Mental Health Act Admin Assistant

Job summary

You will be supporting the MHA administration. This means ensuring the administration of the MHA is delivered effectively and efficiently working as a team to support our frontline clinical services. To assist with the Trust procedures implementing the Mental Health Act in accordance with agreed procedures, with minimal supervision.

Please note: If you need sponsorship, please check the requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) on the gov.uk website to see if you're eligible before applying.

Main duties of the job

To assist with our Trust procedures implementing the Mental Health Act in accordance with agreed procedures, with minimal supervision.To ensure that detained patients, and where appropriate their nearest relative, are advised of their statutory rights under the Mental Health Act.To liaise with external organisations and agencies (e.g. Care Quality Commission, Tribunal Service, Solicitors, Social Services, Police, Courts etc) in connection with the remit of the MHA Department.To liaise with external organisations and agencies (e.g. Care Quality Commission, Tribunal Service, Solicitors, Social Services, Police, Courts etc) in connection with the remit of the MHA Department.To make arrangements for patient appeals and Review of Detention for both Community Treatment Order patients and inpatients, eg, CTO and Section 3/37 by external statutory bodies, ensuring all the legal documentation is available within the statutory time frames.Drafting correspondence, file notes and other material, such as office protocol instructions, as required by the MHA office.To assist with general administrative duties, this will include handling sensitive material.To adhere to the requirements of strict confidentiality in relation to the work of the Trust and people who use our services.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.