- Leicester, Leicestershire
- Temporary
- £38 /Hr
- Standard
- Expires In 15 days
🧠 Best Interests Assessor (BIA) - Leicester (£34-£38/hr, Full-Time)
Are you an experienced Best Interests Assessor passionate about upholding the rights of vulnerable adults? We're looking for a dedicated BIA to join a forward-thinking Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) team in Leicester, working to ensure assessments are timely, thorough, and person-centred.
🔹 Role: Best Interests Assessor (Full-Time)
🔹 Location: Leicester
🔹 Rate: £34-£38 per hour (dependent on experience)
🔹 Contract: Temporary (initial 3-6 months with potential for extension)
🔹 Start Date: ASAP
📝 About the Role:
As a BIA, you will be responsible for undertaking DoLS assessments under the Mental Capacity Act (MCA), ensuring all decisions made are in the best interests of the individual. You'll work closely with care providers, families, and other professionals to ensure lawful and ethical care planning.
✅ Key Responsibilities:
Undertake Best Interests Assessments as part of the DoLS process
Collaborate with Section 12 doctors and other relevant professionals
Provide clear, evidence-based recommendations and reports
Ensure assessments comply with legal and ethical standards
Maintain accurate, detailed, and timely records and documentation
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Strong assessment, analysis, and report-w#####ng skills
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💼 What's on Offer:
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Full-time hours with f#####ble/hybrid working options
Supportive and collaborative wo#####g environment
Opportunity to work within a respected and well-structured DoLS service
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.