Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £46,142 rising to £49,282 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)
Location: Clifton Cornerstone, Southchurch Drive, Clifton, Nottingham NG11 8EW, Working from home is available for part of the working week subject to business needs.
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council .
About the Role
A vacancy for a Best Interests Assessor (BIA) exists within the Nottingham City Council DoLS team. It is expected that this role will continue when DoLS changes to the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) scheme. The post holder will then be supported to to continue practicing as an Approved Mental Capacity Professional AMCP)
We welcome applications from Social Workers who hold the Best Interests Assessor award and have experience of BIA practice.
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team completes DoLS assessments for citizens that may lack mental capacity to make decisions about their own care and provision. BIAs in this team must meet annual requirements for re approval to act in this role. They conduct legally compliant, clearly evidenced assessments and participate on a duty rota. They sometimes liaise with the Court of Protection and the Council’s legal team and may provide information on behalf of the Council to legal proceedings.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post .
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Andy Nash (Team Manager)
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