Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
- Experience
Previous and relevant post-registration experience
- Experience
Assessment experience
- Qualifications
Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Qualifications
Current registration with the relevant professional body, eg NMC, HCPC, Social Work England
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
U&A Services experience
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 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.
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 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.
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.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Mental Health Nurse/OT or Social Worker (CRHTT) with Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Derby, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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