Community Mental Health Nurse / MHP - Living Well

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! The post holder will work as a key member of the Living Well Team, delivering the Short Term Offer (STO) to individuals experiencing mental health difficulties. The role focuses on providing timely, person-centred, recovery-oriented interventions to support individuals to stabilise, build resilience, and access appropriate ongoing support where required. The practitioner will undertake holistic assessments, develop collaborative care plans, and deliver brief therapeutic interventions aimed at promoting independence, reducing risk, and preventing escalation or crisis. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to a flexible, responsive service that promotes early intervention, maximises service user choice, and strengthens links with wider community resources.,

• Undertake comprehensive, person-centred mental health assessments, including risk assessment and management.
• Deliver evidence-based, short-term interventions in line with STO principles (e.g. psychoeducation, brief therapeutic approaches, signposting).
• Develop and review individualised care and safety plans collaboratively with service users and their networks.
• Promote recovery, self-management, and independence, supporting individuals to achieve their personal goals.
• Work in partnership with carers, families, and other professionals to ensure coordinated care.
• Facilitate timely access to appropriate services, including stepping up or stepping down care as required.
• Maintain accurate, timely clinical records in line with organisational and professional standards.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions, case reviews, and service development.
• Identify safeguarding concerns and act in accordance with local and national policies.
  
  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."


• 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