Advocate
Sutton / Croydon / Surrey or Bexley / Bromley
Full or Part-time hours available
Are you compassionate, organised, and looking to make a real difference in people's lives Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge
What does the job involve
* Travel to locations such as hospitals and care homes around Sutton/Croydon/Surrey OR Bexley/Bromley.
* Supporting people to speak up, helping them to understand information, and ensure their wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs and values are considered.
* Check and challenge Local Authorities and/or professionals as appropriate to ensure they are acting in the best interest of the client.
* Compassionate communication - You'll engage with people from all walks of life from care home residents to staff to social services, ensuring that the client's voice is heard.
* Promote empowerment.
* Raise safeguarding concerns.
* Work in accordance with relevant legislation such as Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Care Act, DoLS and Human Rights Act.
* Monitoring and reporting - Following a checklist, and you will write and submit detailed reports to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) team.
What our client is looking for:
1. IAQ qualified (including any specialist unit) or be willing ...