Job summary
Mental Health is currently hitting the headlines daily. Are you interested in helping to make a difference?
Changes are on the horizon with changes to the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act and we are looking to appoint a Mental Health Legislation Assistant to support the Mental Health Legislation Administrators in providing an effective and efficient Mental Health Legislation service during and beyond the implementation.
You'll be working in our Mental Health Legislation Office receiving, scrutinising and processing papers in relation to our patients admission and treatment under the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
A good understanding of Mental Health Legislation is ideal, but not essential as a full induction and on-going training will be provided.
The successful candidate must be able to prioritise their workload to ensure legislative deadlines are met.
You must be a team player able to cross cover trust wide and possess excellent written and communication skills, with the ability to work with a wide range of disciplines and external agencies.
Youmust be able to deal with sensitive information and situations that at times can be challenging in a calm and professional manner.
Good development opportunities are available.
Main duties of the job
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To assist in the administration of Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).
2. To receive and scrutinise all legal MHA paperwork, ensuring a high degree of accuracy at all times.
3. To facilitate / arrange First-Tier Tribunal / Hospital Managers hearings, request/chase reports, liaise with professionals and service users, to assist with ensuring that all hearing proceedings run smoothly.
4. To deal appropriately with all incoming and outgoing communication (emails, telephones, post) as required.
About us
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are currently advertising for 2 Mental Health Legislation Assistants within the Mental Health Legislation Department.
1 Oleaster, B15 2SY
1 Newbridge House, B10 9JH
Full Time, P ermanent (
Please note this is an Administrative Role
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
5. GCSE English & Maths Grade C or above or an equivalent qualification
6. Willingness to undertake training to gain certificate in Mental Health Law and Practice
Desirable
7. Certificate in Mental Health Law
KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE / SKILLS
Essential
8. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)
9. Excellent written and spoken English & Excellent accuracy and numeric skills.
10. Experience of working to deadlines & Ability to prioritise and organise workload
11. Ability to work equally well as an effective team member and independently with minimum supervision
Desirable
12. Knowledge or experience of RIO, or other patient administration systems or Experience of using a NHS database
13. A good knowledge and experience of the Mental Health Act & procedures
14. Previous experience as an MH Legislation Assistant