Lead Nurse

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Chesterfield is seeking a Lead Nurse for the Dementia Rapid Response Team to improve quality of life for older adults with dementia facing a crisis. Based in Chesterfield, the service focuses on person-centred, non-pharmacological care and aims to prevent hospital admissions by working with carers and multidisciplinary colleagues.

The role requires RMN with post-qualification experience, willingness to travel across the catchment, and availability

Qualifications

• Recent and relevant, post-qualification nursing experience as RMN.
• Community experience.
• Experience working with older adults.
• Experience in working with people with Dementia.

Responsibilities

• Be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the community.
• Careful triage, referrals handling and MDT collaboration to develop person-centred care plans.
• Travel independently across the catchment area and support hospital discharge when appropriate.
• Work a shift pattern to cover 7 days per week, including weekends and bank holidays.
• Lead and supervise a multidisciplinary team to deliver non-pharmacological interventions.
• Ensure documentation and assessments are accurate in the EPR and MDT handovers.

Skills

Knowledge of MHA/Capacity act/Legal

Travel requirements

Education

Mentorship/SSSA trained or willing to complete training

Supervision trained

Job description

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Main area Lead Nurse Crisis Practitioner in Older People's Mental Health. Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 26.5 hours per week (weekends and Bank Holidays) Job ref 383-OPC-7229-26-A

Site Scarsdale Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/2026 23:59

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? 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’.

We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

Job overview

Are you a Mental Health Nurse with a passion for improving the quality of life of people living with dementia?

Would you like to be part of a team that goes above and beyond in delivering innovative and holistic care in order to do this?

Then the Dementia Rapid Response Team welcomes your application!

Based in Chesterfield, our service promotes a person-centred and non-pharmacological approach to support older adults living with a diagnosis of dementia, who may be experiencing or approaching a crisis in their mental health.

We cover Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire.

The aim of the service is to assist in maintaining the independence and dignity of those living with dementia, with the ultimate goal of preventing hospital admission where possible.

In addition the DRRT can support early discharge from hospital, working closely with carers and relatives to facilitate this.

The service operates a service 365 days a year, Monday-Sunday, 8am-8pm and 9am-5pm at the weekends and Bank Holidays.

The successful candidate must have a full UK driving license and be able to travel across a large geographical area.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise in managing complex cases as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, which includes Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Nurses, Dementia Specialist Support Workers, Psychology and a Consultant Psychiatrist.
• Be clinically responsible for supporting the delivery of a flexible, responsive local service within the community.
• Be expected to travel independently across the catchment area of the service and occasionally outside of this if required.
• Work a shift pattern facilitating the service, which operates 7 days per week.
• Undertake the Duty role; triaging referrals, allocating visits, preparing and delivering handover, ensuring colleagues are "safe and well".
• Work as part of a MDT; liaising with a multitude of different professionals and agencies.
• Complete initial assessments of patients.
• Apply knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act when required.
• Assess risk and formulating safety plans accordingly.
• Formulate person-centred care plans focusing on non-pharmacological interventions.
• In-reach to inpatient wards, attending 117 meetings.
• Visit patients in their own home and those in 24 care.
• Utilise the EPR to ensure excellent documentation of patient assessment and treatment.

Working for our organisation

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.”

“As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The service consists of a multi-disciplinary team working with older adults with a diagnosis of Dementia.

The service acts as an alternative to hospital, facilitating early discharges from the acute setting and preventing hospital admissions where ever possible and appropriate.

The team will work with a shared caseload; providing short term, intensive interventions.

We are looking for an experienced mental health nurse to be part of this excellent service, someone who is focused on making a positive difference to people’s lives.

There is an expectation that as a Lead Nurse, you will be able to make complex decisions, lead a shift, cover duty and formulate detailed assessments and person-centred care plans to assist in the prevention of hospital admissions where appropriate.

Personal development will be supported and encouraged through appraisal, regular supervision and access to training opportunities.

Person specification

Experience

• Recent and relevant, post-qualification nursing experience as RMN
• Community experience
• Experience working with older adults
• Experience in working with people with Dementia

Qualifications

• Mentorship/SSSA trained or willing to complete training
• Supervision trained

Skills

• Knowledge of MHA/Capacity act/Legal frameworks
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Additional Information

Flexible Working

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

Disability Confident Employer

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please let us know.

DBS Checks

The cost of undertaking a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) disclosure will be met by the individual. The Trust will meet the initial costs of the disclosure which will be deducted from your first month’s salary.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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