Mental Health Legislation Officer Assistant - 1 year fixed contract

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization in Coventry is seeking a dedicated individual to support the Mental Health Legislation team. The role involves administering the Mental Health and Capacity Acts, ensuring compliance with CQC requirements, and interacting with a variety of stakeholders. Ideal candidates will possess attention to detail, discretion, and strong communication skills. This is a fixed-term position for 12 months with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice schemes

Discounts with retailers

Wellbeing support

Staff networks and support group

Qualifications

• Experience or knowledge in Mental Health legislation.
• Ability to interact with clinical staff and legal representatives.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare.
• Understanding of compliance with legislative and CQC requirements.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Mental Health Act and support the team.
• Maintain Trust systems ensuring legal compliance.
• Provide advice to Hospital Managers on statutory duties.
• Act as a contact point for information on Mental Health legislation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Discretion

Communication

Knowledge of Mental Health Act

Job description

We are looking to recruit someone with enthusiasm, discretion and an eye for detail to support the Mental Health Legislation team within our trust as part of our existing team. The successful applicant will be assisting the Mental Health Legislation team in planning, communicating and ensuring the correct implementation of both the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Acts across the trust; as well as monitoring and ensuring an effective Mental Health Act Administration service is in place which is executed, monitored and reviewed in line with legislative and CQC requirements.

This position will be for a fixed term of 12 months. This role involves the scrutiny and processing of legal documentation whilst maintaining key information systems with regard to patient records and legal documents. You will interact face to face, by phone and video platform with a wide range of people including: clinical staff, managers, Tribunal Members and patients' legal representatives across all services.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Mental Health Act and support the team to administer the Mental Capacity Act.
• Maintain agreed Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust systems and procedures which ensure that the Trust operates in accordance with the requirements of the law and accepted good practice.
• Minimise risk, maintaining and upholding best practice in compliance with the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
• Provide support and advice to the Hospital Managers to enable them to carry out their statutory duties under Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
• Ensure Trust staff are informed of and are aware of developments in and their responsibility under the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
• Act as a contact point for staff, patients, their carers and families who wish further information/advice on Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
• Support Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust in the roll out to services of the Trusts computerised patient systems in relation to the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Update Service.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, race, disability or sexual orientation. Guidance and criteria on the filtering criminal cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull. Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services.

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.