Mental Health Act Compliance Officer

NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

In-house & external training

Career progression

Annual leave 27–33 days

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Job summary

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Ipswich is seeking an enthusiastic Administrative Officer to join the Mental Health Law Team based at Woodlands.

You will provide diligent administrative support, manage confidential information, and work as part of a supportive team, with on‑the‑job training and opportunities across Suffolk sites.

Qualifications

• Strong time management and interpersonal skills.
• No prior experience required; full on-the-job training will be provided.
• Based in Suffolk Office in Woodlands, Ipswich, with travel to other sites as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Mental Health Law Team.
• Handle confidential information in line with data protection.
• Assist with Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards processes.
• Cover holidays and sickness across sites as needed.
• Participate in audits and service development.

Skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our friendly and compassionate Mental Health Law Team, based in our Suffolk office at Woodlands, Ipswich. The Mental Health Law Team provide an administrative service to the Trust in the administration and application of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act for people who are subject to treatment of mental disorder., To complete necessary administrative tasks. Maintain a thorough understanding and in depth knowledge of the 1983 Mental Health Act (MHA) and the Mental Capacity Act to be able to convert this knowledge into detailed administration of the Acts. To provide information to patients and their relatives in accordance with the mental health legislation. To liaise with internal and external partners in relation to processes required by both Acts To provide timely and effective administrative support to the wards regarding Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards requests/authorisations in relation to the Trust's duties in the role of Managing Authority. To process and maintain records for those patients detained under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in line with Trust processes and procedures. To provide, in conjunction with others, holiday and sickness cover with the Mental Health Law Team at all sites. To participate in on-going audits and service development within the team. To undertake any other appropriate tasks as requested by the Mental Health Law Team Leader/Mental Health Law Manager to meet the needs of the service.

The successful candidate/s will have excellent time management and interpersonal skills, have a positive approach and be able to remain calm under pressure. The successful candidate/s will work as part of a team, whilst also working independently on their own initiative. The post requires a good knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages, such as word and excel, and a knowledge of issues around confidentiality and data protection. You don't need any previous experience of Mental Health law as you will be given full on-the-job training. If you are an enthusiastic, self-motivated team player with excellent organisational skills and feel that this is the role for you we would love to hear from you. The post is based in our office at Woodlands, Ipswich. Travel to our other Suffolk site at Wedgwood Unit, Bury St Edmunds will be required and occassionally to our Norfolk offices at Hellesdon Hospital and The Julian Hospital.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other. Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about. Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too. Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more