NHS AfC:
Band 7
Job overview
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU), Personalised Healthcare Commissioning (PHC) are looking to appoint a Band 7 Court of Protection Lead Practitioner to join our existing friendly Bank worker team.
The role will be responsive to ICB priorities and expectations, whilst working on their behalf and representing them at Court and with all court applications. This will need to be balanced with understanding of best interest principles and provide an objective and considered representation to all parties including patients and their representatives.
This is a specialised and complex area of work which provides practitioners with an extremely varied and interesting case load. There is an expectation for any practitioner to be able to work autonomously but with the confidence that there will always be support available from the wider team and the Clinical Lead. Every case provides opportunities for learning and development and supports with your development as a practitioner.
If you are a confident practitioner with experience of working with the realms of Mental Capacity Act, who is organised and efficient, can work to tight deadlines whilst managing extremely complex information and constantly working to promote the patient's best interests, we would love to hear from you.
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With our training schemes and support networks, you will be empowered to play a leading role in the future of healthcare, whatever your specialism or interest. And as a member of NHS staff you will receive plenty of discounts too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership and expertise to clinical staff who manage clinical commissioning services for patients that fall under Continuing Healthcare (CHC), joint funding and complex care funding
Act in accordance with the NMC or Professional body/regulator providing leadership, motivation, and support to staff of all disciplines ensuring compliance with statutory, mandatory local policy and guidance requirements, and professional standards
Be required to undertake high level of communication with clinical leads, legal teams, court professionals, senior external colleagues to support the progression of Court applications whilst also providing support to patients and their representatives to improve their experience
Be expected to engage with patients and public in a meaningful way in relation to COP and MCA, to champion patient and public engagement and support the ICB expectations and priorities to embed legislation and best practice
Responsible to proactively manage any potential COP cases to include leading best interest meetings and supporting CSU staff in decision making
Develop and deliver training to colleagues in relation to MCA/DOLS and COP in line with current case law and legislation and bespoke need for the clinical area
Provide leadership to colleagues in relation to MCA and welfare matters, to provide supervision and specialist advice and guidance to ensure up to date and best practice within the IPA service
To attend Court hearings where needed representing the CSU and ICB and follow through the Court process including the completion of statements and reports
Support clinical staff in relation to complex MCA or COP matters and preventively work on cases to reduce the need to apply to COP, where appropriate
Clear understanding of the various COP applications and ability to coordinate and manage a case from start to completion
Provide and receive highly complex or sensitive information at times where there may be significant barriers to acceptance, for example when presenting an opposing position to Court to that of the patient or their representative
To manage Court applications in a manner that is cost effective by making judgements when cases would need legal instruction and where work can be done at an operational and or practical level to avoid excessive legal fees and costs to the ICB
Manage COP applications and MCA matters with equity and consistency
Ensure knowledge and practice is up to date with current case law and legislation change to inform best practice and deliver up to date and relevant leadership and advice
Respond to priority matters within short timescales whilst delivering the same quality and equitable service
Work with other senior managers and nurses to gather quantitative and qualitative clinical information by MLCSU to inform development of new or revised service-delivery models and to establish benchmarks for quality
Liaison with colleagues and senior managers within the PHC function to ensure the service can identify, adapt and respond to developing opportunities of business growth
Instil a culture of customer-service and continuous improvement across the PHC service ensuring all team members understand and deliver their role with ongoing success
To maintain the reputational standard of the CSU and ICB’s whilst representing them in legal matters, including attendance at Court hearings
To have close partnerships with ICB Safeguarding Leads with a responsibility to oversee and manage MCA and welfare matters within their locality
Person specification
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Essential criteria
1. Ability to create and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including staff at all levels across health, social care as well as independent and voluntary sectors locally and regionally.
2. Extensive and confident skills in completing capacity assessments, best interest meetings and being the lead decision maker.
3. Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
4. Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information; negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information.
5. Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change
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