Mental Health Law Assistant
2 weeks ago
Be able to work autonomously under the direction of the MHL Administrator, taking responsibility for the prioritisation of own work tasks and schedules, ensuring high level attention to detail and accuracy throughout all work tasks undertaken.
Key responsibilities as Mental Health Law Assistant Complying with day to day office standards protocol and checklists at all times Ensuring that all Mental Health Law related documentation is carefully and fully scrutinised and processed within the relevant timescales dictated by the Act and Trust Policies.
To carry out day to day administration of the Act under the direction of the MHL Administrator and to ensure that all appropriate procedures required by staff within the Trust have been communicated effectively and monitored for completion/action.
Escalating any concerns in a failure to complete the procedures within the team and under the direction of the MHL Administrator to other team/ward managers as required and within a timely manner.
To receive and administratively scrutinise all MHA paperwork on behalf of the Trust which includes both statutory and non-statutory forms.
To ensure that section papers are all legally acceptable and to bring any possible irregularities or legal deficits to the attention of the Mental Health Law Administrator/ Co-ordinator/Mental Health Law Manager for action.
This includes using/completing locally identified tools and checklists to complete this and returning paperwork to the relevant professionals for amendments under Section 15 of the MHA.
Ensuring a record is maintained of all scrutiny issues to inform MHL processes within the Trust and monitor and track individual papers.
To ensure timely notification of detention dates/expiries/legal requirements to all appropriate professionals and the patients nearest relative as appropriate.Registration on Paris, Mental Health Act recording systems and registers of information on all detained patients, cross referencing and updating files/data for total accuracy and recording any changes in legal status across the required systems.
To ensure all office procedures and standards in relation to reminder systems in place are followed to ensure all relevant professionals are provided with timely reminders to meet relevant statutory requirements including but not limited to - expiry of detention, renewal of detention, nearest relative, patient rights, consent to treatment due dates, referrals to the Mental Health Tribunal (MHT)/Hospital Managers etc.
Organising transfers (section 19) to and from the Trust and ensuring that the relevant documentation accompanies the patients.To maintain an effective and safe system for storage of all MHA section papers which meets the local requirements and ensure accessibility and archiving procedures are in place for the Trust.
To ensure there is an adequate supply of statutory and non-statutory paperwork and rights leaflets and to order supplies when necessary for staff Dealing with general queries from staff in relation to detained patients.
Taking details of legal queries for the Mental Health Law Administrator in their absence.
Assisting the Mental Health Law Administrator to co-ordinate the Care Quality Commission visits by preparing the required data, programmes, notices and information for patients and relevant staff.
To ensure inpatient wards and units are supplied with copies of detention papers, rights leaflets and general information relating to the Mental Health Act.
Working with wards and unit to provide, improve and review their access to MHA information and promote key safeguards such as CQC visits, hearings and advocacy.
To ensure the Trusts identified data systems are maintained, updated and quality checked on a weekly basis to feed into the Trusts monitoring and reporting processes and enable statutory returns and local reports on the MHA activity.
Meeting with clients and/or their relatives and offering support and advice relating to their rights. Assisting in the monitoring/auditing process for sections, assessments, treatment orders etc. and taking part in the Trust's MHL audit programme as required.To support other members of the team when and where necessary including cross covering other boroughs as and when required during busy periods, periods of sickness and leave Manage local distribution lists and dissemination of relevant information including weekly ward views and MHL updates with support from the MHL Administrator.
Supporting the MHL Administrator with any necessary work required with the local MHL forums including assisting in and printing of agendas and taking minutes.
To write to and provide the Nearest Relative with information regarding their relatives detention where appropriate and adhering to the Data Protection Act.
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