Mental Health Act Co-ordinator
The closing date is 25 May 2025
Job summary
Mental Health Act Co-ordinator required for a busy Mental Health Act department based in Priority House Hospital, Maidstone.
The post holder must have knowledge of working with the Mental Health Act legislation and the Code of Practice and be fully sighted on the administration and legislation.
Main duties of the job
To scrutinise section paperwork
To ensure deadlines are met in regards to patient appeals/reviews
To liaise with all professionals and provide advice on the Mental Health Act
To provide training to all professionals on the Mental Health Act
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
09 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
380-SS0660
Job locations
Priority House Hospital
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9PH
Employer details
Employer name
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Priority House Hospital
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9PH
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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