At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate Mental Health Tribunal meetings and support service users through the process.
- Company: Join Elysium Healthcare, a leader in mental health services with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 33 days leave, career development, and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in mental health care while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in a similar role and knowledge of mental health legislation.
The predicted salary is between 25936 - 25936 £ per year.
Join Dunnock View in Clacton-on-Sea as a Mental Health Act Administrator and enjoy a career where you are valued and supported to be the best you can be.
Working 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, preparing and arranging paperwork to support the meetings.
As a Mental Health Act Administrator, you will process hearings for Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers Reviews, notifying all parties, obtaining reports, negotiating hearing dates and venue, and providing and processing documentation in line with MHA Code of Practice and procedures.
This role is a full-time position of 37.5 hours a week, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
As a Mental Health Act Administrator you will be:
- Attending Managers Review Hearings in the capacity of the MHA Administrator/Clerk and ensuring 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 Health 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 professions.
- Experience within a similar role.
- Knowledge of the relevant legislation and current case law relating to the Act.
Where you will be working:
Location: Dunnock View, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BX. Dunnock View is a 42-bed service, providing treatment for men and women who may have suffered trauma and are affected by Mental Health disorders. A trauma-informed care model is used to focus on length of stay to ensure individuals can move as quickly and safely as possible from the service to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them. Service users could be suffering from Acute mental illness, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Personality Disorder, Dual diagnosis, Self-harm, Substance misuse issues.
What You'll Get:
At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others. You'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:
- Annual base salary of £25,936.
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals.
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts.
- Life Assurance, for added peace of mind.
- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be.
- Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time.
- Pension contribution, to help secure your future.
- Free meals and parking.
About your next employer:
Elysium Healthcare has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 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.
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