Mental Health Act Compliance Officer

Site Woodlands Town Ipswich Salary £28,392 - £31,157 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our friendly and compassionate Mental Health Law Team, based in our Suffolk office at Woodlands, Ipswich.

The Mental Health Law Team provide an administrative service to the Trust in the administration and application of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act for people who are subject to treatment of mental disorder.

The successful candidate/s will have excellent time management and interpersonal skills, have a positive approach and be able to remain calm under pressure. The successful candidate/s will work as part of a team, whilst also working independently on their own initiative.

The post requires a good knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages, such as word and excel, and a knowledge of issues around confidentiality and data protection. You don't need any previous experience of Mental Health law as you will be given full on-the-job training.

If you are an enthusiastic, self-motivated team player with excellent organisational skills and feel that this is the role for you we would love to hear from you.

The post is based in our office at Woodlands, Ipswich. Travel to our other Suffolk site at Wedgwood Unit, Bury St Edmunds will be required and occassionally to our Norfolk offices at Hellesdon Hospital and The Julian Hospital.

To complete necessary administrative tasks.

Maintain a thorough understanding and in depth knowledge of the 1983 Mental Health Act (MHA) and the Mental Capacity Act to be able to convert this knowledge into detailed administration of the Acts.

To provide information to patients and their relatives in accordance with the mental health legislation.

To liaise with internal and external partners in relation to processes required by both Acts

To provide timely and effective administrative support to the wards regarding Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards requests/authorisations in relation to the Trust’s duties in the role of Managing Authority.

To process and maintain records for those patients detained under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in line with Trust processes and procedures.

To provide, in conjunction with others, holiday and sickness cover with the Mental Health Law Team at all sites.

To participate in on-going audits and service development within the team.

To undertake any other appropriate tasks as requested by the Mental Health Law Team Leader/Mental Health Law Manager to meet the needs of the service.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who…