Independent Mental Capacity Advocate IMCA
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Oct 08, 2024

Independent Mental Capacity Advocate IMCA

£20,047 - £23,677 per annum
Cardiff
Part Time , Permanent

About Us

Advocacy Support Cymru (ASC) is a registered charity with offices in Cardiff and Swansea. We provide Independent Mental Health and Mental Capacity Advocacy Services across most of South Wales, employing 44 employees.

About the role

The post holder will provide support to clients who lack capacity and to implement the safeguards of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 or the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. They will provide non-instructed advocacy (NIA) support to people who lack capacity to make specific decisions and who have no-one else to support them. The successful candidate will travel efficiently and effectively within the Advocacy Support Cymru area of operation.

This role will operate within the Aneurin Bevan, Cardiff and Vale and Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board Areas..

About you

You will have significant experience working with vulnerable adults and/or children, either within health or social care setting, or indirectly, for example as a carer. You will understand and have experience of working effectively in an intra-agency context with Health and Social Care Professionals. Knowledge of the role of the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate as defined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is essential.

Previous direct experience in the role would be preferred but training will be provided.

Essential Information

  • The salary band for the role is £20,047 to £23,677, based on a 30 hour week.
  • This post is for 30 hours a week and is based in our Cardiff office.
  • All successful candidates will require an enhanced DBS check.

Closing Date: 5pm, 18 October 2024.

Only successful candidates will be contacted for interview. Interviews will be conducted in English.

Amdanom Ni

Mae Cefnogaeth Eiriolaeth Cymru (ASC) yn elusen gofrestredig gyda swyddfeydd yn Abertawe a Chaerdydd. Rydym yn darparu Gwasanaethau Eiriolaeth Galluedd Meddyliol ac Iechyd Meddwl Annibynnol ledled mwyafrif De Cymru, gan gyflogi 44 o bobl.

Ynglŷn â’r rôl

Bydd deiliad y swydd yn darparu cefnogaeth i gleientiaid sydd â diffyg galluedd ac i roi amddiffyniadau Deddf Galluedd Meddyliol 2005 neu’r Trefniadau Diogelu Rhag Colli Rhyddid ar waith. Byddant yn darparu cefnogaeth eiriolaeth heb gyfarwyddyd (NIA) i bobl sydd â diffyg galluedd i wneud penderfyniadau ac sydd â neb arall i’w cefnogi. Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus yn teithio’n effeithiol ac yn effeithlon o fewn ardal weithredu Cefnogaeth Eiriolaeth Cymru.

Bydd y rol hwn yn gweithredu o fewn Ardaloedd Bwrdd Iechyd Aneurin Bevan, Caerdydd a’r Fro, Cwm Taf Morgannwg..

Amdanoch chi

Bydd gennych brofiad sylweddol o weithio gydag oedolion a/neu blant agored i niwed, naill ai o fewn lleoliad iechyd neu ofal cymdeithasol, neu’n anuniongyrchol, er enghraifft fel gofalwr. Bydd gennych ddealltwriaeth a phrofiad o weithio’n effeithiol mewn cyd-destun aml-asiantaeth gyda Gweithwyr Proffesiynol Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol. Mae gwybodaeth o rôl Eiriolwr Galluedd Meddyliol Annibynnol fel y diffinnir yn Neddf Galluedd Meddyliol 2005 yn hanfodol.

Mae profiad uniongyrchol blaenorol yn y rôl yn ddelfrydol, ond byddwn yn darparu hyfforddiant.

Gwybodaeth Hanfodol

Y band cyflog ar gyfer y rôl yw £20,047 i £23,677, yn seiliedig ar 30 awr yr wythnos.

Swydd 30 awr yr wythnos yw hon yn ein swyddfa yn Caerdydd.

Bydd ymgeiswyr llwyddiannus angen gwiriadau manylach y Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.

Dyddiad cau: 5pm, 18 Hydref 2024

Ymgeiswyr llwyddiannus yn unig fydd yn cael eu gwahodd am gyfweliad. Cynhelir y cyfweliadau yn Saesneg.

salary
£20,047 - £23,677 per annum
Location
Cardiff
Employment type
Part Time , Permanent

Company info

Advocacy Support Cymru (ASC) is a registered charity that specialises in the provision of professional, confidential and independent advocacy for those eligible in secondary care and community mental health settings.

Our Advocates can support in relation to treatment, medication, services, rights and options and will enable you to have your say in your treatment and care.

Advocates will not give advice, offer counselling, provide mediation or befriend. They will not judge the wishes of those they support or look to seek to persuade a client into a particular course of action.

Advocates provide information to people to help them understand what options might be available, but do not decide or advise which one to take.

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