Mental Health Act Co-ordinator inCanterbury inCanterbury PUBLISHED
FRI 17 JAN 2025
Impactful Role, Play a crucial role in ensuring the safe and lawful care of patients detained under the Mental Health Act, positively impacting their lives.
Expertise Development, Opportunity to deepen knowledge of mental health legislation and its practical application within a healthcare setting.
Training and Education, Engage in training and educating staff, contributing to their professional growth and the overall quality of care provided.
Collaborative Environment, Work alongside a dedicated team of professionals, fostering a supportive and collaborative workplace culture.
Leadership Opportunity, Manage and mentor part-time staff, enhancing leadership and supervisory skills.
Dynamic Work Environment, Involvement in varied responsibilities, including document scrutiny, appeals management, and providing expert advice, ensuring no two days are the same.
Contribution to Advocacy, Play a vital part in advocating for patients' rights and ensuring compliance with the Mental Health Act, promoting fairness and justice in mental health care.
The Mental Health Act Coordinator at St Martin's Hospital plays a crucial role in ensuring the lawful care of patients detained under the Mental Health Act. This position requires a highly motivated and experienced individual to champion the Act by providing expert advice and guidance to hospital staff, ensuring adherence to its provisions, and overseeing the implementation of its policies. The coordinator will also deliver comprehensive training to professionals, manage related administrative tasks, and ensure timely compliance with tribunal appeals and documentation.
In this role, the successful candidate will need a strong understanding of the Mental Health Act and relevant legislation, as well as experience in its application. They will be responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of legal frameworks, overseeing a part-time staff member, and implementing effective processes to uphold the standards set by the Act across the Canterbury locality within the Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust.
In this role, the successful candidate will need a strong understanding of the Mental Health Act and relevant legislation, as well as experience in its application. They will be responsible for maintaining up-to-date knowledge of legal frameworks, overseeing a part-time staff member, and implementing effective processes to uphold the standards set by the Act across the Canterbury locality within the Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust.
Mental Health Act Coordinator
Location: St Martins Hospital
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Mental Health Act Coordinator to join our team at St Martin's Hospital. In this crucial role, you will play a vital part in ensuring the safe and lawful care of patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
Key Responsibilities:
Championing the Mental Health Act:
- Ensure all aspects of the Mental Health Act and its associated Code of Practice are adhered to within the hospital setting.
- Provide expert advice and guidance to hospital staff on all matters relating to the Mental Health Act.
- Training and Education:
- Deliver comprehensive training on the Mental Health Act to all relevant professionals within the hospital.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the legislation and any relevant case law.
- Scrutinising all MHA documents
- Sending reminders to all professionals
- Ensuring all appeals with the Mental Health Act tribunals and adhered to and delivered with the specified deadline dates and times.
- Managing the part time member of staff
- Delivering training on the Mental Health Act
About us
- Being responsible for the implementation of the Mental Health Act Administration across the Canterbury locality. Implementing process to ensure that the legislation of the Act is followed and adhered too.
- Giving advice and guidance on the legislationA sound knowledge and previous working with the MHA are a must.
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