Mental Health Legislation Officer Assistant - 1 year fixed contract
| Posting date: | 18 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2TE |
| Company: | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7617285/444-7617285-MH |
Summary
A Vacancy at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust.
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.
This position will be for a fixed term of 12 months.
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 phone and video platform with a wide range of people including: clinical staff, managers, Tribunal Members and patients' legal representatives across all services.
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 beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Under direction of the Mental Health Legislation Officers the Assistant will:
§ Administer the Mental Health Act and support the team to administer the Mental Capacity Act.
§ Maintain agreed Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust systems and procedures which ensure that the Trust operates in accordance with the requirements of the law and accepted good practice.
§ Minimise risk, maintaining and upholding best practice in compliance with the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
§ Provide support and advice to the Hospital Managers to enable them to carry out their statutory duties under Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
§ Ensure Trust staff are informed of and are aware of developments in and their responsibility under the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
§ Act as a contact point for staff, patients, their carers and families who wish further information/advice on Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
§ Support Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust in the roll out to services of the Trusts computerised patient systems in relation to the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
This advert closes on Friday 28 Nov 2025
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.
This position will be for a fixed term of 12 months.
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 phone and video platform with a wide range of people including: clinical staff, managers, Tribunal Members and patients' legal representatives across all services.
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 beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Under direction of the Mental Health Legislation Officers the Assistant will:
§ Administer the Mental Health Act and support the team to administer the Mental Capacity Act.
§ Maintain agreed Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust systems and procedures which ensure that the Trust operates in accordance with the requirements of the law and accepted good practice.
§ Minimise risk, maintaining and upholding best practice in compliance with the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
§ Provide support and advice to the Hospital Managers to enable them to carry out their statutory duties under Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
§ Ensure Trust staff are informed of and are aware of developments in and their responsibility under the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
§ Act as a contact point for staff, patients, their carers and families who wish further information/advice on Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
§ Support Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust in the roll out to services of the Trusts computerised patient systems in relation to the Mental Health Act/Mental Capacity Act.
This advert closes on Friday 28 Nov 2025