Mental Health Act Administrator
The closing date is 18 May 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an expanding and dynamic Mental Health Act Team in Maidstone.
This role requires someone with Mental Health Act knowledge and experience alongside the ability to work in a fast-paced office environment.
The successful candidate must be able to adapt their workload to meet the needs of the service and at times work alone as well as within a wider team. Prioritising is a must for this post, alongside general administration skills.
The post is full time Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm. You may be required to travel between KMPT sites at short notice.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
- Scrutinising section paperwork with the meaning of the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice.
- Liaising with service users and doctors and other professional teams to arrange patient tribunals.
- Undertaking audits across acute wards in line with the Mental Health Act standards.
- Providing training to nurses, doctors and other allied professionals.
- Excellent communication skills are required to ensure the best possible liaison for patients.
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.
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Details
Date posted
07 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-SS0650
Job locations
Priority House
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9PH
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Priority House
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9PH
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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