RQ1527480 – Service Manager Mental Capacity Act and DoLS

Job Details

  • Hybrid 1 day in the office
  • £476.68 a day

This post is responsible for providing high quality professional leadership, at the British Association of Social Workers ‘Advanced Social Worker’ level, in relation to the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The role includes oversight and management of the DoLS  system across Somerset, co-ordination of the interface between Adult Social Care and the Somerset Council legal team in respect of the Court of Protection and Community DoLS, oversight and quality assurance of Mental Capacity Act training for the Adult Social Care workforce and quality assurance of practice.

Advice and guidance is provided across Adult Social Care where there is complexity, particularly ahead of Court of Protection proceedings. The postholder is also responsible for developing guidance and line managing the DoLS Team to ensure high quality, effective and efficient service delivery.
·         Provide clear leadership to deliver the Council’s strategic priorities and meet the Council’s financial targets, as a member of the Directorates Senior Leadership Team.

·         Update and advise Elected Members in respect of operational and policy issues in relation to the Service.

·         Lead with a clear identity in terms of flexible and responsive ways of working, inclusive and diverse culture, and high level of employee engagement and wellbeing.

·         Undertake representational and communication duties on behalf of the Council to promote and protect the Council’s interests in matters concerning their specialist areas.

·         Create, monitor, and review frameworks of performance measures and quality standards to be applied in the delivery of services.

·         Function as an ambassador for the Council promoting, both internally and externally, the Council’s vision, strategic aims, and values.

·         Value the diversity of Somerset’s communities ensuring equality of access and treatment in service delivery and employment.

·         Function as a role model for Somerset’s vision and values. Promotes a culture of continuous improvement that encourages creativity and innovation to ensure services are efficient and develop the potential and flexibility across the Council and its workforce including the motivation and development of employees within the Service.

·         Ensure that the Service places a high value on customer responsiveness by demonstrating a commitment to meeting and involving the broadest range of direct and indirect service users, citizens, customers, communities, and businesses.

·         Support the delivery of the Councils’ key strategic aims and objectives ensuring understanding and commitment from staff from across the Service.

·         Support Corporate and Directorate and service specific transformational change programmes with the aim of maximising efficiency, modernising services, and achieving better outcomes and opportunities for service users and customers.

·         Ensure flexibility in reacting to the needs of the Council, its’ customers and partners supporting a culture of continuous improvement.

·         Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, the Council’s standards of conduct, organisational policy, and professional codes of conduct to uphold standards of best practise.

·         Accountable for compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation and Somerset Council H&S policies.

·         Line management of the DoLS Team which consists of 7 Best Interest Assessors, 5 who work at Advanced Practitioner level, 1 senior business support officer and 1 business support officer.

 

·         Lead the DoLS Team with a clear identity in terms of flexible and responsive ways of working, inclusive and diverse culture, and high level of employee engagement and wellbeing.

 

·         Commission Independent Best Interest Assessors to carry out assessments on a weekly basis.

 

·         Ensure high quality professional supervision is provided within the DoLS Team.

 

·         Address and oversee performance and practice issues that arise, supporting people to positively resolve difficulties where possible, taking action within the organisation or with Social Work England where necessary.

·         Have oversight and responsibility for the DoLS system across Somerset. This involves multi-agency work with the wider health and social care system and providers.

·         Undertake representational and communication duties on behalf of the Council to promote and protect the Council’s interests in matters concerning their specialist areas.

·         Hold responsibility and oversight for the prioritisation for DoLS applications using informed professional judgement and defensible decision making.

·         Co-ordinate the DoLS authoriser rota, plus training and guidance for authorisers.

·         Co-ordinate the interface between Adult Social Care and the Somerset Council legal team in respect of the Court of Protection and Community DoLS.

 

·         Provide high quality professional leadership for Adult Social Care and across the health and social care system in relation to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, DoLS and Community DoLS.

If you think this job role is for you, please send your CV to rebeccabentum@carringtonblakerecruitment.com