The Older Adult In-reach and Home Treatment Team is seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate individual to join us in Chesterfield.

This service works with Older Adults (age 65+) who are experiencing a crisis in relation to a functional mental health condition.

The primary goal of the IRHTT is to support service users within the community (both in their own homes and in 24-hour care), to prevent hospital admission where possible.

In addition, the IRHTT regularly attends in-patient wards to work with service users who are close to discharge, to reduce their length of stay in hospital.

Main duties of the job

• You must have a full UK Driving License and the means to travel around the community.
• You will be able to make complex decisions, lead a shift, cover duty, formulate detailed assessments and person-centred care plans to assist in the prevention of hospital admissions.
• Comprehensive risk assessing and care planning.
• Experience of working with functional mental health illness is essential.
• The successful applicant will work within a supportive MDT.
• Professional development, learning, supervision, wider support and training is provided.
• The service operates 7 days per week, 365 days a year. The working hours are 9am-5pm.

Derbyshire Healthcare is unable to sponsor international applicants in this role. You can find out more about how you can work in the UK by visiting Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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
• 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

Job description Job responsibilities

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• To lead and co-ordinate a shift
• Triage referrals
• To carry out assessments
• To complete complex reviews
• Attend CAS meetings and work closely with other professionals
• Supervise junior staff and students
• Complete risk assessments and person centred care plans
• Attend inpatient wards for in-reach work to facilitate early discharges
• Post holder must have a full UK driving license and the means to travel around the catchment area

Person Specification Experience and Skills Essential

• Recent and relevant post-qualification experience, working with functional mental illness

Desirable

• Community experience
• Experience working with Older Adults

Qualifications and Training Essential

• Mentorship/SSSA trained or willing to undertake this
• Relevant professional qualification

Desirable

• Supervision trained

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Knowledge of MHA/Capacity act/Legal frameworks
• Full, valid, UK Driving license and access to suitable transport for work purposes
• Able to work as part of a team
• Good communication skills

Desirable

• Evidence of effective risk management working
• Good IT skills/ knowledge of computer systems.

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383-OPC-6014-22-A