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Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS/DoLS) Team Leader

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
This job is closed to applications

Location
Salary
£46,840 - £53,602 Per annum
Profession
Manager and corporate
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
01 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Secondment: 8 months (due to service needs)
Posted Date
17 Jun 2025

Job overview

Main duties of the job

The role will be to work with the Supervisory Body and the Head of Safeguarding to embed systems and processes across the University Health Board to ensure the UHB meets its legislative requirements in relation to Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Liberty Protection Safeguards (currently Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

To work closely with other Supervisory Bodies, Managing Authorities and other health and social care professionals on behalf of the UHB in order to manage the LPS/DoLS assessment and authorisation process.

Please ensure you ask permission from your manager before applying for this secondment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable at Level 3 Speaking/Listening (or ‘B1’ Level if you’ve learnt Welsh as an adult). This doesn’t mean you have to be fluent or able to write long reports in Welsh; it just means being able to hold simple conversations with patients.