Mental Health Nurse/OT or Social Worker

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in Long Eaton seeks a Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist or Social Worker to provide assessments for acute mental health crises. The role includes coordinating a multidisciplinary team to support individuals at risk of hospitalization. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and clinical decision-making ability. The organization offers a supportive work environment with generous benefits including flexible working and annual leave.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, increasing with service

Generous NHS pension scheme

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Dynamic and motivated professional with a focus on mental health.
• Ability to assess and lead on clinical decision making.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line assessments of people with acute mental health difficulties.
• Rapidly assess vulnerable individuals to avoid hospital admission.
• Coordinate the Crisis and Home Treatment Team, triage referrals.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to assess clinical decision making

Teamwork

Education

Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist or Social Worker qualifications

Job description

• 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.

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.

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

• 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