Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: None
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Over three full days 7.5 hours)
- Job ref
- 380-SS0609
- Employer
- Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Little Brook Hospital
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- £27,857 - £30,570 per annum pro rata (inclusive of high cost area supplement)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/12/2024
Employer heading
Mental Health Act Administrator
Band 4
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an expanding and dynamic Mental Health Act Team in Dartford.
The post holder ideally would suit someone with Mental Health Act knowledge and experience alongside the ability to work in a fast-paced office environment. The candidate must be able to adapt their workload to meet the needs of the service and at times work alone as well as within a wider team. Prioritising is a must for this post, alongside general administration skills.
The post is 22.5 hours across three days 7.5 hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Days are not negotiable.
Main duties of the job
- 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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- 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
Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.
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.
5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,192 per year and a maximum payment of £2,011 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly)
Person specification
Questions
Essential criteria
- To prioritise workloads accordingly
Desirable criteria
- Mental Health Act legislation knowledge
Questions
Essential criteria
- Excellent Communication Skills
Desirable criteria
- To be able to work alone at times
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clair Rudden-Vine
- Job title
- Head of Service - Mental Health Act
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07762 000851
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Eastern & Coastal Area Offices
Littlebourne Road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
- Telephone
- 01227 230855 | ext. 730855
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