Mental Health Legislation Administrator

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for highly motivated individuals to join the mental health legislation team. To support the Mental Health Legislation department in ensuring effective implementation of legal administrative duties.  There are 3 roles, which will be office based, with a post for each of the offices in Bushey Fields, Hallam Street and Dorothy Pattison.

Main duties of the job

• Scrutinising section papers
• Ensuring that diaries and spreadsheets are updated with listings of hearings
• Notifying all parties concerned regarding report deadlines and dates of hearings
• Chasing up reports for all Tribunal and Managers Hearings
• Data input of Section within the Mental health Act spreadsheet
• Support with Mental Health Act Audits
• Attending Meeting in the absence of the Mental Health Administrator
• Liaise with external Agencies & the Multi-disciplinary Team within the Hospital setting

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To assist in the administration of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards/Liberty Protection Safeguards (DoLS/LPS) process.

This is an office based role and the hours of work are full-time (37.5): 9am to 5pm.

To assist the day-to-day functioning of the service.

To review, scrutinise and process section papers.

Manage the MHA diaries.

To train/supervise work of junior members of staff/apprentices.

To make arrangements for Tribunals, chase reports, liaise with professionals and service users. To assist with ensuring that the hearings run smoothly.

Maintain electronic systems. To enter MHA details and upload MHA paperwork onto the RiO system in a timely manner, ensuring a high degree of accuracy at all times.