Band 7 Safeguarding Adults Advisor (MCA/DoLS)

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Safeguarding Adults Advisor (MCA/DoLS) to join the Safeguarding Team in a part-time role based in Romford.

Applicants should be a registered nurse with substantial healthcare experience, strong MCA/DoLS knowledge, and a sound understanding of adult safeguarding. You will lead MCA/DoLS compliance, provide expert advice, and support staff across the Trust.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with substantial healthcare experience and MCA/DoLS knowledge.
• Strong understanding of adult safeguarding processes.
• Excellent writing and communication skills; able to support staff from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Act as operational lead for MCA/DoLS processes and Prevent across the Trust.
• Lead on the implementation of LPS in collaboration with the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on MCA/DoLS and Prevent to Trust staff.
• Ensure the Trust meets the legislative requirements of the Mental Capacity Act and Prevent Duty.

Skills

MCA/DoLS knowledge

Adult safeguarding

Writing skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Band 7 Safeguarding Adults Advisor (MCA/DoLS)

Company: Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join the Trust’s Safeguarding Team in a job share as the Safeguarding Advisor- Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).

Applications are invited from Registered Nurses with substantial experience of working in a healthcare environment at a senior level, with a good knowledge of the MCA & DoLS and a sound understanding of adult safeguarding processes.

The post holder will be working within a dynamic Safeguarding Team, taking a lead on the Trust’s compliance with the MCA, DoLS & Prevent duties and responsible for overseeing the administration of DoLS at BHRUT They will also be involved with more general safeguarding adult enquiries in liaison with other members of the Safeguarding Team.

We are looking for someone who has effective organisational skills and excellent writing and communication skills, confident with supporting staff from a wide variety of professional backgrounds. The post holder will be responsible for providing information, specialist advice and training on MCA and DoLS across this busy acute general Trust.

The role would ideally suit a nurse who is enthusiastic about promoting good practice around the MCA and DoLS and who will adopt a proactive approach to promoting the legal rights of patients that may lack capacity to consent to treatment.

• To act as the operational lead for the implementation of the processes and statutory systems in relation to MCA & DoLS and Prevent across the Trust.
• To lead on the implementation of LPS in collaboration with the Named Nurse Safeguarding Adults.
• To act as the professional advisor to Trust staff providing advice and guidance in relation to MCA & DoLS and Prevent.
• To ensure the Trust meets the legislative requirements of the Mental Capacity Act and Prevent Duty.

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Salary: £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum inclusive/ part time pro rata

Hours: Part-time

Location: Romford, RM7 0AG

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 2 Oct 2026

Closing date: 1 Nov 2026

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

This advert closes on Sunday 11 Oct 2026

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