Band 6 (Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team - Early Discharge Team).
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.
Secondment opportunities / fixed term contracts for up to 12 months.
We also offer full time and part time working.
If you are applying for a secondment you must obtain prior approval from your current line manager before submitting your application.
Main duties of the job
* To work in collaboration with the acute inpatient wards to facilitate safe and positive early discharges.
* 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 participate in team MDMs.
About us
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 include:
* 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
* 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
Job responsibilities
Please view the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Person Specification
Experience
* Previous and relevant post-registration experience
Qualifications
* Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
* Current registration with the relevant professional body, eg NMC, HCPC, Social Work England
Other
* Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum, pro rata
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