Job Description

This is a great opportunity for a Band 6 Lead Nurse to gain experience and work part time on our brand new Derwent Unit in Chesterfield.



This is an exciting time to work for Derbyshire Healthcare. Derwent Unit is a purpose-built 54-bed unit recently opened March 2025. These new facilities will improve safety, privacy and dignity for our adult acute mental health patients by providing en-suite accommodation in single rooms.



Sycamore Ward is a new 18-bed Mixed gender Working Age Adult Acute Ward, based at our new Derwent Unit in Chesterfield. Sycamore Ward will focus on therapeutic interventions and deliver care to national recommendations. This is a great opportunity for you to support shaping the service and build the team along with the Ward Manager and other senior leaders. You will work alongside others to establish and develop this new ward for Derbyshire and collaborate with an innovative and forward-thinking programme team and senior leaders.

We put a high emphasis on quality of care, peer support and on clinical engagement in service development and management. We will welcome candidates who bring an enthusiasm for innovation, teaching and development and can work closely with colleagues from different professional backgrounds.



Please note that you must have the prior approval of your current line manager before applying for this post as a secondment.

You will:

Provide strong clinical leadership, ensuring evidence-based practice is delivered to improve the quality of and shape responsive services.



Monitoring and ensure maintenance of standards of care that support safe high quality practice throughout the twenty-four hour period.



Supporting junior colleagues within the multi-disciplinary process.



Supervising and promoting staff development.

Be part of the Bleep Holder rota.



Always act in a way which reflects both the word and spirit of the Trust's values



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 possible

27 days' annual leave per 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

Derbyshire Healthcare supports several specialist staff network groups to reflect its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. These include the Disability and Wellness group, Multi-Faith forum, BME staff support network, LGBT+ staff support network, Christian network, Women's network and Armed Forces network.

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development opportunities



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.



It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract.



We really value our nurses; you will be an asset to our Trust and a key part of our nursing community.



You will strengthen our innovative and experienced teams and contribute to the high standards of care that we provide to the people of Derbyshire.



As an organisation, we lead on key research areas such as mindfulness, compassion, dementia, delirium, self-harm, safeguarding and children's mental health psychological interventions. Derbyshire is a beautiful county and home to one of the UK's most accessible national parks.



Derbyshire is culturally diverse and we hope to welcome you to our diverse and forward-thinking organisation.



Details of our staff support packages are on our website. Some of which include:



Fully embedded Preceptorship package and supporting study days



Support of Practice Facilitators throughout the preceptorship process



Schwartz Rounds



PEER Support



Employee assistance service



Training and development opportunities such as psychodynamic therapy training, coaching and mentoring



Support to meet your registration needs



Access to cognitive behaviour therapy



Research Centre and library facilities