# Mental Health Law Officer

**Company**: South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £38488.00 to £46852.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Mental Health Law Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for administering all aspects of the Mental Health Act 1983 and associated guidance and codes, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

The role involves coordinating and overseeing legal hearings for detained and community patients, scrutinising MHA section papers and consent to treatment certificates, ensuring all eligible patients are legally detained and medicated.

The ideal candidate will have a good working knowledge of MHA and MCA, experience in the administration of mental health law, great attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.

As a Mental Health Law Officer, you will work within an administrative team led by a senior mental health law officer. You will need to be flexible and able to travel to different sites in South West London as needed.

In return, we offer a competitive salary of £38,488 to £46,852 per annum, pro-rata for part-time working, and a range of benefits to support your career and well-being.

**Responsibilities:**

- Coordinate and oversee legal hearings for detained and community patients

- Scrutinise MHA section papers and consent to treatment certificates

- Ensure all eligible patients are legally detained and medicated

- Work closely with professionals within the Trust and outside agencies

- Demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm for the role

**Requirements:**

- Experience of working within Mental Health Act Administration

- Demonstrable and strong experience of administrative & secretarial work

- Experience of providing effective front-line customer service

- Experience of setting up, maintaining and developing administrative systems

- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience

- Sound working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983

- Intermediate computer skills with Microsoft packages

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary £38,488 to £46,852 per annum

- Part-time working

- Flexible working arrangements

- Career development opportunities

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## Skills

### Required
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- administrative skills
- communication skills
- Microsoft packages

### Nice to have
- lived experience of mental health issues
- experience of taking formal minutes
- electronic diary management
- clinical management information system

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