About this role
Job summary
- Know what AGNI is?
- Thrive on advocating for your patients and achieving the best outcomes?
- Great assessment skills and committed to maintaining choice and liberties?
If this describes you...then read on!
We are excited to announce a new opportunity within our Hampshire and Isle of Wight All Age Continuing Care service. We are looking for a person who is passionate about patient care and improving life opportunities who shares our behaviours of being person centred, honest, courageous, innovative, and collaborative.
As a Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty All Age Continuing Care Senior Clinical Assessor / Practitioner (Registered Nurse, SWE or HCPC registration), you will be responsible for conducting comprehensive individual assessments of patients around mental capacity and best interests and providing expert advice to the wider All Age Continuing Care team to empower people with complex health needs live their best lives.
Experience in Continuing Healthcare/s117 is highly desirable as this is a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment as part of our Complete Practitioner Programme, with the intention that the successful post holder will move into our Continuing Healthcare team permanently. If you have the right skills and attitude, we can support you to develop the specific skills required for DOLS. We offer team training opportunities and Team Leaders who are non-case holding in order to mentor and develop our Clinical Assessors.
Main duties of the job
Complete complex mental capacity assessments to support case management across AACC
Chair complex best interests meetings and advise on MCA and best interests processes, especially in complex situations where there is a risk of harm to the person or others, or where an application to the Court of Protection may be required; as well as attending other meetings such as Case Conferences, Discharge Planning Meetings, MARMS, Safeguarding Reviews etc, where there is an MCA or DoL issue that requires specialist support.
Complete applications to the Court of Protection to authorise Community DoL, where legally required for persons deprived of their liberty as a result of care commissioned by the HIOW ICB, completing assessments and witness statements, providing quality control reviews of assessments and applications being made by other teams in the HIOW ICB and submitting applications directly to the Court of
Reviewing care arrangements and supporting colleagues to review care arrangements to assess whether they amount to a Deprivation of Liberty and advising on steps required to ensure the arrangements are in line with appropriate legal frameworks.
Regularly developing and delivering training on MCA and DoL related topics to AACC colleagues, in person and on line.
Liaising with lawyers and with the Court of Protection and supporting teams / staff across AACC with legal proceedings including MCA S16 applications and S21a appeals.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description
Job responsibilities
The All-Age Continuing Care Team supports over 7,500 clients through a range of funding arrangements including Continuing Healthcare, Section 117 aftercare, specialist placements, Children's Continuing Care and other joint funding and oversight of a budget of 392M. Our roles are community based with flexible working from a local office and home and is a key role to support people to live well with complex health and primary health needs. Post holders will be employed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, working in partnership with NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board.
Our All-Age Team purpose is clear: 'To improve health opportunities and outcomes within our system by delivering seamless, affordable, and individually focused care for those requiring our services.'
Our values and behaviours are
- Integrity: I keep our shared values at the centre of my conduct and decision-making
- Compassion: I approach people with kindness and empathy, striving to support the care I would want for my loved ones
- Accountability: I can be trusted to act fairly and honestly, taking ownership for decisions and achieving outcomes
- Respect: I am professional and courteous, seek opinions and value difference
- Empowerment: I create safe environments where I and others can be curious and innovative
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Health or Social Care Professional with current registration with professional body i.e. NMC, HCPC or SWE. including AMHP's and mental health social workers or significant relevant experience (LD/MH/LDAP teams only)
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in health or social care.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Fareham Civic Offices
Civic Offices, Civic Way
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7AZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)