Mental Health Nurse / OT or Social Worker (CRHTT)
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Smithfield, High Peak
Mental Health Nurse / OT or Social Worker (CRHTT)
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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Smithfield, High Peak
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 3 days ago, 19 Jun | Get your application in today.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 470f853e5cc04dc69b4d9b38ee4b09f0
Location ref: Smithfield, High Peak
Full Job Description
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 Team 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. Please note that you must obtain prior approval from your current line manager before submitting your application for this secondment opportunity.,
- 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 who 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.
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