Elysium Healthcare

Medical Health Act Administrator

The closing date is 14 July 2025

Job summary

This role as a Medical Health Act Administrator at Middlewood Clinic in Midhurst, West Sussex, involves organizing and coordinating First Tier Tribunals, Section Renewal, and Hospital Manager Appeal meetings for service users. The successful candidate will have experience in a similar role, confidence in liaising with a range of professionals, and knowledge of relevant legislation and case law.

Main duties of the job

As a Medical Health Act Administrator, you will be responsible for processing hearings for Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers Reviews, notifying all parties, obtaining reports, negotiating hearing dates and venues, and providing and processing documentation in line with the Mental Health Act Code of Practice and procedures. You will also be required to attend Managers Review Hearings, follow up on CQC report action points, liaise with the consultants and nursing team to update service user information, and provide information to service users about their access to Independent Mental Health Advocacy Services.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move within the organization. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Details

Date posted

16 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,936 to £27,136 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1304473834

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Midhurst, West Sussex

GU29 9JP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Join Middlewood Clinic in Midhurst as a Mental Health Act Administrator and enjoy a career where you are valued and supported to be the best you can be. 

Working 30 hours per week alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for organising and coordinating First Tier Tribunals Section Renewal and Hospital Manager Appeal meetings for service users, this will see you prepare and arrange paperwork to support the meetings. 

As a Mental Health Act Administrator, you will process hearings for Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers Reviews, and will be responsible for notifying all parties, obtaining reports, negotiate hearing dates and venue, and providing and processing documentation in line with MHA Code of Practice an procedures. 

At Elysium, we want the best for you. That’s why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. That’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As a Medical Health Act Administrator you will be: 

  • Attending Managers Review Hearings in the capacity of the MHA Administrator/Clerk and ensure the review satisfies the fundamental legal requirements of fairness reasonableness and lawfulness
  • Following up MHA action points included in the Care Quality Commission reports submitted following visits to clinical areas
  • Liaising with the consultants and nursing team to update service users information regarding renewal of sections and consent to treatments
  • Providing information to service users about their access to Independent Mental Heal Advocacy Services (IMHA)

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • Confidence to liaise and give advice to a wide range of people from different profession 
  • Experience within a similar role
  • Knowledge of the relevant legislation and current case law relating to the Act

Where you will be working:

Location:  Little Ashfield, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9JP 

Middlewood Clinic provide care and treatment for men and women who have an eating disorder including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and atypical eating disorders. Our approach will be to restore a healthy body weight and address psychological problems during treatment.  

The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) at Middlewood Clinic will be made up of the Registered Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nurses, Healthcare Workers, Psychologist, Dietician, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker. 

The hospital will have 12 comfortable ensuite bedrooms and a variety of communal and recreational spaces including lounge areas, a light and airy dining room, activities room, visitors room, therapy rooms, therapy kitchen area and a lovely cottage style garden. 

What you will get:

  • Annual salary of £25,936 (Pro rata) + £1,200 Location Allowance
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
  • Free meals  
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Pension contribution to secure your future.
  • Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
  • Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Join Middlewood Clinic in Midhurst as a Mental Health Act Administrator and enjoy a career where you are valued and supported to be the best you can be. 

Working 30 hours per week alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for organising and coordinating First Tier Tribunals Section Renewal and Hospital Manager Appeal meetings for service users, this will see you prepare and arrange paperwork to support the meetings. 

As a Mental Health Act Administrator, you will process hearings for Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers Reviews, and will be responsible for notifying all parties, obtaining reports, negotiate hearing dates and venue, and providing and processing documentation in line with MHA Code of Practice an procedures. 

At Elysium, we want the best for you. That’s why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. That’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As a Medical Health Act Administrator you will be: 

  • Attending Managers Review Hearings in the capacity of the MHA Administrator/Clerk and ensure the review satisfies the fundamental legal requirements of fairness reasonableness and lawfulness
  • Following up MHA action points included in the Care Quality Commission reports submitted following visits to clinical areas
  • Liaising with the consultants and nursing team to update service users information regarding renewal of sections and consent to treatments
  • Providing information to service users about their access to Independent Mental Heal Advocacy Services (IMHA)

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • Confidence to liaise and give advice to a wide range of people from different profession 
  • Experience within a similar role
  • Knowledge of the relevant legislation and current case law relating to the Act

Where you will be working:

Location:  Little Ashfield, Midhurst, West Sussex, GU29 9JP 

Middlewood Clinic provide care and treatment for men and women who have an eating disorder including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and atypical eating disorders. Our approach will be to restore a healthy body weight and address psychological problems during treatment.  

The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) at Middlewood Clinic will be made up of the Registered Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nurses, Healthcare Workers, Psychologist, Dietician, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker. 

The hospital will have 12 comfortable ensuite bedrooms and a variety of communal and recreational spaces including lounge areas, a light and airy dining room, activities room, visitors room, therapy rooms, therapy kitchen area and a lovely cottage style garden. 

What you will get:

  • Annual salary of £25,936 (Pro rata) + £1,200 Location Allowance
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
  • Free meals  
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Pension contribution to secure your future.
  • Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
  • Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be successful in this role, you'll need confidence to liaise and give advice to a wide range of people from different professions, experience within a similar role, and knowledge of the relevant legislation and current case law relating to the Mental Health Act.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • To be successful in this role, you'll need confidence to liaise and give advice to a wide range of people from different professions, experience within a similar role, and knowledge of the relevant legislation and current case law relating to the Mental Health Act.

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

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Midhurst, West Sussex

GU29 9JP


Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Midhurst, West Sussex

GU29 9JP


Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Elysium Healthcare

recruitment@elysiumhealthcare.co.uk

Details

Date posted

16 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,936 to £27,136 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1304473834

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Midhurst, West Sussex

GU29 9JP


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