Mental Health Act Monitoring Coordinator

Care Quality Commission

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Reference number

374487

Salary

£31,373
£31,373 (National Framework) or £36,775 (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25). There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £553 per annum for those working from home

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Homeworking

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Remote working (anywhere in the UK)

Job summary

This is an exciting time to join the MHA Operations team with Mental Health Act (MHA) reform a priority in the King’s speech and with the delivery of the independent care (education) and treatment review programme. We are looking for people who have a passion to improve the experience of people detained under the MHA and outstanding team working and coordination skills to support our MHA monitoring teams to deliver our specialist duties under the MHA.

When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind?  For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities.  We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve.  We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement.  If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.

Job description

The Mental Health Act Monitoring Co-ordinator will provide project and specialist support to the four regional monitoring teams, undertaking tasks essential to the delivery of high quality MHA monitoring activities.

Working closely with the Mental Health Act Operations Managers (and any associated workstream leads) you will ensure the delivery of programmes, projects and business-as-usual MHA Operations activities.

Actively engaging with all parts of the CQC plus internal and external stakeholders contributing to the delivery of successful MHA monitoring.

Each MHA Monitoring Co-ordinator is accountable to their regional MHA Operations Manager and will be working collaboratively with their counterparts in other regions.

Person specification

To succeed you’ll have a good understanding of how we monitor the Mental Health Act, with experience in working in health or social care.

You will have strong analytical skills and a methodical approach with the ability to analyse, triage and risk assess information.

You’ll have effective communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, write impactful reports and relate to people in multiple settings.

You will have excellent organisation skills, with experience in a project support or coordination role and be comfortable working independently as well as part of a team. 

  • Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through generous annual leave (starting at 27 days and rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays), a cycle to work scheme, discounted gym vouchers and access to a free employee assistance service 24 hours a day. We also understand the importance of financial health and offer membership of the NHS pension scheme, contributing about 14% of basic salary. You will also be able to access discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics, fleet cars, plus we also have an internal reward scheme which could see you earn yourself a voucher or two! All of our homeworkers are also kitted out with everything they need to comfortably work from home.

    We want to support you to succeed and be your very best, with opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors. 

    We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.

Selection process details

For an informal discussion or further information on the role, please contact Linda Berry, Mental Health Act Operations Manager at Linda.Berry@cqc.org.uk

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Linda Berry, Mental Health Act Operations Manager
  • Email : Linda.Berry@cqc.org.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk
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