Employer Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Hallam Street Hospital
Town West Bromwich
Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 17/04/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 4
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
* Adult and older adult mental health services
* Specialist learning disability services
* Mental health services for children and young people
* Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
This is an exciting opportunity for highly motivated individuals to join the mental health legislation team. To support the Mental Health Legislation department in ensuring effective implementation of legal administrative duties. There are 2 posts and will be office based, sites to be agreed.
Main duties of the job
* Scrutinising section papers
* Ensuring that diaries and spreadsheets are updated with listings of hearings
* Notifying all parties concerned regarding report deadlines and dates of hearings
* Chasing up reports for all Tribunal and Managers Hearings
* Data input of Section within the Mental health Act spreadsheet
* Support with Mental Health Act Audits
* Attending Meeting in the absence of the Mental Health Administrator
* Liaise with external Agencies & the Multi-disciplinary Team within the Hospital setting
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assist in the administration of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards/Liberty Protection Safeguards (DoLS/LPS) process.
This is an office based role and the hours of work are full-time (37.5): 9am to 5pm.
To assist the day-to-day functioning of the service.
To review, scrutinise and process section papers.
Manage the MHA diaries.
To train/supervise work of junior members of staff/apprentices.
To make arrangements for Tribunals, chase reports, liaise with professionals and service users. To assist with ensuring that the hearings run smoothly.
Maintain electronic systems. To enter MHA details and upload MHA paperwork onto the RiO system in a timely manner, ensuring a high degree of accuracy at all times.
Person specification
* Able to work under pressure
* Awareness/knowledge of the Mental Health Act
** Please Note that Internal at Risk Employees will be given preference for this position**
The salary range quoted is as per NHS Agenda for Change pay structures. This is based on the number of years’ working directly within the NHS at the advertised pay band. Experience gained with other NHS Trusts will apply, but candidates without prior experience working direct for the NHS would normally be appointed at the lowest point unless they can demonstrate the equivalent experience and then be eligible for incremental increases in future years.
Successful applicants for clinical posts up to and including Band 4 are expected to hold the national Care Certificate qualification and will be supported to attain this once in post.
The Trust is committed to equal opportunities, providing opportunities for flexible working and is a non-smoking organisation.
As a Trust we are passionate about Anti-Racism, Disability Inclusion, and LGBTQ+ Equality, and are committed to diversifying our staff team in all areas and at all levels of seniority to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. Therefore, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from people who belong to a minority or marginalised community, including from Black and Asian, Disabled (including hidden disabilities such as Neurodiversity, Mental Health, etc), or Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans or Queer (LGBTQ+) people.
Furthermore, Disabled applicants have the option of requesting that their application is considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). Please indicate your intention to apply under the GIS in the relevant section of your application. Regardless of whether you participate in the scheme or have shared a disability, you will be provided the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments to the interview process at each stage of the recruitment process.
Due to the nature of the work some posts may be subject to a Standard Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, through the Disclosure and Barring Service as stipulated under part V of the Police Act 1997. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us; this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances of your offences.
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