Adult Social Worker, Best Interest Assessor, Blackburn

Adult Social Worker, Best Interest Assessor, Blackburn 
Pay rates £30 per hour 
Contract role – DoLS team – BIA  
(Please note this is a full time role, not ad-hoc assessments) 
  
We are recruiting for an experienced Adult Social Worker and qualified Best Interest Assessor in the Lancashire area. 
 
We are seeking a qualified Best Interest Assessor (BIA) to join our Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of individuals who lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves within a well-established and supportive team. You will be working across care homes and hospitals to assess mental capacity, provide independent scrutiny of the care plans in place for those deprived of their liberty and ensure they have the legal safeguards in place. 
 
The role involves being allocated typically 3-4 assessments a week (for full-time) including urgent and complex cases, completing in person high-quality assessments and making well-informed, best interest decisions within the framework of DoLS, with recommendations about the authorisation of care arrangements amounting to a deprivation of liberty. You will also be providing advice to individuals and their families, professionals and partner agencies about the Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. A minimum of two years experience will be required. 
  
  
There is plenty of hybrid working available. 
Please get in touch for more information.  
  
This is an agency post and we can offer you:-  

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to  

• An easy registration process (all done online)  

• Referral schemes and incentives   

• Ongoing compliance managed for you  

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.  

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@vitalissocialcare.co.uk for more information.   
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager