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Lead Nurse - Derbyshire Dales Community Mental Health Team AWA, Matlock
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Matlock, United Kingdom
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Posted:
12.08.2025
Expiry Date:
26.09.2025
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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
1. Part time
2. Flexible working
3. 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:
4. Robust clinical and managerial supervision
5. Ongoing training and development opportunities
6. A supportive environment to help you grow professionally and explore your areas of interest
7. A strong emphasis on staff wellbeing
8. 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:
9. Hold a Mental Health Nursing qualification
10. Have post-qualification experience in mental health
11. 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
12. Provide specialist mental health nursing interventions to adults with severe and enduring mental health needs within a community setting.
13. Manage a defined caseload of service users, delivering recovery-focused, person-centred care.
14. Undertake comprehensive assessments, risk assessments, and develop and review care plans under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
15. Contribute to and support the team’s duty system, responding to urgent or unplanned needs.
16. Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, maintaining strong communication with colleagues, service users, carers, and partner agencies.
17. Act as a mentor and role model to junior staff and students, offering supervision and guidance.
18. Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in line with trust policies and professional standards.
19. Support service users in their recovery journey, promoting independence, social inclusion, and overall well-being.
20. Apply up-to-date knowledge of relevant NMC standards and ensure high standards of professional practice.
21. 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:
22. Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
23. days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to days after 5 years & days after years’ service
24. Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
25. Generous NHS pension scheme
26. Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
27. Health service discounts and online benefits
28. Incremental pay progression
29. Free confidential employee assistance programme /7
30. Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
31. Health and wellbeing opportunities
32. 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
33. Must have experience of working within a multi disciplinary team setting
34. Must show evidence of assessment skills and managing risk
Desirable criteria
35. Experience of working within a community team
36. Evidence of group skills
Skills
Essential criteria
37. Excellent communication skills
38. Ability to work autonomously
Desirable criteria
39. Experience of mentorship/ supervising staff
40. Evidence of holding a caseload
41. Evidence of working in the community/ CMHT
NMC
Essential criteria
42. Nursing registration with the NMC
43. Post qualification mental health nursing experience
Desirable criteria
44. Evidence of on going professional development
45. ENB or mentorship training
knowledge
Essential criteria
46. Awareness of CMHT community working
Desirable criteria
47. 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) #J-18808-Ljbffr