Court of Protection Practitioner

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in the UK seeks a highly motivated Court of Protection Practitioner. This role involves leading COP cases, advising on legislation matters, and developing best practice standards. Candidates should have nursing or social work qualifications, relevant experience, and strong communication skills. The position is full-time, offering a salary of £38,682 to £46,580 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Post registration experience working in community settings.
• Experience of receiving and using highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information.
• Confident skills in MCA, capacity assessments, and best interest meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead on Court of Protection (COP) cases ensuring compliance.
• Advise colleagues on MCA and DOLS matters.
• Initiate and complete COP applications.

Skills

MCA knowledge

Communication skills

Court experience

Education

First level nurse registered with the NMC or registered Social Worker with Social Work England

Job description

Court of Protection Practitioner

The closing date is 13 October 2025

The post holder will uphold the values of the organisation and lead by example supporting a working culture across the Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (LSC ICB):

• To lead on Court of Protection (COP) cases to ensure ICB compliance with The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Court of Protection (CoP) for a specified cohort of service users.
• To support and advise colleagues in matters relating to the MCA and DOLS, to ensure current case law and legislation is being embedded into clinical practice to promote best practice and compliance with the law.
• This role sits in the ICB Lancashire & South Cumbria alongside the Safeguarding Team where health funding is in place, supporting patients in receipt of NHS funding including Continuing Healthcare (CHC), joint funding and complex care funding.
• The post holder will be responsible for developing and setting best practice standards relating to the MCA, safeguarding and associated legislation.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Nurse/Social Worker or health professional with significant experience and genuine commitment to Court of Protection activity. It is also an opportunity for further development.

Appointments to Patient Contact Posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure with the Vetting and Barring Service (Criminal Records Bureau).

Please be aware that the organisation is undergoing a period of reform and organisational change.

Main duties of the job

Professional- To be responsible for initiating and completing CoP applications and advising and supporting patients and their representatives throughout- Provide advice and support to commissioning colleagues in relation to the MCA, and CoP matters, this will include supporting in capacity assessments and best interest meetings.- To provide support with the current tracking system of CoP applications required across the ICB, triaging referrals utilising a prioritisation model.- To provide highly skilled communication to individuals from all care groups and ages with varying levels of communication needs (this includes face-to-face, written and telephone contacts)- To be skilled in effectively communicating complex sensitive information- To have the ability to deal with frequent difficult situations arising from the complex nature of CoP applications and applying least restrictive principles as per MCA (2005).- Providing some cover to the wider team in periods of unexpected colleague absence or service pressures- To maintain professional confidentiality in all matters relating to patient care seeking advice where required when sharing patient information.- Maintain contemporaneous clinical records in line with professional responsibilities and Standards for Record Keeping- To maintain up to date knowledge regarding developments in legislation specifically The Mental Health Act (MHA), Mental Capacity Act (MCA), safeguarding and associated case law

About us

The Lancashire and South Integrated Care Board(ICB) was formally established as a new statutory body on 1 July 2022, replacing the eight clinical commissioning groups across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Our role is to join up health and care services, improve people\'s health and wellbeing, and to make sure everyone has the same access to services and gets the same outcomes from treatment. Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB is a highly complex organisation serving a population of over 1.8 million people.

We uphold the values of the organisation and lead by example supporting a working culture across the ICB from a commissioning and safeguarding perspective is founded on:

• Striving in everything we do to ensure high quality of care
• Effective clinical leadership and constructive clinical challenge

Please note that the main headquarters of Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB is County Hall, Preston.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached full job description for more information attached in the next section of the trac system. This will provide all further information regarding the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First level nurse registered with the NMC or registered Social Worker with Social Work England
• Evidence of continual professional development

Experience

• Post registration experience working in community settings.
• Experience of receiving and using highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information.
• Confident skills in MCA, capacity assessments and best interest meeting
• Experience of attending Court hearings and writing witness statements

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata

Address

Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

125-ICB029-25

Job locations

Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board