Mental Health Act and Finance Administrator

Are you an experienced Administrator looking to take the next step in your career? Join St Neots Hospitalas a full time Mental Health Act and Finance 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 Mental Health Review Tribunals, Section Renewals and Hospital Manager Appeal meetings for service users, this will see you help to prepare and arrange paperwork to support the meetings, with the support of the Mental Health Act Manager.

Within this role you will also supervise the financial administration of the unit’s Client Fund Account, petty cash float and safety deposit facility through the effective and efficient application of local procedures and processes.

With previous experience in a similar role, and good organisational, communication and time management skills, you can enjoy a long and rewarding career, where a range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and career aspirations achieved.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Having knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983, including Mental Health Law, Mental Capacity Act and any subsequent legislation
• Ensuring that invoicing of patients enhanced support is completed and submitted to head office
• Managing the deposit of cash, cheques and other receipts and the withdrawal of funds required to sustain a substantial petty cash float.
• Regularly liaises with patients, their families and carers to identify financial needs and entitlements, and then liaise with the social worker so that they can provide assistance and information to enable patients to claim statutory benefits and to access personal banking facilities.
• Assisting the social worker with the accurate and timely completion, processing and monitoring of the DoLS paperwork
• Ensuring patients, their relatives, legal representatives and official agencies are provided with the information and documentation required to effect the detention, registration and admission of an individual under the provisions of the MHA.
• Organising and services all associated meetings ensuring the effective and timely production, collation and distribution of reports, minutes and other relevant documentation.
• Ensuring that all information and documentation is correctly processed in line with policies and procedures in order that regulatory and statutory requirements are met. Maintains the audit trail ensuring up to date and accurate information can be provided or accessed as required.

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

• Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983, including Mental Health Law, Mental Capacity Act and any subsequent legislation
• Experience within a similar environment
• Great communication skills
• Competent in the use of Microsoft office applications

Where you will be working:

Location: Howitts Lane, Eynesbury, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2JA

You will be working in the heart of St Neots in Cambridge, working alongside the team at St Neots Hospital which offers care, therapeutic and rehabilitation pathways for those affected by a neurological or mental health condition for which challenging behaviour may be the leading impairment.

St Neots provides assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and complex care for both male and female patients suffering from a broad range of neurological conditions e.g. Huntington’s disease, an acquired or traumatic brain injury, frontotemporal dementia or functional disorders and is provided by a highly experienced team based on site.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £24,024
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 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.