Site Little Brook Hospital, Bow Arrow Lane, Dartford, Kent Town Dartford
Salary £31,469 - £38,308 per annum (inclusive of high cost area supplement)
Salary period Yearly
Closing 18/03/2025 23:59
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good.
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Mental Health Act Coordinator to join our team at Little Brook Hospital, Bow Arrow Lane, Dartford, Kent.
In this crucial role, you will play a vital part in ensuring the safe and lawful care of patients detained under the Mental Health Act.
Key Responsibilities
* To co-ordinate the Mental Health Act office and ensure that the Mental Health Act Legislation and Code of Practice is adhered to and followed.
* To provide clinical and professional staff with advice to ensure the safe practice of the Mental Health Act legislation.
* Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the legislation and any relevant case law.
Mental Health Act Administration experience is an essential criteria for this post.
Main duties of the job
* To co-ordinate all aspects of the Mental Health Act in line with the current legislation.
* To ensure that all section papers are scrutinised in line with the provisions of the MHA.
* To ensure the smooth running of the MHA office and provide advice to the wards accordingly.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Main duties - to ensure the smooth running and adherence to the Mental Health Act legislation and Code of Practice.
Please see job description for more details.
Person specification
Experience in Mental Health Act Legislation
* At least one year's experience.
* Experience in DOLS and MCA.
Experience
* Training of the Mental Health Act Legislation.
* Experience of line management.
Experience
* Good standard of English Literature.
* Experience of RIO system.
Experience
* Good standard of education.
* Certificate of Mental Health Law.
Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time.
After 5 years NHS service:
29 days full time or pro rata if part time.
After 10 years NHS service:
33 days full time or pro rata if part time.
Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Medical staff have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Application Process
If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited; Nursing staff - RMN RGN RNLD - Band 5 and 6, Medical Doctors, Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals.
Covers job share, term time working, flexible shifts etc. Just ask and we will try to help.
Probation Period
New employees external to Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust are subject to a six-month probationary period.
To deliver an effective service it is essential in some of our roles that you are able to travel between work bases in a timely manner.
Production of false or forged documents/qualifications in order to obtain employment is a criminal offence and will be reported to the Police.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: Certain roles are subject to criminal record checks called Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. Therefore, you will be required to submit a completed Disclosure form to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
KMPT is committed to sexual safety. KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.
Trust Values
* Respect: We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
* Openness: Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
* Accountability: We are professional and responsible for our actions.
* Working together: We work together to make a difference for our service users.
* Innovation: We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
* Excellence: We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
In cases where we receive a high volume of applications for a post, it may be necessary to bring the closing date forward. Please submit your completed application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Due to the high volume of applications received, it is not possible to respond individually to your application. Should you not hear from us within six weeks of the vacancy closing, please assume that your application has not been successful.
Contact Information
Name: Clair Rudden-Vine
Job title: Head of Service - Mental Health Act
Email address: c.rudden-vine@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07884 957842
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Eastern & Coastal Area Offices
Littlebourne Road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
Telephone: 01227 230855 | ext. 730855
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