Lead Nurse - Derbyshire Dales Community Mental Health Team AWA

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Matlock; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization is seeking a Lead Nurse for the Derbyshire Dales Community Mental Health Team in Matlock. The position requires a qualified Mental Health Nurse with experience in delivering specialized care and supporting service users with complex mental health needs. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong communication skills and a commitment to recovery-focused practices in a supportive, team-oriented environment.

Benefits

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Commitment to flexible working

Health service discounts

Access to wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience in mental health.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Evidence of assessment skills and managing risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist mental health nursing interventions to adults with severe and enduring mental health needs.
• Manage a defined caseload of service users, delivering recovery-focused care.
• Complete comprehensive assessments and develop care plans under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
• Contribute to the team's duty system, responding to urgent needs.
• Maintain accurate clinical records according to professional standards.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Mentorship experience

Education

Mental Health Nursing qualification

Nursing registration with the NMC

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12.08.2025

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Lead Nurse - Derbyshire Dales Community Mental Health Team AWA

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main areaLead Nurse (RMN)GradeNHS AfC: Band 6ContractPermanentHours

Lead Nurse - Derbyshire Dales Community Mental Health Team AWA

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main areaLead Nurse (RMN)GradeNHS AfC: Band 6ContractPermanentHours

Part time

Flexible working

Compressed hours

hours per week (Mon-Fri, :-:)Job ref-ACC-0- SiteNorth Dales Living Well CMHTTownMatlockSalary£, - £, pa, pro rataSalary periodYearlyClosing//5 :

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 looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference? We invite you to join our well-established and innovative Living Well Team based in the beautiful town of Matlock.

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. It’s a great opportunity to meet the team and learn more about what we do.

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 the Derbyshire Dales area to meet the needs of the service.

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.”

Benefits include:

Commitment to flexible working where this is possible

days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after 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 /7

Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the Job Description 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.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Must have experience of working within a multi disciplinary team setting

Must show evidence of assessment skills and managing risk

Desirable criteria

Experience of working within a community team

Evidence of group skills

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Desirable criteria

Experience of mentorship/ supervising staff

Evidence of holding a caseload

Evidence of working in the community/ CMHT

NMC

Essential criteria

Nursing registration with the NMC

Post qualification mental health nursing experience

Desirable criteria

Evidence of on going professional development

ENB or mentorship training

knowledge

Essential criteria

Awareness of CMHT community working

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of trauma focussed and EUPD interventions

Further details / informal visits contact

NameMatt TaceyJob titleService ManagerEmail number0 3Additional information

To arrange an informal visit please contact service manager - Matt Tacey on the above.

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Recruitment Team
Telephone option 1, option 1 (please note, my normal working days are Mon-Thu)