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.
This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours a week.
Job Responsibilities:
- 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).
Requirements:
- 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.
Benefits:
- Annual base salary of £27,383.
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals.
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate.
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Access to Blue Light Card.
- Life Assurance.
- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it.
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion.
- Enhanced Maternity Package.
- Pension contribution.
- Free meals and parking.