Specialist Mental Health Law Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Specialist Mental Health Law Practitioner for Norfolk.

Working alongside their counterpart in Suffolk, the postholder will be an expert in all aspect of mental health legislation.

The post holder will work across NSFT sites in Norfolk, in order to provide hands on support to clinical staff and provide specialist advice to the Associate Hospital Managers.

The successful applicants will play an important part in helping to ensure NSFT meets its statutory obligations and in delivering on the forthcoming changes to the MHA.

Main duties of the job

You will report to, and deputise for, the Deputy of Head of Mental Health Law for Norfolk and will support all the 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 assisting with strategic leadership in the Trust on mental health law matters.

You will provide cover for their Suffolk counterpart . You will work closely together to ensure consistency across the trust and to work on joint projects

The successful applicants will be dynamic and self-motivated, with a passion for safeguarding vulnerable individuals.

Whilst 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 organisation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First degree in Nursing or Health/Social Care related profession or equivalent experience
  • Masters level or equivalent relevant experience or PG Certificate Mental Health Law plus relevant experience

Desirable

  • Recognised leadership/management qualification
  • Masters level or equivalent experience

Skills

Essential

  • Competence and experience in clinical or other record systems
  • Analytic skills including ability to analyse information from varied sources and draw conclusions
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and delivery to tight deadlines

Knowledge

Essential

  • Detailed knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005 and other relevant mental health law
  • To have good knowledge and understanding of confidential information management including principles of safe information sharing

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel to all Trust locations within Norfolk and Suffolk
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Ability to take an organsation wide perspective

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 4 October 2026

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