# Head of Mental Health Law > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-mental-health-law/a9aa3e37-779c-40f9-a59d-4172d60a283c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-mental-health-law/a9aa3e37-779c-40f9-a59d-4172d60a283c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 pa/pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T09:45:13.461Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Law/Law-v8002627 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8002627?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will lead and manage the Mental Health Law Administration Team, foster strong working relationships with clinical services, and develop a Mental Health Law Hub as the central source of legal expertise, governance support and best practice. This role requires an individual with advanced knowledge of mental health law, excellent communication skills, and the ability to navigate complex operational, legal and governance demands while supporting high quality, safe patient care. ### Main duties of the job Main duties of the job - Lead and manage the Mental Health Law Administration Team, ensuring effective coordination of Mental Health Law processes Trust wide. - Work closely with clinical areas to ensure lawful, safe, and compliant application of the law in line with Trust policy and national guidance. - Develop, implement and oversee a Mental Health Law Hub as a central specialist resource for staff, leaders, and committees. - Provide expert professional advice to the Trust Board and its committees on all matters relating to Mental Health Law and associated legislation. - Plan, commission, deliver and evaluate Mental Health Law training programmes for all relevant staff, and partners. - Lead the development, review and implementation of all Mental Health Law related policies, processes and governance systems. - Oversee monitoring of Mental Health Law activity, trends and compliance, ensuring accurate reporting and supporting quality improvement. - Maintain effective working relationships with clinical teams, Associate Hospital Managers, the Care Quality Commission and external bodies. - Support responses to CQC reports, serious incidents, legal challenges and concerns related to Mental Health Law practice. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Candidate Pack for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference, click APPLY! ## Job Details The post holder will lead and manage the Mental Health Law Administration Team, foster strong working relationships with clinical services, and develop a Mental Health Law Hub as the central source of legal expertise, governance support and best practice. This role requires an individual with advanced knowledge of mental health law, excellent communication skills, and the ability to navigate complex operational, legal and governance demands while supporting high quality, safe patient care. ## Job Description Main duties of the job Lead and manage the Mental Health Law Administration Team, ensuring effective coordination of Mental Health Law processes Trust wide. Work closely with clinical areas to ensure lawful, safe, and compliant application of the law in line with Trust policy and national guidance. Develop, implement and oversee a Mental Health Law Hub as a central specialist resource for staff, leaders, and committees. Provide expert professional advice to the Trust Board and its committees on all matters relating to Mental Health Law and associated legislation. Plan, commission, deliver and evaluate Mental Health Law training programmes for all relevant staff, and partners. Lead the development, review and implementation of all Mental Health Law related policies, processes and governance systems. Oversee monitoring of Mental Health Law activity, trends and compliance, ensuring accurate reporting and supporting quality improvement. Maintain effective working relationships with clinical teams, Associate Hospital Managers, the Care Quality Commission and external bodies. Support responses to CQC reports, serious incidents, legal challenges and concerns related to Mental Health Law practice. ## Responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Candidate Pack for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference, click APPLY! ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to assimilate and understand the work of the Trust in relation to mental health law, including its policy, operational issues and challenges. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Expert knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, associated domestic and European legislation, relevant statutory guidance and case law. ### Experience **Essential** - Successful track record of managing or assisting to manage a mental health law department. - Sound experience of developing systems demonstrated by the ability for creative thinking and problem solving. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to Masters level or equivalent in medico-legal subject - Substantial training in mental health law matters ## Documents - [head of mental health law jd (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10316079) - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [candidate pack- head of mental health law (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10344310) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.