Head of MHA and MCA Operations

NHS; Remote; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Head of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Operations. This full-time role offers remote working with occasional travel. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with legislation across all UK nations and embed effective processes within operations. Requires strong resilience and empathy alongside experience in senior roles related to mental health legislation. Salary is £80,000 a year plus car allowance, with a focus on creating a positive impact in mental health services.

Benefits

Car allowance

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior role related to Mental Health Act or Mental Capacity Act.
• Work within a Health or Social Care Provider.
• Proven ability to provide expert advice to large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Mental Health and Mental Capacity legislation across all UK nations.
• Embed effective processes within operational practice.
• Monitor systems for efficacy and compliance.

Skills

Resilience

Empathy

Expert advice provision

Report creation and presentation

Organisational change leadership

Specialist training delivery

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Our Central Division plays a vital role in ensuring that our operational and administrative functions are delivered efficiently, enabling us to maintain the highest standards of care across our organisation.

Priory is looking to recruit a Head of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act Operations to join the Central Quality team. This is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week.

Location of the role: Remote working with a requirement to travel to sites and corporate offices as necessary.

What you'll be doing

The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation is compliant with its obligations under the relevant Mental Health or Mental Capacity legislation across all 4 UK nations. They will also ensure that robust and effective processes and systems are embedded within operational practice, monitored for efficacy and compliance with expected legal standards.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation is compliant with its obligations under the relevant Mental Health or Mental Capacity legislation across all 4 UK nations. They will also ensure that robust and effective processes and systems are embedded within operational practice, monitored for efficacy and compliance with expected legal standards.

About us

Priory is the leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care in the UK. We support 26,000 people a year to move towards a healthier future so they can live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions, including depression, anxiety and eating disorders, as well as children’s mental health, across our nationwide network of sites. We also support autistic adults and adults with a learning disability, Prader‑Willi syndrome and brain injuries, as well as older people, within specialist residential care and supported living facilities.

With over 13,000 colleagues working at Priory, we have a long and prestigious history, and an unrivalled reputation for making a real and lasting difference to the lives of every individual in our care.

Priory is part of MEDIAN Group, a leading pan‑European provider of mental health, specialist care and rehabilitation services, focused on restoring quality of life through effective, evidence‑based and data‑driven care. Priory is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, read more here. All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Details

Date posted: 09 December 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £80,000 a year plus car allowance

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, home or remote working

Reference number: E0358‑25‑0038

Job locations

Priory Group, Fifth Floor, 80 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UD

Job description and responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation is compliant with its obligations under the relevant Mental Health or Mental Capacity legislation across all 4 UK nations. They will also ensure that robust and effective processes and systems are embedded within operational practice, monitored for efficacy and compliance with expected legal standards. You can find additional information in the attached job description.

Person Specification – Knowledge & Experience (Essential)

• Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.
• Will be educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Work within a Health or Social Care Provider in a senior role related to MHA or MCA/DoLS.
• Provided expert advice and support to a large national organisation.
• Created and presented reports to executive level committees.
• Lead on organisational change programmes.
• Delivered specialist training.

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

Priory Healthcare – Priory Group, Fifth Floor, 80 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UD

Employer's website: https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/