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Mental Health Act Administrator

Elysium Healthcare

Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BX

Salary

£25,936

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

2 October 2026

29 days left

Job description

Join Dunnock View in Clacton-on-Sea as a Mental Health Act Administrator and enjoy a career where you are valued and supported to be the best you can ...

As a Mental Health Act Administrator at Dunnock View, you'll be a key component within a supportive multidisciplinary team. Your responsibilities include organizing and coordinating First Tier Tribunals Section Renewals and Hospital Manager Appeal meetings for service users. Preparing documentation that supports these meetings is crucial to your role. Additionally, managing hearings for Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers Reviews falls under your tasks, alongside notifying relevant parties and securing hearing dates and venues. Elysium Healthcare values continuous professional development, offering various training courses to help achieve career objectives and ensure staff deliver top-tier healthcare. The position requires 37.5 hours of work weekly, Monday to Friday, in Clacton-on-Sea. Elysium emphasizes a supportive career path, offering comprehensive training opportunities to help individuals become better professionals, which translates to better care for their clients.

Join Dunnock View in Clacton-on-Sea as a Mental Health Act Administrator and enjoy a career where you are valued and supported to be the best you can be.

Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will be responsible for organising and coordinating First Tier Tribunals Section Renewal and Hospital Manager Appeal meetings for service users, this will see you prepare and arrange paperwork to support the meetings.

As a Mental Health Act Administrator, you will process hearings for Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers Reviews, and will be responsible for notifying all parties, obtaining reports, negotiate hearing dates and venue, and providing and processing documentation in line with MHA Code of Practice an procedures.

At Elysium, we want the best for you. That’s why you will have continuous access to a range of training courses to enable you to reach your career goals. After all, a better you means better care. That’s what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

This role is a full time position of 37.5 hours a week. Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. As a Medical Health Act Administrator you will be:

  • Attending Managers Review Hearings in the capacity of the MHA Administrator/Clerk and ensure the review satisfies the fundamental legal requirements of fairness reasonableness and lawfulness.
  • Following up MHA action points included in the Care Quality Commission reports submitted following visits to clinical areas.
  • Liaising with the consultants and nursing team to update service users information regarding renewal of sections and consent to treatments.
  • Providing information to service users about their access to Independent Mental Heal Advocacy Services (IMHA).

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

  • Confidence to liaise and give advice to a wide range of people from different profession
  • Experience within a similar role
  • Knowledge of the relevant legislation and current case law relating to the Act.

Where you will be working

Location: Dunnock View, Tendring, Clacton-on-Sea, CO16 0BX

Dunnock View is a 42-bed service, providing treatment for men and women who may have suffered trauma and are affected by Mental Health disorders.

A trauma-informed care model is used to focus on length of stay to make sure individuals are able to move as quickly and safely as possible from the service to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them.

Service users could be suffering from Acute mental illness, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Personality Disorder, Dual diagnosis, Self-harm, Substance misuse issues.

What You’ll Get

At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:

  • Annual base salary of £25,936
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window.
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
  • Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts
  • Life Assurance, for added peace of mind
  • Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
  • 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be
  • Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time
  • Pension contribution, to help secure your future
  • Free meals and parking

About your next employer

Elysium Health care has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure

Elysium Healthcare is an organization with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to delivering care. It has a network of over 80 services across England and Wales, covering areas such as Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, and Children & Education. As part of Ramsay Health Care, Elysium benefits from a global network extending across 10 countries, employing over 86,000 people worldwide. Elysium Healthcare is driven by the belief in taking care of the people who care for others, offering a comprehensive benefits package to support the wellbeing, growth, and future of its employees. The company follows safer recruitment practices and is a Disability Confident employer, dedicated to inclusive and accessible recruitment. All employees play a crucial role in promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Confidence to liaise and give advice to a wide range of people from different professions, experience within a similar role, knowledge of the relevant legislation and current case law relating to the Act.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

2 September 2026

Last checked

2 September 2026

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