Older Adult Home Treatment Practitioner

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Older Adult Home Treatment Practitioner (RMN or Social Worker) to join our Home Treatment team. This role supports the new Older Adult pathway and may involve working with working age adults as caseloads fluctuate, aiming to prevent hospital admission and enable early discharge.

Robust mental health assessment and risk management skills are essential to succeed in a busy community service, with 30 hours per week and

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience as RMN or SW is essential.
• Experience in acute adult mental health settings is required.
• Experience working in MDT settings and with interagency teams is important.
• Demonstrated risk assessment and risk management skills.
• Experience delivering evidence-based treatments in community settings.
• Registration with the appropriate UK professional body is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality home treatment care within the Older Adult pathway.
• Assess and manage risk, coordinating with partner agencies and third-sector services.
• Deliver strengths-based recovery approaches and liaise with families.
• Work as part of a multi-professional team to support crisis and community care.
• Contribute to reducing hospital admissions and facilitating early discharge.

Skills

RMN/ SW experience

Acute mental health

MDT working

Risk assessment

Community experience

Interagency coordination

Evidence-based treatments

Managing risk

Education

RMN/DipSW/ COT

Post-registration training

ENB 998 or mentor qualification

Safeguarding training

Non-medical prescribing

Job description

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: Monday to Friday Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

30 hours per week (possibly weekends in the future) Job ref 376-RCG-0776-1

Employer Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Woodlands Town Rotherham Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59

Older Adult Home Treatment Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Band 6 qualified practitioner, either a Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker with mental health experience, into our Home Treatment team. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and highly motivated to join our busy team and has a passion and desire to work with individuals and families within the community delivering a caring and safe service.

This is to facilitate our new Older adult pathway , which is an exciting service development. There may also be the requirement to work with working age adults, as the caseload will fluctuate.

The service is an alternative to hospital admission, as well as facilitating early discharge from the Acute and Older Adult inpatient wards.

The post will be within the Acute Directorate and the successful person will be required to demonstrate their confidence as a mental health practitioner with excellent and robust assessment and risk management skills and can manage complex situations and work well under pressure.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting time to work in Rotherham Urgent care services. We comprise of Crisis, Home Treatment and Hospital Liaison. We have strong links with the inpatient units, and the Locality teams. We also work closely with Partner agencies and third sector organisations to ensure we provide a comprehensive service to our community.

There are exciting developments within the Home Treatment team, as we work towards accreditation as well as developing this new pathway.

We are looking for passionate, reliable and progressive staff who work within a strengths and recovery based approach.

Liaison with families and supporting their understanding of crisis management is an important part of the role.

The post will require individuals to work alongside partner organisations, third sector and peer support services, transparency and openness is vital.

You must have a qualifications in Mental Health Nursing or be a Social Worker with relevant experience. You must be registered with relevant governing bodies.

Working for our organisation

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person specification

Experience

• Demonstrable post registration experience as an RMN/ SW
• Professional experience of working in acute adult mental health.
• Experience of MDT working
• Skills in coordinating and planning inter-agency approaches in mental health care.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of working with statutory and non statutory agencies.
• Experience of working at Band 6 level
• Experience of managing risk
• Experience of delivering evidence-based treatments.

Qualifications

• R.M.N/DipSW/ COT
• Evidence of post registration training
• ENB 998 or other NMC approved mentor qualification or mentor qualification appropriate to discipline- or willingness to complete.
• Safeguarding training
• Non-medical prescribing

Knowledge

• Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding, empathic approach
• Skills in co-ordinating and planning interagency approaches in mental health care
• An understanding of current mental health issues
• Knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework for mental health services, particularly the Mental Health Act
• Ability to work in a changing environment
• Knowledge and understanding of the roles of other professionals working within mental health

Skills

• Ability to work as part of a multi professional team
• Understanding of the CPA process
• Understanding of the importance of user/carer involvement in care planning
• Experience of Safeguarding
• Ability to elaborate on the translation of personal and professional skills into practice

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.