Programme Lead MCA DoLS (68860)
Permanent

68860

Department of Health & Wellbeing

 

Integration and Transition

 

Programme Lead:  Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Special A:  £42,895 - £46,356 pa

1 x 37 hours

Established Post

Based within 5th Floor, Britannia House, Bradford BD1 1JN

 

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

 

The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile shown outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate.  Therefore it is essential that you provide examples in your application.

 

The Health and Wellbeing Department in Bradford Council is currently seeking a Programme lead to manage the Mental Capacity & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Action Plan, with a variety of individual projects.

The post holder will be part of a wider programme team based within the department of Health & Wellbeing which has programme management responsibility for the departments transformation and change activity.

 

Specific responsibilities include: 

 

  • To provide effective programme management of the MCA DoLS programme, including programme monitoring, reporting, risk management, change control and evaluation within an appropriate programme structure, processes and systems, including standard formulations for PIDs and business cases.

  • To ensure that the Department is compliant with the requirements of the MCA DoLS in discharging of its statutory responsibilities.

  • To co- ordinate and deliver key assurance products within the local health and social care economy and to NHSE, on the programme. 

  • To ensure that MCA DoLS projects achieve their objectives and are delivered to high quality standards, by working closely with their nominated project managers and with the Joint Commissioning Executive where outcomes are at risk.

  • To develop effective relationships with key internal stakeholders in relation to the delivery of the MCA DoLS Programme, ensuring a high degree of organisational visibility of the programme, that that its purposes are well understood and building effective multi-disciplinary links with those responsible for commissioning, contracting, financing and procuring the services included in the programme.

 

Recent Local Authority experience or recent experience working in a commissioning or programmes setting is desirable, and experience of the Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards will be essential.

 

Further details are outlined in the attached Job Profile.  Applicants will need to demonstrate both the responsibilities outlined above and those within the Job Profile.

 

For further information regarding this post please contact Elaine James on email elaine.james@bradford.gov.uk

 

A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be undertaken for this post. 

 

 

Closing Date: Thursday 27th April 2017

Please find attached the Job Profile:   Programme Lead MCA DoLS - JP.pdf

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68860
 

Department of Health & Wellbeing

 

Integration and Transition

 

Programme Lead:  Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Special A:  £42,895 - £46,356 pa

1 x 37 hours

Established Post

Based within 5th Floor, Britannia House, Bradford BD1 1JN

 

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

 

The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile shown outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate.  Therefore it is essential that you provide examples in your application.

 

The Health and Wellbeing Department in Bradford Council is currently seeking a Programme lead to manage the Mental Capacity & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Action Plan, with a variety of individual projects.

The post holder will be part of a wider programme team based within the department of Health & Wellbeing which has programme management responsibility for the departments transformation and change activity.

 

Specific responsibilities include: 

 

  • To provide effective programme management of the MCA DoLS programme, including programme monitoring, reporting, risk management, change control and evaluation within an appropriate programme structure, processes and systems, including standard formulations for PIDs and business cases.

  • To ensure that the Department is compliant with the requirements of the MCA DoLS in discharging of its statutory responsibilities.

  • To co- ordinate and deliver key assurance products within the local health and social care economy and to NHSE, on the programme. 

  • To ensure that MCA DoLS projects achieve their objectives and are delivered to high quality standards, by working closely with their nominated project managers and with the Joint Commissioning Executive where outcomes are at risk.

  • To develop effective relationships with key internal stakeholders in relation to the delivery of the MCA DoLS Programme, ensuring a high degree of organisational visibility of the programme, that that its purposes are well understood and building effective multi-disciplinary links with those responsible for commissioning, contracting, financing and procuring the services included in the programme.

 

Recent Local Authority experience or recent experience working in a commissioning or programmes setting is desirable, and experience of the Mental Capacity Act and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards will be essential.

 

Further details are outlined in the attached Job Profile.  Applicants will need to demonstrate both the responsibilities outlined above and those within the Job Profile.

 

For further information regarding this post please contact Elaine James on email elaine.james@bradford.gov.uk

 

A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be undertaken for this post. 

 

 

Closing Date: Thursday 27th April 2017

Please find attached the Job Profile:   Programme Lead MCA DoLS - JP.pdf