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Specialist Mental Health Law Practitioner
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Exciting Opportunity: Specialist Mental Health Law Practitioner for Norfolk
Working alongside their counterpart in Suffolk, the postholder will be an expert in all aspects of mental health legislation.
Responsibilities
- The post holder will work across NSFT sites in Norfolk to provide hands-on support to clinical staff and specialist advice to the Associate Hospital Managers.
- The successful applicants will help ensure NSFT meets its statutory obligations and deliver on the forthcoming changes to the MHA.
- You will report to, and deputise for, the Deputy Head of Mental Health Law for Norfolk and support all senior leadership in the Mental Health Law Team.
- You will focus on supporting the management of Mental Health Law Administration as it relates to clinical practice and assist with strategic leadership in the Trust on mental health law matters.
- You will provide cover for their Suffolk counterpart and work closely together to ensure consistency across the trust and to work on joint projects.
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Requirements
- The successful applicants will be dynamic and self-motivated, with a passion for safeguarding vulnerable individuals.
- While training and professional support will be available, applicants require an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the MHA, MCA, and DoLS with experience of working within a complex health or social care organization.
Why Work for Us?
Here at NSFT, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work, and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
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Why Norfolk and Suffolk?
- The people here are warm and welcoming.
- You’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park.
- We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich.
- Our villages, towns, and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops, and theatres.
- We have excellent shopping, eating out, top-ranking schooling, and affordable house prices.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
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Name: Lisa Harding
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Job title: Joint Deputy Head of Mental Health Law
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Email address: lisa.harding@nsft.nhs.uk
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Telephone number: 07903510102
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Name: Jo Turner
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Job title: Joint Deputy Head of Mental Health Law
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