Mental Health Act Administrator

1 week ago


Dartford, United Kingdom Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an expanding and dynamic Mental Health Act Team in Dartford.
The post is 22.5 hours across three days 7.5 hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Days are not negotiable.
Scrutinising section paperwork with the meaning of the Mental Health Act and Code of Practice.
Liaising with service users and doctors and other professional teams to arrange patient tribunals.
Undertaking audits across acute wards in line with the Mental Health Act standards.
Providing training to nurses, doctors and other allied professionals.
Excellent communication skills are required to ensure the best possible liaison for patients.
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.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Effectively manage own time and resources
To assist with MHA scrutiny visits.
Provide advice and, when required, training on various aspects of the Mental Health Act, particularly scrutiny of documentation, to ward staff and participate in planned training events with colleagues.
Please see the attached job description for more information
What is High Cost Area Allowance?
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford, Gravesham or Swanley, the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.



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