NHS
Mental Health Nurse/OT or Social Worker (CRHTT)
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Job Description
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- To provide first line assessments of people experiencing acute mental health difficulties and act as gatekeepers to acute admissions.
- To be able to rapidly assess people with mental health problems who are vulnerable to hospital admission
- To provide specialist crisis assessments looking at the focus being on "hospital at home".
- To co-ordinate the Crisis and Home Treatment Team on a shift by shift basis, acting as Duty Worker to triage referrals, plan the shifts activities and team accordingly.
- To participate in team MDMs.
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
- Previous and relevant post-registration experience
- Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Current registration with the relevant professional body, eg NMC, HCPC, Social Work England
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
- Previous and relevant post-registration experience
- Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Current registration with the relevant professional body, eg NMC, HCPC, Social Work England
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Job summary
Are you a dynamic, confident and motivated Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with excellent communication skills with the ability to assess and lead on clinical decision making?
If so, we would really like to hear from you.
This is an exciting role, working in a fast paced working environment within a well-established, multi-disciplinary team. The Crisis and Home Treatment Team offer a high quality assessment and home treatment service as an alternative to hospital admission, to individuals experiencing acute mental health crisis.
As a service we are looking for individuals who are genuinely warm and engaging and focussed on client / customer satisfaction.
Please note that you must obtain prior approval from your current line manager before submitting your application for this secondment opportunity.
Main duties of the job
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
Details
Date posted
20 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
383-ACA-6269-25-A
Job locations
Cromwell House
High Street
Chapel-en-le-Frith
SK23 0HD
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Other
Essential
Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Other
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cromwell House
High Street
Chapel-en-le-Frith
SK23 0HD
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Cromwell House
High Street
Chapel-en-le-Frith
SK23 0HD
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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