# Mental Health Act Team Manager **Company**: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust **Location**: London **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: £58,133 to £65,261 a year **Category**: Healthcare **Industry**: Healthcare **Apply**: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9334-26-0992?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_ddf6f636-b1d ## Description This is an existing post for an experienced and charismatic leader with sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act who will take on the overall management of a very busy Mental Health Act office and staff. As a team manager, you should have an in-depth understanding of mental health law and its implementation, as you are sometimes the first point of call for advice from mental health professionals and nearest relatives. The team has recently adopted a new way of working following the centralization of the four local offices into one location at the Maudsley hospital. The team comprises one Band 7, two Band 6s, four Band 5s, and eight Band 4s covering the newly created functional workstreams responsible for receiving and scrutinizing patients' detentions and consent, coordinating mental health tribunal and Associate Managers hearings. You will directly line-manage team leaders, who in turn manage Band 5/4 coordinators, and you will be working alongside the Trust MCA lead and a Band 7 Service Level Agreement (SLA) support manager. The role demands excellent verbal and written communication skills, as you will regularly engage with service users, carers, professionals, and external agencies, including solicitors and tribunal members. You will also contribute to the day-to-day supervision and appraisal of staff, as well as lead on the investigation of complaints and incidents. You will need strong leadership abilities to effectively manage and support a team of experienced Mental Health Act Coordinators. As this is a high-performing team, you will be expected to maintain a positive, well-organized environment that supports both staff and the individuals who use our services, along with their carers and nearest relatives. A solid understanding of clinical information systems is essential. You should be confident using databases, diaries, MHA deadline-tracking systems, spreadsheets, and Microsoft Office applications. The ability to interpret data and reports is a key requirement, as you will be responsible for providing each directorate with accurate updates on their compliance with the Mental Health Act. **Job Responsibilities:** - Current NMC First Level Nurse registration or degree-level qualification in law or a health-related or social sciences discipline - Evidence of postgraduate specialist training relevant to the role - Significant clinical or management experience - Providing professional supervision to experienced staff and resolving departmental and cross-organizational disputes - Project management skills - Analyzing complex sets of data and accurately reporting findings - Administering and coordinating the application and documentation of the MHA **Benefits:** - Agenda for Change pay scheme - Band 7 salary (£58,133 to £65,261 per annum) - Permanent, full-time contract ## Skills ### Required - Mental Health Act - leadership - communication - Microsoft Office - database management ### Nice to have - postgraduate qualification in mental health law - experience of participating in and managing change --- Source: [Apply at jobs.nhs.uk](https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9334-26-0992?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)