Nurse Lead for Enhanced Care

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Lead Nurse in Critical Care to enhance care for women requiring support. This role will involve working closely with the Midwifery Team and requires a specialist qualification in Critical Care, alongside relevant experience in management and training. The position offers a vibrant working environment aimed at empowering the nursing workforce. Join a dynamic team committed to exceptional care and professional development.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Employee assistance program

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Relevant post registration experience required.
• Experience in management, training, and assessment needed.
• Motivated, enthusiastic, and driven personality desired.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for women in a safe environment.
• Work with midwifery team to provide Enhanced Maternity Care.
• Support junior nursing staff in delivering high-quality care.

Skills

Critical Care experience

Team collaboration

Training and development

Education

Specialist qualification in Critical Care

Job description

Are you passionate about using your Critical Care experience/skills as the Lead Nurse to provide/ support women requiring Enhanced Care. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Midwifery Team and will be responsible for the nurses within the clinical area.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Specialist Team focusing on upskilling the Nursing and Midwifery workforce as part of our Enhanced Maternal Care team.

The Post Holder Will Be Able To

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care for women in a safe and caring environment.

Work collaboratively with the designated midwifery team and wider multi-disciplinary team to provide Enhanced Maternity Care (EMC) across the unit/labour ward and ward areas as required.

Provide advice, support and skills training to junior nursing staff in the delivery of high‑quality care actively supporting the midwifery team in the management of level 1 plus care.

Please note-this is a cross site working role.

The Post Holder will require relevant post registration experience and a specialist qualification in Critical Care including experience of management, training, development and assessment. The post holder must be prepared to play a pivotal role in the development, empowerment, support and succession planning for our EMC service so will need to be motivated, enthusiastic and driven.

Is this sounds like you, and you wish to work in a supportive, friendly, dynamic and evolving team then we would love to hear from you.

Closing date of applications: 21 December 2025

Interview date: 30 December 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On‑going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4,810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Smith Job title: Intrapartum Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07379078569

Maddy Foki (Labour ward Lead) [e-mail]