Medical Health Act Administrator

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Mental Health Act Administrator at Middlewood Clinic. You'll be responsible for coordinating tribunal meetings, processing documentation, and liaising with professionals to ensure compliance with legal standards. Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for career development and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Annual salary of £25,936 (Pro rata) + £1,200 Location Allowance

33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)

Free meals

Wellbeing support and activities

Career development and training opportunities

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role required.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and current case law.

Responsibilities

• Organising and coordinating First Tier Tribunals meetings.
• Processing hearings for Mental Health Tribunals.
• Liaising with consultants and nursing teams.

Skills

Confidence

Knowledge of legislation

Education

Experience in a similar role

Job description

Introduction

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 includes 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. Your responsibilities include notifying all parties, obtaining reports, negotiating hearing dates and venues, and providing and processing documentation in line with the MHA Code of Practice and procedures.

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

As a Mental Health Act Administrator, you will be:

• Attending Managers Review Hearings as the MHA Administrator/Clerk, ensuring the review satisfies legal requirements of fairness, reasonableness, and lawfulness.
• Following up on MHA action points included in Care Quality Commission reports following clinical visits.
• Liaising with consultants and nursing teams to update service users on 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 advise a wide range of professionals.
• Experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of 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 provides care and treatment for men and women with eating disorders, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and atypical eating disorders. Our approach aims to restore healthy body weight and address psychological issues during treatment.

The multidisciplinary team (MDT) includes the Registered Manager, Consultant Psychiatrist, Nurses, Healthcare Workers, Psychologist, Dietician, Occupational Therapist, and Social Worker.

The hospital features 12 comfortable ensuite bedrooms and various communal and recreational spaces, including lounges, a dining room, activities room, visitors room, therapy rooms, a therapy kitchen, and a garden.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £25,936 (Pro rata) + £1,200 Location Allowance.
• 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
• Free meals.
• Wellbeing support and activities for work-life balance.
• Career development and training opportunities.
• Pension scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Enhanced Maternity Package.

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.

About your next employer:

You will work for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees, delivering care across Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education services. There are opportunities for growth and advancement.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network across 10 countries with over 86,000 employees.

Elysium Healthcare is committed to safer recruitment, is a Disability Confident employer, and promotes inclusive, accessible hiring. All staff must understand their responsibility to promote and safeguard service users’ welfare. A DBS disclosure is required for all candidates.