Home Treatment Older Adult Practitioner

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Home Treatment Team. We are expanding our referral criteria to include older adults over the age of 65, with a functional or organic mental health crisis. Rotherham Home Intensive Treatment Service provides an alternative to hospital admission for people experiencing mental health crisis. The team also supports early discharge from the inpatient wards. The team is comprised of Registered Mental Health Nurses, a social worker, an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Consultant Psychiatrists, a clinical psychologist, and Occupational Therapist, a support worker and a Team Manager. As this is a new function of the team, we would hope the successful applicant will contribute to the continuous development of the service and take a role in supporting colleagues.

The successful applicant will complement the High Intensity Workers in the Community Older peoples Mental Health Team and work together. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and motivated, with the ability to work well autonomously and within the wider multi-disciplinary team. The post will involve flexible duty rota covering Home Treatment seven days a week 9am-7pm.

Although the post requires experience working with Older Adults, there will also be the expectation that the successful applicant works with adults of working age.

Main duties of the job

• To work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide an effective professional and high-quality clinical service that is service user and carer focussed.
• The role requires a clinician with skills to assess patient's needs, provide structured evidence-based treatments and to develop treatment plans within a multidisciplinary framework, specifically relating to older people
• To be responsible for the specialist assessment, provision and evaluation of planned clinical interventions and care of older people in the community, encouraging and developing family and community support whenever possible and appropriate.
• To use a person-centred and evidenced based approaches to working with older people who may also have cognitive and physical health needs.
• To effectively apply a range of clinical skills, approaches and interventions pertinent to the person's needs, goals, environment and situation
• To develop individualised treatment and safety plans for patient's experiencing a deterioration or crisis in their mental health, including working with other health and social care services and staff to provide advice and input when necessary.

About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
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Details
Date posted: 27 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year, per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 376-RCG-0721-C
Job locations: The Woodlands, Oakwood Drive, Rotherham, S60 2UD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Mental Nursing Certificate (RMN) Registration on NMC
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Clinical supervision qualification
• Mentor/Teaching/Practice Educator (clinical practice) qualification/ certificate or equivalent experience.

Experience
Essential

• Appropriate demonstrable experience of working with older people with mental health problems
• Knowledge of appropriate legislation e.g. current Mental Health Act legislation, safeguarding legislation and other policy related to mental health.
• Excellent assessment and analytical skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.
• Evidence of substantial experience as a qualified clinician.
• Mental health care/treatment relevant to service.
• Multi -agency working /working across service interfaces within a health and social care setting.
• Experience of assessing and managing risk.
• Structured Clinical Management oDialectical Behavioural Therapy oMentalisation Based Therapies

Desirable

• Teaching, training and/or supervision of clinical staff.
• Experience of teaching/ leadership of others.
• Older adult age -related common physical / mental health conditions.
• Demonstrated a preference to work in the intended speciality.
• Specialist knowledge of evidenced based interventions in the treatment of complex emotional needs

Knowledge
Essential

• Evidenced based clinical interventions relevant to the service and role.
• Relevant specialist clinical courses/training.
• Trauma Informed Care Models of care and treatment relevant to working with people in mental health crisis.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• An understanding of current mental health disorder / issues.
• Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, complex health and social care needs

Desirable

• System One Knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework for mental health services, particularly the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Knowledge and understanding of the roles of other professionals working within mental health setting across health and social care

Skills
Essential

• Assessing, formulating, and working with people & families presenting in heightened state of distress and trauma.
• Ability to use initiative and work without immediate supervision
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding, empathic approach
• Clinical risk assessment and contingency planning.
• Access to transport and the ability to travel between the required geographical area
• Brief psychological interventions and skills to support emotional dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties, high levels of distress and trauma.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).