Mental Health Act Co-ordinator required for a busy Mental Health Act department based in Priority House Hospital, Maidstone.
The post holder must have knowledge of working with the Mental Health Act legislation and the Code of Practice, and be fully familiar with the administration and legislation.
Responsibilities include:
1. Scrutinising section paperwork
2. Ensuring deadlines are met regarding patient appeals and reviews
3. Liaising with all professionals and providing advice on the Mental Health Act
4. Providing training to all professionals on the Mental Health Act
5. Managing a Mental Health Act Administrator and guiding them through the processes of the legislation
Past applicants need not apply.
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, serving an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in diversity, committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
Our strategy:
Mission: We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people.
Vision: To provide outstanding care and work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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