Job Description

Are you a passionate Nurse or Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference? There's never been a better time to join us here at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust!
Our High Peak Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and Living Well Team in Buxton are excited to welcome a Band 6 Older Adult Specialist to our supportive and welcoming team.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
We're looking for someone with experience working with older adults in the community who are living with functional mental health conditions. This brand-new role, based within the Older Adults CMHT, offers an exciting opportunity to shape meaningful support for individuals in our local area. You'll be playing a key part in introducing people into the Living Well Team, helping to identify their needs and designing person-centred, compassionate support that empowers them to live their best life. Collaboration is at the heart of this role. You'll be working alongside colleagues across the community to ensure that the right support is delivered at the right time by the right person.
About the Teams
While the role is supported by the Older Adults CMHT, you'll also be working closely with the Living Well Team, a multi-agency group that places individuals right at the centre of their care. One of the most rewarding parts of this role is being part of a team that reaches out to people who may not have had access to mental health support before. If you're someone who cares deeply about helping others and wants to work in a team that values compassion, collaboration, and community, we'd love to hear from you!
The successful candidate will need to have the ability to travel across the geographical area.
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

Details
Date posted
05 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
37,338 to 44,962 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
383-OPC-5812-25
Job locations
Corbar View
1-3 Foundation Street
Buxton
SK17 6HU
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the and Person Specification. To apply, please click 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.
You will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service, taking forward an Integrated Wellbeing Pathway in the designated locality, which effectively supports the delivery of the Community Mental Health Framework. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners, and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.
You will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of practice. The requirements for this post are to remain within the guidelines for professional practice inclusive of HCPC/NMC requirements or equivalent professional body.
The role will involve undertaking comprehensive person-centred psychosocial assessments (conversations), risk assessments and formulation of presenting mental health needs. The practitioner will build therapeutic relationships, develop a plan of care with that person and assist them through their difficult time by empowering and enabling them to take control over their health.
The role involves supporting and motivating individuals to improve their mental health by helping them develop self-care skills, build resilience, and better utilise community resources. A key part of this developing role will be to make and maintain relationships with community partners including statutory organisations, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations and the local communities who we serve. Hearing and responding to the voice of lived experience is a key element for developing this service. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the and Person Specification. To apply, please click 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.
You will be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service, taking forward an Integrated Wellbeing Pathway in the designated locality, which effectively supports the delivery of the Community Mental Health Framework. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues, key partners, and those within the local community to develop services to meet the mental health needs of the community.
You will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise and actively seeking advice and collaboration with issues which may not be readily within their sphere of practice. The requirements for this post are to remain within the guidelines for professional practice inclusive of HCPC/NMC requirements or equivalent professional body.
The role will involve undertaking comprehensive person-centred psychosocial assessments (conversations), risk assessments and formulation of presenting mental health needs. The practitioner will build therapeutic relationships, develop a plan of care with that person and assist them through their difficult time by empowering and enabling them to take control over their health.
The role involves supporting and motivating individuals to improve their mental health by helping them develop self-care skills, build resilience, and better utilise community resources. A key part of this developing role will be to make and maintain relationships with community partners including statutory organisations, Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations and the local communities who we serve. Hearing and responding to the voice of lived experience is a key element for developing this service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Relevant qualification for the post (Diploma in Nursing/Degree in Mental Health Nursing) Degree in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

• Assessor qualification
• Undertaken further training relevant to the role

Experience
Essential

• Post qualification experience in the relevant field
• Applicant has experience in working with Older people with functional mental health diagnoses
• Experience of community working
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
• Good verbal/ non verbal communication skills
• Good IT skills
• Able to work independently, as well as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience of linking with partner agencies
• Understanding of the living well programme
• Good time management

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Relevant qualification for the post (Diploma in Nursing/Degree in Mental Health Nursing) Degree in Occupational Therapy

Desirable

• Assessor qualification
• Undertaken further training relevant to the role

Experience
Essential

• Post qualification experience in the relevant field
• Applicant has experience in working with Older people with functional mental health diagnoses
• Experience of community working
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
• Good verbal/ non verbal communication skills
• Good IT skills
• Able to work independently, as well as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience of linking with partner agencies
• Understanding of the living well programme
• Good time management