# Mental Health Act Administrator

**Company**: Elysium Healthcare
**Location**: Potters Bar
**Salary**: £27383.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Join Potters Bar Clinic in Potters Bar as a Mental Health Act Administrator and enjoy a career where you are valued and supported to be the best you can be. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for organising and coordinating First Tier Tribunals Section Renewal and Hospital Manager Appeal meetings for service users, this will see you prepare and arrange paperwork to support the meetings.

As a Mental Health Act Administrator, you will process hearings for Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers Reviews, and will be responsible for notifying all parties, obtaining reports, negotiate hearing dates and venue, and providing and processing documentation in line with MHA Code of Practice and procedures.

At Elysium, we want the best for you. That's why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. That's what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

**Main duties of the job**

- Attending Managers Review Hearings in the capacity of the MHA Administrator/Clerk and ensure the review satisfies the fundamental legal requirements of fairness, reasonableness and lawfulness.

- Following up MHA action points included in the Care Quality Commission reports submitted following visits to clinical areas.

- Liaising with the consultants and nursing team to update service users information regarding renewal of sections and consent to treatments.

- Providing information to service users about their access to Independent Mental Health Advocacy Services (IMHA).

**To be successful in this role, you'll need:**

- Confidence to liaise and give advice to a wide range of people from different professions.

- Experience within a similar role.

- Knowledge of the relevant legislation and current case law relating to the Act.

**What You'll Get**

- Annual base salary of £27,383 (Pro Rata)

- The equivalent of 33 days (Pro Rata) annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.

- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals

- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!

- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance

- Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts

- Life Assurance, for added peace of mind

- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.

- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be

- Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time

- Pension contribution, to help secure your future

- Free meals and parking

## Skills

### Required
- MHA Code of Practice
- Mental Health Tribunals
- Hospital Managers Reviews
- Communication skills
- organisational skills

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