Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Mental Health Hearings Co-ordinator

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Job summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to cover a Patient Hearings Review Coordinator role within our Mental Health Act Team.

This is a 12-month fixed-term position to cover maternity leave.

The post will require you to go to hospital sites, when required and inline with our hybrid working policy.

Benefits

oAnnual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holiday's.

oAccess to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.

oEligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street).

Main duties of the job

To arrange all patient review hearings in line with the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice.
The post requires a well-organized person whom has excellent communication skills and that can work alone as well as working within a team. The person needs to have outstanding time management to ensure reviews are catered for in a timely manner.
Knowledge of computer spreadsheets and good computing skills are a must.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Date posted

12 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

380-SS0575-A

Job locations

Eastern and Coastal Area Offices

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1AZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To arrange Patient review hearings in a timely manner.
To liaise with the Head of Service and Associate Hospital Managers alongside clinical staff to obtain reports and chase reports when not received.
To escalate areas of concern as and when required.
To provide data and statistics as and when required.
To use spreadsheets to ensure all data is kept up to date and consistent with review information.
To liaise with patients and carers/nearest relatives alongside solicitors and outside organisations.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To arrange Patient review hearings in a timely manner.
To liaise with the Head of Service and Associate Hospital Managers alongside clinical staff to obtain reports and chase reports when not received.
To escalate areas of concern as and when required.
To provide data and statistics as and when required.
To use spreadsheets to ensure all data is kept up to date and consistent with review information.
To liaise with patients and carers/nearest relatives alongside solicitors and outside organisations.

Person Specification

Team Player

Essential

Can manage ones own time

Desirable

Can work as part of a team

Good written skills

Essential

Good understanding of written comunication

Desirable

Good knowledge of word package

Communication Skills

Essential

Excellent Time Management

Desirable

Good understanding of computer systems, particularly Excel/spreadsheets

Person Specification

Team Player

Essential

Can manage ones own time

Desirable

Can work as part of a team

Good written skills

Essential

Good understanding of written comunication

Desirable

Good knowledge of word package

Communication Skills

Essential

Excellent Time Management

Desirable

Good understanding of computer systems, particularly Excel/spreadsheets

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Eastern and Coastal Area Offices

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1AZ

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Eastern and Coastal Area Offices

Littlebourne Road

Canterbury

CT1 1AZ

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)