Job summary
- Main area
- Lead Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - Bank
- Job ref
- 383-BANK-6073-25
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- As and where required
- Town
- As and where required
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Lead Nurse- Community
NHS AfC: Band 6
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
As a registered practitioner working on the bank, you are personally accountable for your professional practice and have a legal/professional responsibility to service users, colleagues, employers and self. Guidelines for professional practice NMC. The Senior Nurse, as a Nurse Practitioner will provide a strong clinical leadership, ensuring evidence-based practice is delivered to improve the quality of and shape responsive services. The post holder will be responsible for establishing operational and clinical service mechanisms that support safe and high quality care throughout the twenty-four hour period. The post holder will present a professional image of nursing to promote a positive image for the trust to service users, carers and the community as a whole.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will provide a professional role model for the delivery of high-quality care.
- Ensure evidence-based practice and research awareness is used as the foundation for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- Maintain and develop knowledge of advances in nursing practice, or theory in practice and act as the catalyst for innovation.
- Promote service user and carer involvement, autonomy and choice are embedded into the philosophy of the clinical area.
- Be responsible for ensuring the Care Programme Approach is applied to practice and that opportunity is fully provided to support service user/carer involvement in decision-making processes.
- Ensure appropriate evidence based clinical risk assessments are delivered.
- Ensure all service users have an up-to-date evidence-based care plan that meets the needs of service users.
- Ensure legislative requirements are maintained (Mental Health Act, Code of Practice etc).
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
- 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 LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached 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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered mental health nurse
- Educated to Diploma Level (i.e. Dip HE Nursing) or evidence of post qualification education / training (working towards Diploma qualification)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate a minimum of 3 years post registration clinical expertise that will include core competencies around NMC Nurse Competencies
- Demonstrate the ability to co-ordinate and lead a care team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Penney
- Job title
- Temporary Staffing Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
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