Job summary
- Main area
- Administrator
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 3 months (This is a bank placement, and as such, there is currently no confirmed end date. The placement will continue in line with service requirements and ongoing availability.)
- Hours
- Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9 AM to 5 PM)
- Job ref
- 384-SM-MHAdmin-B4
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 18 Mole Business Park
- Town
- Leatherhead, Surrey
- Salary
- £16.73 Per hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 18/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Mental Health Act Administrator
Band 4
Job overview
Important Information for Applicants: This vacancy is for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SaBP).
This role is offered through Flexi-Bank, a collaborative temporary staffing service delivered in partnership between Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust acts as the host provider and manages the recruitment, onboarding and administrative processes on behalf of Surrey and Borders.
Please note that although Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust branding may appear on this advert and within the recruitment system, successful applicants for this vacancy will undertake bank shifts for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Work Location: 18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Rd, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7AD
Why join Flexi‑Bank?
Work flexibly – choose shifts that suit your lifestyle and availability
Access more opportunities – pick up shifts across mental health and community
Get paid fairly and on time – competitive rates and fast access to earnings through Stream
Stay supported – benefit from training, development and guidance from our dedicated Temporary Staffing Team
Main duties of the job
Surrey and Borders is looking for someone who will be accountable for supporting sustainable MHA administration processes across our clinical services. This means ensuring the administration of the MHA is delivered effectively and efficiently working as a team to support our frontline clinical services. To assist with the Trust procedures implementing the Mental Health Act in accordance with agreed procedures, with minimal supervision.
Work Location: 18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Rd, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7AD
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday from 9AM to 5 PM
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.
We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.
Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.
For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Would you like to work in an organisation that sits in the top 10 best NHS Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Services Trusts to work for? This ranking is based on staff feedback in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
· To assist with the Trust procedures implementing the Mental Health Act in
accordance with agreed procedures, with minimal supervision
· To make arrangements for any necessary corrections to legal documentation within the appropriate section 15 time-limits.
· To ensure that detained patients, and where appropriate their nearest relative, are advised of their statutory rights under the Mental Health Act.
· To provide cover during periods of annual leave and staff sickness.
· To be responsible for aspects of training provided by the Co-ordinator and Mental Health Act Administrators across the Trust.
General
· To fully participate in the Trust’s performance review and personal development planning process on an annual basis.
· Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with line manager as part of the personal development planning process.
· To achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.
· To contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the teams in which he/she works.
· To undertake any other duties at the request of the line manager which are commensurate with the role, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Administrative qualification that demonstrates competence in systems and processes Legal or MHA administrative qualification or equivalent experience or knowledge of MHA.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in MHA administration across a variety of services.
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and associated legislation
- Experience in working at all levels across an organisation
- Experience of writing specialist policies and procedures
- Experience of working with people with mental health and learning disabilities
- Experience of working with partner agencies including Care Quality Commission, Home Office, Courts and Police
- Experience of working with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott guidelines
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- SystmeOne
- MS Office
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Crellin
- Job title
- Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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