# Older Adult Practitioner - Living Well > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/older-adult-practitioner-living-well/add8a2e8-c547-4b04-b380-9b41ee0bea09 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/older-adult-practitioner-living-well/add8a2e8-c547-4b04-b380-9b41ee0bea09.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Derby - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T13:00:52.137Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/Derbyshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Registered_Mental_Health_Nurses_Occupational_Therapists/Registered_Mental_Health_Nurses_Occupational_Therapists-v7788882 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7788882?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a passionate Nurse or Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference? There's never been a better time to join us here at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust! We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for internal staff to join Our Erewash Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and Living Well Team in Ilkeston and excited to welcome a Band 6 Older Adult Specialist to our supportive and welcoming team. ### Main duties of the job About the Role We're looking for someone with experience working with older adults in the community who are living with functional mental health conditions. This brand-new role, based within the Older Adults CMHT, offers an exciting opportunity to shape meaningful support for individuals in our local area. You'll be playing a key part in introducing people into the Living Well Team, helping to identify their needs and designing person-centred, compassionate support that empowers them to live their best life. Collaboration is at the heart of this role. You'll be working alongside colleagues across the community to ensure that the right support is delivered at the right time by the right person. About the Teams While the role is supported by the Older Adults CMHT, you’ll also be working closely with the Living Well Team, a multi-agency group that places individuals right at the centre of their care. One of the most rewarding parts of this role is being part of a team that reaches out to people who may not have had access to mental health support before. If you're someone who cares deeply about helping others and wants to work in a team that values compassion, collaboration, and community, we’d love to hear from you! The successful candidate will need to have the ability to travel across the geographical area. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.   To apply, please click 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. You will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service, taking forward an Integrated Wellbeing Pathway in the designated locality, which effectively supports the delivery of the Community Mental Health Framework. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners, and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community. You will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of practice. The requirements for this post are to remain within the guidelines for professional practice inclusive of HCPC/NMC requirements or equivalent professional body. The role will involve undertaking comprehensive person-centred psychosocial assessments (conversations), risk assessments and formulation of presenting mental health needs. The practitioner will build therapeutic relationships, develop a plan of care with that person and assist them through their difficult time by empowering and enabling them to take control over their health. The role involves supporting and motivating individuals to improve their mental health by helping them develop self-care skills, build resilience, and better utilise community resources. A key part of this developing role will be to make and maintain relationships with community partners including statutory organisations, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations and the local communities who we serve. Hearing and responding to the voice of lived experience is a key element for developing this service. ## Job Details Are you a passionate Nurse or Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference? There's never been a better time to join us here at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust! We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for internal staff to join Our Erewash Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and Living Well Team in Ilkeston and excited to welcome a Band 6 Older Adult Specialist to our supportive and welcoming team. ## Job Description About the Role We're looking for someone with experience working with older adults in the community who are living with functional mental health conditions. This brand-new role, based within the Older Adults CMHT, offers an exciting opportunity to shape meaningful support for individuals in our local area. You'll be playing a key part in introducing people into the Living Well Team, helping to identify their needs and designing person-centred, compassionate support that empowers them to live their best life. Collaboration is at the heart of this role. You'll be working alongside colleagues across the community to ensure that the right support is delivered at the right time by the right person. About the Teams While the role is supported by the Older Adults CMHT, you’ll also be working closely with the Living Well Team, a multi-agency group that places individuals right at the centre of their care. One of the most rewarding parts of this role is being part of a team that reaches out to people who may not have had access to mental health support before. If you're someone who cares deeply about helping others and wants to work in a team that values compassion, collaboration, and community, we’d love to hear from you! The successful candidate will need to have the ability to travel across the geographical area. ## Responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click 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. You will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service, taking forward an Integrated Wellbeing Pathway in the designated locality, which effectively supports the delivery of the Community Mental Health Framework. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners, and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community. You will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of practice. The requirements for this post are to remain within the guidelines for professional practice inclusive of HCPC/NMC requirements or equivalent professional body. The role will involve undertaking comprehensive person-centred psychosocial assessments (conversations), risk assessments and formulation of presenting mental health needs. The practitioner will build therapeutic relationships, develop a plan of care with that person and assist them through their difficult time by empowering and enabling them to take control over their health. The role involves supporting and motivating individuals to improve their mental health by helping them develop self-care skills, build resilience, and better utilise community resources. A key part of this developing role will be to make and maintain relationships with community partners including statutory organisations, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations and the local communities who we serve. Hearing and responding to the voice of lived experience is a key element for developing this service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Post qualification experience in the relevant field / Compteted preceptorship or equivilent - Applicant has experience in working with Older people with functional mental health diagnoses - Experience of community working - Able to meet the travel requirements of the post - Good verbal/ non verbal communication skills - Good IT skills - Able to work independently, as well as part of a team **Desirable** - Experience of linking with partner agencies - Understanding of the living well programme - Good time management ### Qualifications **Essential** - Relevant qualification for the post (Diploma in Nursing/Degree in Mental Health Nursing) Degree in Occupational Therapy **Desirable** - Assessor qualification - Undertaken further training relevant to the role ## Documents - [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) - [oa living well practitioner jd and person spec (pdf, 412.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10055834) - [guidance notes for completing the application form (pdf, 138.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=971) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.