Mental Health Act Administrator/PA Galaxy House Ward

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to work as part of the  Galaxy House  Administrative team as Mental Health Act Administrator/PA.

Galaxy House is a 12 bedded inpatient ward managed within the RMCH Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) CSU that provides care for children and young people from across North-West England. The ward has recently retained its Gold Award status in the Trust Ward Accreditation process and also holds accreditation with the Quality Network for Inpatient CAMHS (QNIC) and Quality Network for Eating Disorders (QNED). It also holds an "outstanding" rating by the CQC.

The Mental Health Act (MHA or the Act) provides the legal framework for the detention in hospital of people who are deemed to be suffering from mental disorder. The MHA Code of Practice (the Code) is an important document, which provides guidance to mental health services and on how the MHA should be used lawfully, protecting the rights and best interests of those in need of support and care.

The role of the MHA Administrator is important because it provides a framework for compliance with the Mental Health Act by identifying and challenging any errors. Mental Health Administrators have a vital role in safeguarding the legal requirements of the Mental Health Act.

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To be successful as a MHA Administrator, you’ll need:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to prioritise workload to meet tight deadlines
• To be highly motivated and work with and without direction
• To demonstrate a positive work ethic and professionalism, as you will be liaising with a variety of professionals within the patient’s care team
• To work well with systems and procedures
• Education to GCSE level standard
• To be competent in the use of standard office applications such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Experience of taking minutes at meetings to a high standard
• A minimum of 2 years' previous experience within a relevant administrative or clinical role (desirable)

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.