Clinical Lead - Adult Community

TN United Kingdom; Derby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Mental Health Practitioner to join their Early Discharge Team in Derby. This exciting role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced environment, providing high-quality assessments and home treatment services as alternatives to hospital admissions. The organization prides itself on its commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and represented. If you are a dynamic professional with a focus on client satisfaction and a desire to make a positive impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Dynamic and motivated Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker.
• Excellent communication skills with clinical decision-making ability.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with inpatient wards for safe early discharges.
• Conduct first-line assessments for acute mental health difficulties.
• Provide specialist crisis assessments focusing on 'hospital at home'.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Communication Skills

Clinical Decision Making

Crisis Assessment

Education

Degree in Mental Health Nursing or related field

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24.04.2025

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08.06.2025

Job Description:

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area: Adult Mental Health

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Secondment: months

Hours: Part time - hours per week (1 Saturday shift per month)

Job ref: ACA-5--A

Site: Albany House

Town: Derby

Salary: £, - £, per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

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Mental Health Practitioner - Early Discharge Team

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? 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’.

We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

Job overview

Band 6 (Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team - Early Discharge Team).

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.

Secondment opportunities / fixed team contracts for up to months or permanent contracts.

If you are applying for a secondment you must obtain prior approval from your current line manager before submitting your application.

Main duties of the job

1. To work in collaboration with the acute inpatient wards to facilitate safe and positive early discharges.
2. To provide first line assessments of people experiencing acute mental health difficulties and act as gatekeepers to acute admissions.
3. To be able to rapidly assess people with mental health problems whom are vulnerable to hospital admission.
4. To provide specialist crisis assessments looking at the focus being on “hospital at home