NHS
Assistant Mental Health Act Administrator
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Job Description
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- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
- Educated to NVQ level 3 or have the equivalent level of knowledge skills and experience
- Good standard of I.T. skills
- Understanding and knowledge of Mental Health Services
- Experience of office and administrative processes
- Experience with a range of computer software packages i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail
- Previous NHS experience
- Ability to produce work of consistently high accuracy, quality and quantity, to tight deadlines, for extended periods of time.
- Educated to NVQ level 3 or have the equivalent level of knowledge skills and experience
- Good standard of I.T. skills
- Understanding and knowledge of Mental Health Services
- Experience of office and administrative processes
- Experience with a range of computer software packages i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail
- Previous NHS experience
- Ability to produce work of consistently high accuracy, quality and quantity, to tight deadlines, for extended periods of time.
Job summary
The post holder will work as part of a team and undertake a full range of duties associated with the co-ordination and administration of the Mental Health Act, 1983 across the University Health Board.
The role of the Assistant Mental Health Act Administrator is to provide comprehensive support to the Mental Health Act Administrators in the maintenance of the departments' manual and computerised patient legal files.
By the nature of the duties, the post holder will be required to maintain strict confidentiality and be expected to deal with issues of a sensitive nature with both internal and external stakeholders with courteous, empathy and discretion at all times, to ensure a high quality, efficient and effective service is provided.
The post holder will be required to develop a sound operational knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983, to include Mental Health Law, Mental Capacity Act and subsequent legislation.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
o To organise and coordinate Hospital Managers Hearings.o To liaise with all parties involved both internal and external to the Health Board.o To request reports and provide the relevant information to the Associate Hospital Managers panel.o To process requests from detained patients.o On behalf of the Hospital Managers, to ensure that qualifying detained patients are referred to the Mental Health Review Tribunal.o Is responsible for booking appropriate venues for Tribunals.o To collate and submit reports to the Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales office.o To ensure that all detained patients under the Mental Health Act 1983 are aware of their rights under the legislation.o To assist with the appropriate scrutiny of statutory documentation to ensure compliance with the MHA 1983 and to monitor that any errors are amended within the statutory requirements.o To assist with Mental Health Act queries from patients, nearest relatives, advocates, solicitors, Responsible Clinicians and ward staff in a courteous and helpful manner.o To understand a range of work procedures and possess an advanced working knowledge in the use of various software programmes, including Microsoft Office, spreadsheets and bespoke NHS database systems.o To deal with correspondence, opening, sorting and distributing mail.o To process section 17 leave forms .
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Details
Date posted
16 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,433 to £26,060 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Job share
Reference number
110-AC096-0525
Job locations
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Ynysmaerdy
Pontyclun
CF72 8XR
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Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
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Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
Qualifications and/or Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Ynysmaerdy
Pontyclun
CF72 8XR
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Ynysmaerdy
Pontyclun
CF72 8XR
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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