Mental Health Act Administrator

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Potters Bar; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Birthday off

Training and development

Ely-Vate rewards

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare is seeking a Mental Health Act Administrator for Potters Bar Clinic to coordinate First Tier Tribunals and Hospital Manager Appeals, preparing paperwork and arranging hearings to support fair and lawful proceedings. You will notify parties, gather reports, schedule dates, liaise with clinicians, and help service users access IMHA services.

The role is part-time (22.5 hours/week) with training and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of MHA legislation and current case law.
• Ability to coordinate hearings and prepare documentation.

Responsibilities

• Attend Managers Review Hearings as MHA Administrator/Clerk to ensure fairness and legality.
• Follow up action points from Care Quality Commission reports.
• Liaise with consultants and nursing teams on renewal of sections and consent matters.
• Provide information to service users about Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA).

Skills

Communication

Legal knowledge

Stakeholder liaison

Job description

Join Potters Bar Clinic in Potters Bar 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, 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.

This is a part time position of 22.5 hours a week.

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

190 Barnet Rd, Potters Bar EN6 2SE

Join the team at Potters Bar Clinic providing care for young people and adults with acute mental health needs and personality disorders in an established 24-hour care environment. The CAMHS Tier 4 Low Secure services are for young people aged 13–18.
Potters Bar Clinic is located in a residential area, only one minute drive from the M25 and a short bus ride from Potters Bar Train Station, with a bus stop right outside, making it an easy commute for most.

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 £27,383 (Pro Rata)
• The equivalent of 33 days (Pro Rata) 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 Health care 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