Mental Health Nurse/OT or Social Worker Band 6
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area Adult Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 383-ACA-7400-26
Site Albany House Town Derby Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/06/2026 23:59
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
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.
This is a full time post.
Main duties of the job
* 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
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