ThIs is an exciting new role working as part of Corporate Safeguarding Team to provide strong professional leadership on the development and oversight of Court of Protection Processes across the Health Board.

You will also be the lead professional for managin the IMCA contract for the Health Board, working closely with the Lead for Mental capacity to ensure compliance with the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and the Codes of Practice in relation to Court of Protection (CoP) and IMCA processes for a specified cohort of service users.

Main duties of the job

You will develop systems and process to ensure oversight and reporting for cases within the Court of Protection.

You will work with the four servoce groups within the Health Baords to develop consistent processes for managing work relating to the court of protection, including court requests and provision of reports and statements within the timelines required by the court.

You will support MCA training to ensure staff are confident and competent in writing reports for court, providing support and supervsion where expert help is required

You will ensure accurate and timely reporting to Health Board committees and Boards for all Court of Protection data

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex religion or belief race age sexual orientation gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be the Health Board lead for Court of Protection work and the management of the all-Wales Independent Mental Capacity Act Advocacy (IMCA) contract. The role sits as part of the Swansea Bay University Health Board Corporate Safeguarding Team and covers all individuals cared for and funded by health to include, in-patients, patients in receipt of NHS funding including Continuing Healthcare (CHC), joint funding and any other complex care funding.

The post holder will work as part of the Corporate Safeguarding Team to safeguard vulnerable people while ensuring their human rights are respected and their voices are heard in all planning and decision making in relation to their health, care and wellbeing. They will work with colleagues to ensure the least restrictive option is used when safeguarding individuals and where it is necessary to restrict the freedoms of vulnerable patients will ensure the appropriate legal framework is used.

The post holder will strategically lead on the development and implementation of the Health Boards processes for the management and oversight of cases within the Court of Protection, ensuring minimum standards and agreed uniform processes are in place for the oversight and management of Court of Protection work across the HB.

The post holder will work with All Wales Procurement leads and Local Authority partners to fulfil the Health Boards obligation to provide and monitor advocacy services required under the MCA, including Independent Mental Capacity Act Advocates (IMCA) and paid Relevant Persons Representative (pRPR) services for the population of the area.

The post holder will ensure that they uphold HB values and that this is monitored within the team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

qualification

Essential

• Current professional registration with a regulatory body within a clinical field

Desirable

• Legal Qualification

Knowlege and experience

Essential

• Extensive and demonstrable knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005), including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019, including the Liberty Protection Safeguards.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant case law and ability to translate policy and law into practice.
• Experience of working with multi-agency partners and across organisational boundaries, to respond to legislative and policy change
• Knowledge and experience of clinical governance and risk management including experience of undertaking audits
• Experience of delivering training and support to staff

Desirable

• Experience in commissioning and contracting including contract monitoring processes

Employer details

Employer name

Swansea Bay University Health Board

Address

Swansea Bay University Health Board Head Quarters

1 Talbot Gateway

Port Talbot

SA12 7BR

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