Mental Health Legislation Administrator

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Mental Health Legislation Team offers a comprehensive Trust wide service to all in-patient and community services within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust providing expertise in all aspects of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA), Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), including associated Court of Protection (CoP) work. The team strives to deliver a consistently high standard of support to all NHFT staff offering advice, guidance and training in relation to the above legislations to ensure the Trust is lawfully compliant, maintain the Trust's reputation and protect from unlawful practice and litigation claims.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day to day administration of all aspects of the Mental Health Act 1983 working closely with key professionals across the Trust to ensure full compliance with the Act and associated Code of Practice.

A good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 is required and previous experience of working with legislation and legal documents is desirable. Working within the Mental Health Legislation Team the post holder will also support work relating to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, therefore an awareness of both these legislations is desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate must be organised, have a flexible & calm approach, able to work under pressure & meet deadlines, show a willingness to learn, have excellent communication skills and a good team player. As the post is countywide it will involve travel across Northamptonshire therefore access to a car is essential.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Date posted

11 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year PA pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

270-TF472-CORP

Job locations

Berrywood Hospital

Berrywood Drive

Northampton

NN5 6UD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
Previous experience of administrative work
Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Desirable

Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and associated Code of Practice
Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act
Previous experience of working in an NHS environment

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills
Good clerical skills

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
Previous experience of administrative work
Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Desirable

Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and associated Code of Practice
Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act
Previous experience of working in an NHS environment

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills
Good clerical skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.