Mental Health Law Officer

7 days ago


Radlett, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Full time

As a Mental Health Law Officer you will be expected to co-ordinate information and provide legal administration and support in order to facilitate the effective running of the department.


This will include but is not limited to:

  • Supporting HPFT staff to ensure that the Mental Health Act and associated legislation is adhered to so that service user's rights are protected.
  • To act as the first point of contact for enquiries from service users, carers and professionals.
  • Liaising with professionals when statutory documentation is required.
  • To maintain and update systems and spreadsheets including an Electronic Patient Record.
  • Liaising with other agencies e.g Safeguarding teams at the general hospitals,Mental Health Liaison Services, Advocates, Solicitors, First Tier Tribunal Mental Health, Ministry of Justice, Care Quality Commission
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a specialist team.

As such, it is essential that the Mental Health Law Officer has the ability to operate without direct supervision, using independent judgement and taking responsibility for the oversight and control of a defined workload.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match.

We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.


Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings.

We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on

  • To support the MH Legislation and Compliance Department and in doing so will ensure that the Mental Health Act and associated legislation is adhered to so that service user's rights are protected.
  • To act as the first point of contact for enquiries from service users and their Nearest Relatives. The post holder will be expected to work within standard operational procedures and will refer any enquiries to the appropriate personnel as necessary.
  • To give information by letter with regard to detention under the Mental Health Act to service users and where appropriate their nearest relative.
  • To provide reminders to Responsible Clinicians when statutory documentation is required.
  • To provide reminders to Responsible Clinicians when sections are due to expire.
  • To ensure that statutory documentation is accurate and available on the Electronic Patient Record (EPR).
  • To maintain and update systems and spreadsheets including an Electronic Patient Record.
  • To assist in the administrative tasks associated with Care Quality Commission (CQC) visits.
  • To assist with the monitoring of use of the Community Treatment Order and the Consent to Treatment provisions.
  • To support Hospital Managers' and Tribunal Hearings.
  • To develop and maintain an understanding and knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and how this applies to the administration of the Act.
  • To be actively engaged with team meetings and developmental opportunities.
Clinical Responsibility

  • To ensure that Responsible Clinicians complete statutory documentation in respect of Section 58 and Section 62, (Consent to Treatment and treatment of urgent necessity) so that provision of medical treatment in respect of Mental Disorder is administered lawfully.
Leadership and Staff Management Responsibility

  • No management responsibility however the post holder would be expected to support new staff in basic Mental Health Act procedures as and when required.
Financial Responsibility

  • The post holder will be expected to monitor stocks of office stationery and request items where necessary.
Service Development and Improvement

  • The post holder will follow policies in their own role and will be expected to comment on policy development.
Communications

  • To ensure that systems in place to provide service users within the General Hospitals and Trust with information o


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