of professional backgrounds. They will act as a role model and clinical expert within the speciality of safeguarding, supporting clinical staff in the management of patients that may lack capacity to consent to treatment.

For further details or to arrange an informal meeting please contact:

For further details or to arrange an informal meeting please contact:

Roisin Gavin, Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults on 01708 435000 Ext 5719

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

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For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.