Lead Nurse in Dementia Rapid Response Team

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Bakewell CP; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Lead Nurse for the Dementia Rapid Response Team. The role involves delivering high-quality care to older adults living with dementia and leading a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates must have substantial experience in mental health nursing with a focus on crisis management and patient-centered care. The team operates 7 days a week, providing support in the community to prevent hospital admissions.

Qualifications

• Recent and relevant post-qualification nursing experience as RMN.
• Community experience working with older adults.
• Experience with dementia patients.

Responsibilities

• Manage a multi-disciplinary team to support older adults.
• Conduct assessments and create person-centred care plans.
• Travel independently across the catchment area.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing Skills

Crisis Management

Communication Skills

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)

Mentorship/SSSA Training

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12.08.2025

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Lead Nurse in Dementia Rapid Response Team

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main areaLead Nurse Crisis Practitioner in Older People's Mental Health.GradeNHS AfC: Band 6ContractPermanentHoursPart time - hours per week (weekends and Bank Holidays)Job ref-OPC-6- SiteHigh Peak and North Dales, Dementia Rapid Response TeamTownBakewellSalary£, - £, per annum, pro rataSalary periodYearlyClosing//5 :

Lead Nurse in Dementia Rapid Response Team

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main areaLead Nurse Crisis Practitioner in Older People's Mental Health.GradeNHS AfC: Band 6ContractPermanentHoursPart time - hours per week (weekends and Bank Holidays)Job ref-OPC-6- SiteHigh Peak and North Dales, Dementia Rapid Response TeamTownBakewellSalary£, - £, per annum, 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 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 Bakewell, 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 the High Peak and North Dales area of 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 days a year, Monday-Sunday, 8am-8pm and 9am-5pm at the weekends and Bank Holidays.

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 meetings.

Visit patients in their own home and those in 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 website

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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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

Essential criteria

Recent and relevant, post-qualification nursing experience as RMN

Desirable criteria

Community experience

Experience working with older adults

Experience in working with people with Dementia

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Mentorship/SSSA trained or willing to complete training

Desirable criteria

Supervision trained

Skills

Essential criteria

Knowledge of MHA/Capacity act/Legal frameworks

Able to meet the travel requirements of the post

Further details / informal visits contact

NameAlan YoungJob titleService ManagerEmail number0 0Additional information

Kirsty Smith, Clinical Lead

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