Mental Health Law Administrator - Maghull, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Maghull, United Kingdom

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Duties are primarily linked to the administration of the Mental Health Act and require very precise actions.

The post holder will be responsible for the implementation and management of the Mental Health Act 1983 throughout the hospital and the work will span areas including the admission, continuing detention, First Tier Tribunal hearings, transfers and discharge of patients.

This is a secondment position, ending on 31/03/25 which requires your line managers authority before applying. The post is office based at Ashworth Hospital.

Duties are primarily linked to the administration of the Mental Health Act and require very precise actions. The Mental Health Act Hospital Managers are directly responsible for the implementation, management and supervision of the Mental Health Act 1983 throughout the trust and their
responsibilities in this respect are directly delegated to the Mental Health Law Administrators. These actions are guided by departmental procedures, hospital policy, NHS Guidelines and Statute (The Mental Health Act 1983 as amended in 2007; Criminal Procedure Insanity and Unfitness to Plead Act
1991; Domestic Violence, Crime & Victims Act 2004; Mental Capacity Act 2005); Code of Practice.


Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.


We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.


At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.

We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.


Legal Documentation:

Receive, scrutinise and sign detention documentation on behalf of the Hospital Managers (the Mental Health Act Managers).


Admissions:

Preparation and processing of admissions.


Coordinate the admission of patients, liaising with internal and external agencies, remaining mindful of security issues (including high profile and politically sensitive patients).


If being admitted from prison, liaise with prison staff to ensure they arrange for medical recommendations to be completed and sent to the MOJ for the relevant Transfer Direction to be issued.


Ensure that correct legal documentation is received prior to admission and scrutinise for accuracy in accordance with Mental Health Act requirements.


Should any irregularity be found, liaise with Court, Ministry of Justice or previous establishment as appropriate, in order to rectify error(s) which could invalidate patient's detention.

To be responsible for the creation of patient records, both computer based and hard copy, by extracting information from case notes which can be of a graphic and distressing nature.

Compile department files for new patient.


To attend the admissions ward and meet with the patient within 1 hour of arrival and ensure that he receives a verbal explanation as to his detention, written copy of his rights and information about the hospital and CQC.

Check patient legal status and offence in relation to victims, as per the Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2004 (as amended by the Mental Health Act notify RC and take appropriate administrative action.

Contact Ministry of Justice Lifer Unit for tariff details where appropriate.

Responsible for completing a DWP claim form on behalf of newly admitted patients.

Notify MAPPA of all relevant admissions to High Secure Services.

Input Index Offence into the computer database ensuring the correct codes are used for each conviction. If the correct code is not there arrange for the computer database to be updated and the code added.


Ensure accuracy of all relevant information on computer database and notify all departments and external agencies of admissions, as well as relatives, if appropriate.


Court appearances:


Liaise with consultants, security, wards and courts regarding remand and sentenced patients, ensuring that legal timescales are met, coordinate arrangements for patients to attend court or appear by video link when required to do so.

Request the necessary psychiatric reports and ensure they have been completed and received by the court. Also ensure that when necessary a bed offer letter is also received by the court.

Following the hearing, chase up the outcome. Ensure prompt receipt of and check any legal documentation issued and take appropriate action if found to be incorrect.

Arrange for patient to be give
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