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At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) are seeking to appoint a lead professional for Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). You will lead a team comprising Senor Practitioners, Best Interest Assessors and Business Support to respond to requests for authorisations of Deprivation of Liberty in a timely and compliant way . The DoLS Team Manager will: • Lead teams of Best Interest Assessors (BIAs) and DoLS coordinators, along with any BIAs sitting in the wider organisation, BIA input commissioned externally and section 12 doctors to ensure compliance with our responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Human Rights Act, and o...