Mental Health Act Legislation Officer

Main area Legal Administration Grade NHS AfC:
Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (until 31/03/2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job
-COR-7045-26

Employer Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Derwent Unit Town Chesterfield Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/03/2026 23:59 Interview date 19/03/2026

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community.

We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mental Health Act Legislation Officer to join our forward thinking Trust.

The successful candidate will be part of a small team responsible for the provision of Mental Health Act administration across the Trust, based at Derwent Unit, Chesterfield.

You will need to be a self-motivated individual with good knowledge of the Mental Health Act.

Responsibilities include:

receiving and scrutinising MHA statutory documents, arranging for amendments to be made within the legal timescale: requesting reports and organising Mental Health Tribunals, sending out section expiry reminders to clinical teams.

The candidate will need to be able to prioritise their workload, liaise with consultants, clinical teams, social services, solicitors, Care Quality commission, service users and their relatives.

The candidate will need to have excellent administrative and organisational skills, together with the ability to communicate at all levels.

To work closely with colleagues in the Mental Health Act legislation team to ensure high quality systems and procedures are in place in order to comply with the administration requirements of the MHA.

A sound knowledge and good understanding of the complexities of the MHA and ability to disseminate information appropriately within your area of responsibility.

To develop and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally.

To support and advise colleagues, patients and their nearest relatives on the MHA and associated procedures.

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible

27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service

Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training

Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits

Health service discounts and online benefits

Incremental pay progression

Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7

Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

• Understand the Trust's obligations under the MHA
• Scrutinise section papers and ensure any rectifiable errors are completed within the specified timescale
• Ensure efficient and…