Mental Health Act Reviewer - North East

Imagine being part of a team undertaking Mental Health Act (MHA) monitoring activity across your geographical area. In the last year as a MHA reviewer, you might have:

• Developed and delivered an individual MHA monitoring plan which details activities, timelines and priorities, involving mental health trusts and independent mental health providers.
• Managed a portfolio of providers, escalating risks and issues as appropriate.
• Carried out weekly solo monitoring visits to mental health wards across the North East.
• Followed up each monitoring visit with a comprehensive report to the provider, to include required actions, and monitored provider replies and action ta

You’ll be key in helping us deliver our work. In this role, you’ll:

• Work closely with your regional colleagues to monitor the use of the MHA to highlight the experiences of people detained under the MHA.
• Act as a MHA specialist on Inspection visits.
• Contribute MHA expertise to the Inspection programme to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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