Mental Health Legislation Administration Assistant

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

A vacancy has arisen for a Band 3 Mental Health Legislation Administration Assistant to work within our busy Mental Health legislation department. The successful applicant will provide administration support to the mental health legislation manager and work alongside other mental health legislation administrators to assist in application and assurances of compliance with the Mental Health Act.

The successful candidate would be supported in an established team and be provided with statutory and mandatory training and supervision as well as take part in an annual appraisal.

The team are currently working from home with the option to work from an office base once a week.

The post holder should have previous office experience, possess Standard Keyboard skills for example RSA or equivalent, have 2 GCSE's (English and Maths) and be familiar with Microsoft office packages. An awareness of mental health legislation would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

This is a busy department, working to ensure that the Organisation is compliant with responsibilities and requirements of the implementation of the Mental Health Act and responsibilities can be varied.

Candidates must be highly organised having excellent prioritisation skills, able to work to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

• To provide specialist administrative/secretarial support to the Mental Health Legislation Department within standard administrative procedures and contribute to the planning and development of the service as a member of the team.
• To ensure the Trust operates in accordance with the requirements of the Law in particular with the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and their associated Codes of Practices, Reference Guide to the Act and all related Trust policies, protocols and procedures.
• To contribute to the day to day organisational running of the Mental Health Act Legislation department, ensuring effective implementation of legal administrative and specialist clerical duties are undertaken and complied with in relation to the statutory legislative responsibilities within the Mental Health Act.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge

• Knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Legislation as appropriate to the role
• 'A' Level/BTEC Diploma/NVQ3 in Administration or equivalent experiential learning
• Knowledge of NHS administrative procedures
• Working knowledge of data protection and confidentiality
• Higher National Certificate
• Foundation Degree
• Diploma level of knowledge
• Certificate in Mental Health Law

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of practice and procedures relevant to the area of work
• Experience of IT systems
• Experienced user of relevant software packages (Microsoft Access/Excel/other reporting tools)
• Experience of working within a mental health act administration / legislation environment

Skills and Competencies

• Able to plan and prioritise effectively
• Good telephone manner
• A team player
• Ability to motivate others
• Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.