Mental Health Act Co-ordinator

Kent and Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Mental Health Act Co-ordinator in Maidstone. The role involves coordinating Mental Health Act processes, ensuring compliance with legislation, and training professionals. Ideal candidates will have knowledge of Mental Health legislation and experience in a related role. Join a dedicated team focused on providing excellent care in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience working with the Mental Health Act legislation.
• Ability to liaise with professionals and provide advice.
• Proven experience in providing training on the Mental Health Act.

Responsibilities

• Scrutinise section paperwork.
• Ensure deadlines related to patient appeals are met.
• Liaise with professionals regarding the Mental Health Act.
• Provide training on the Mental Health Act.

Skills

Knowledge of Mental Health Act legislation

Ability to work with professionals

Training skills

Job description

Mental Health Act Co-ordinator required for a busy Mental Health Act department based in Priority House Hospital, Maidstone.

The post holder must have knowledge of working with the Mental Health Act legislation and the Code of Practice and be fully sighted on the administration and legislation.

Past applicants need not apply.

To scrutinise section paperwork

To ensure deadlines are met in regards to patient appeals/reviews

To liaise with all professionals and provide advice on the Mental Health Act

To provide training to all professionals on the Mental Health Act

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day

We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the future

To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clair Rudden-Vine Job title: Head of Service - Mental Health Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07884 957842