Lead Nurse - Derby City Awa Cmht

Derbyshire Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working where possible

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

NHS pension scheme

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Staff wellbeing and support networks

Job summary

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Derby City is seeking a compassionate Mental Health Nurse to join our community team. You will deliver recovery-focused, person-centred care within a multidisciplinary setting and contribute to a broad range of community interventions.

The role requires NHS values, solid post-qualification mental health experience, and a commitment to professional development. Flexible working and supportive supervision are available.

Qualifications

• Must have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team setting.
• Evidence of assessment skills and managing risk.
• Mental Health Nursing qualification with current NMC registration.
• Post-qualification mental health nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental health nursing interventions to adults with severe and enduring mental health needs in a community setting.
• Manage a defined caseload delivering recovery-focused, person-centered care.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments and risk assessments; develop and review care plans under CPA.
• Contribute to and support the team’s duty system and respond to urgent needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues, service users, carers and partner agencies.
• Mentor and supervise junior staff and students; maintain accurate records.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Mental Health Nursing qualification (NMC)

Job description

Job summary

Join our friendly Community Mental Health Team in Derby City.

Are you a Mental Health Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference? We invite you to join our well-established and innovative long term offer, community mental health team in Derby City.

Our multidisciplinary team delivers both short-term and long-term interventions for adults with complex mental health needs, offering a diverse and rewarding role in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

What We Offer:

• Robust clinical and managerial supervision
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• A supportive environment to help you grow professionally and explore your areas of interest
• A strong emphasis on staff wellbeing
• A welcoming, inclusive, and supportive team culture

What We're Looking For:

We're seeking warm, engaging, and person-centred professionals who are committed to empowerment and recovery for service users and their families. To be considered, you must:

• Hold a Mental Health Nursing qualification
• Have post-qualification experience in mental health
• Be a strong communicator who demonstrates respect, dignity, and compassion

You’ll be part of a team that offers a broad range of interventions, tailored to meet the diverse needs of our service users, always with a focus on recovery.

Come and Meet Us:

We highly encourage informal visits or discussions with the appointing manager before applying.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist mental health nursing interventions to adults with severe and enduring mental health needs within a community setting.
• Manage a defined caseload of service users, delivering recovery-focused, person-centred care.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, and develop and review care plans under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
• Contribute to and support the team's duty system, responding to urgent or unplanned needs.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, maintaining strong communication with colleagues, service users, carers, and partner agencies.
• Act as a mentor and role model to junior staff and students, offering supervision and guidance.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with trust policies and professional standards.
• Support service users in their recovery journey, promoting independence, social inclusion, and overall well-being.
• Apply up-to-date knowledge of relevant NMC standards and ensure high standards of professional practice.
• Travel independently across a large geographical area to meet the needs of the service.

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 responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Must have experience of working within a multi disciplinary team setting
• Must show evidence of assessment skills and managing risk

Desirable

• Experience of working within a community team
• Evidence of group skills

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously

Desirable

• Experience of mentorship/ supervising staff
• Evidence of holding a caseload
• Evidence of working in the community/ CMHT

NMC

Essential

• Mental Health Nursing registration with the NMC
• Post qualification mental health nursing experience

Desirable

• Evidence of on going professional development
• Practice Assessor/supervisor or equivalent qualification

knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of CMHT community working
• Working knowledge of CPA

Desirable

• Knowledge of trauma focussed and EUPD interventions

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.

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).

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