# Mental Health Nurse/OT or Social Worker Band 6

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Derby
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-22T09:01:32.551Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/Derbyshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Adult_Mental_Health/Adult_Mental_Health-v7988999
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7988999?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

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 teams 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.

This is a full time post.

### Main duties of the job

- 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 whom 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.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the Job Description and Person Specification.  To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.

## Job Details

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 teams 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.

This is a full time post.

## Responsibilities

Please view the Job Description and Person Specification.  To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous and relevant post-registration experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Current registration with the relevant professional body, eg NMC, HCPC, Social Work England

## Documents

- [jd&ps (pdf, 464.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10272750)
- [inclusivity at dhcft (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1986)
- [personal accountability charter (pdf, 8.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1978)
- [guidance notes for completing the application form (pdf, 138.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=971)

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