Join Our Team and Make a Real Difference!
Due to the expansion of our Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Service, we are offering full-time and part-time opportunities for passionate professionals who want to make an impact.
Are you a Registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Nurse, or Chartered Psychologist with at least two years post-qualifying experience?
Do you have an excellent working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and want to develop this further?
If so, Devon County Council’s DoLS Service would love to hear from you!
We have several Best Interests Assessor (BIA) roles available—perfect for either:
1. Qualified BIAs looking for their next challenge, or
2. Professionals with the right skills and experience who want to train as a BIA and gain specialist skills.
Why Join Us?
As a Best Interests Assessor, you’ll play a vital role in protecting people’s rights. You will:
3. Carry out assessments that ensure any deprivation of liberty is necessary, proportionate and lawful.
4. Champion individuals’ human rights, ensuring they are supported and represented.
5. Enable people to challenge their care arrangements in the Court of Protection making your work both meaningful and impactful.
What We’re Looking For:
6. Strong knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and DoLS in practice.
7. Ability to produce high-quality, legally robust assessments.
8. Analytical skills to evaluate complex information and make sound judgments.
What We Offer
9. Specialist training for the right candidate.
10. A chance to be at the forefront of rights-based practice.
11. Flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance.
12. A supportive team environment where your expertise is valued.
This is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to shape practice, uphold rights, and make a real difference in people’s lives.
Ready to take the next step? Apply now and join a service that puts people first.
What we can offer you
13. We are committed to your continuous professional development, doing all we can to help you to get the most from your career. You will receive excellent support and supervision, with regular opportunities to discuss and reflect on your practice, both with your line manager and peers.
14. We offer 26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, rising incrementally to 31 days after 5 years’ service.
15. Recognition of NHS continuous service for contractual annual leave purposes, sick pay entitlement and Maternity/Adoption & Paternity pay entitlement (within DCC Terms & Conditions)
16. Flexible working opportunities are available, these include part-time hours, flexitime, compressed working hours and homeworking (this is subject to the needs of the role – please discuss at further at interview)
17. Offer an opportunity to enter a generous Local Government Pension Scheme.
18. As a place to live and work, Devon is hard to beat with top-performing schools, universities, vibrant cities, pretty villages and some of the most scenic coast and countryside in the UK. Living and working in Devon as a Best Interest Assessor has never been more attractive.