Mental Health Nurse/OT or Social Worker (CRHTT)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role is for a dynamic Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker to join the Crisis and Home Treatment Team. You will provide high-quality assessment and home treatment services as an alternative to hospital admission for individuals experiencing acute mental health crises. The position involves leading on clinical decision-making, conducting first-line assessments, and coordinating team activities on a shift-by-shift basis. The team focuses on providing 'hospital at home' care.
Essential criteria
- Previous and relevant post-registration experience
- Assessment experience
Desirable criteria
- U&A Services experience
- 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.
- Previous and relevant post-registration experience
- Assessment experience
- U&A Services experience
- 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.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 7d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Nurse/OT or Social Worker (CRHTT)
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
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.
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 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.
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