Mental Health Legislation Officer Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Secondment
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship is not clearly stated in this advert.
The advert didn't contain a clear role-specific sponsorship line, so HiveMind can't confirm eligibility. Verify with the recruiting manager or trust HR before you apply.
Role summary
This role supports the Mental Health Legislation team, ensuring correct implementation of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Acts. It involves scrutinising and processing legal documentation, maintaining patient records, and interacting with various stakeholders. The assistant will help monitor and review the Mental Health Act Administration service in line with legislative and CQC requirements. This position requires enthusiasm, discretion, and attention to detail.
Key responsibilities
- Administer the Mental Health Act and support the team to administer the Mental Capacity Act.
- Maintain agreed Trust systems and procedures to ensure compliance with law and good practice.
- Minimise risk and uphold best practice in compliance with the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
- Provide support and advice to Hospital Managers regarding their statutory duties.
- Inform Trust staff of developments and responsibilities under the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
- Act as a contact point for staff, patients, carers, and families seeking information/advice on Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 4 in administration or EDCL or equivalent experience
- GCSE or equivalent in English & Maths
- Demonstrable Involvement in, or knowledge of application and administration of the MHA
- Knowledge of Confidentiality and associated legislation
- Knowledge of Health Records Management
- Good working knowledge of IT and MS Office Programmes
- Good keyboard skills
- Ability to work equally well as an effective team member and independently with minimum supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Effective organisational skills
- Experience of working to deadlines
- Experience of working with a wide range of disciplines and agencies
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 0d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Mental Health Legislation Officer Assistant
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking to recruit someone with enthusiasm, discretion and an eye for detail to support the Mental Health Legislation team within our trust as part of our existing team. The successful applicant will be assisting the Mental Health Legislation team in planning, communicating and ensuring the correct implementation of both the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Acts across the trust; as well as monitoring and ensuring an effective Mental Health Act Administration service is in place which is executed, monitored and reviewed in line with legislative and CQC requirements.
Main duties of the job
This role involves the scrutiny and processing of legal documentation whilst maintaining key information systems with regard to patient records and legal documents. You will interact face to face, by phoneand video platform with a wide range of people including: clinical staff, managers, Tribunal Members and patients' legal representatives across all services.
About us
Candidate Information Pack Dec 24
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and be
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.