Job summary
Due to the high volume of applications received, please note, this advert will close midnight Wednesday, 10th September - please submit your application before the deadline.
We have a fabulous opportunity for a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our Dementia Rapid Response Team. Applications are welcome from newly qualified nurses and students in their final year who are soon to qualify.
We cover the Derby City and South Derbyshire area.
You will work closely with Cubley Court, the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), and the Discharge team to ensure a smooth and safe transition for patients from the ward environment to community settings, such as the patient's own home or a care home. You will also maintain close links with Community Mental Health Teams, GPs, Social Care, and Care Homes.
The successful candidate will employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise in managing complex cases as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, which includes Clinical Lead, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Dementia Specialist Support Workers, Psychologists, and a Consultant Psychiatrist.
The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic, resourceful, caring, and possess excellent communication skills. They will need to demonstrate an awareness of mental health and knowledge of working with older adults.
In return, we offer a full induction, developing your knowledge, skills, and confidence in all aspects of the post.
Preceptorship is available for newly qualified members of staff.
Main duties of the job
You will play a pivotal role within dementia care, bridging the gap between medical interventions and person-centred support for individuals living with dementia. This position demands clinical competence, empathy, adaptability, and teamwork.
Your responsibilities include conducting initial and ongoing holistic assessments of patients, gathering detailed health histories--covering mental status, cognitive abilities, physical health, social circumstances, and risk factors. Collaboration with families and carers ensures all perspectives are considered throughout the care process.
You will design individualised care plans tailored to each patient's needs, abilities, and preferences, regularly reviewing and adjusting these as conditions change. Risk management strategies must be implemented and assessments updated, with concerns escalated as necessary.
Maintaining detailed records of patient care, interventions, incidents, and outcomes is essential, with confidentiality upheld at all times.
The team is friendly and supportive as well as dedicated to providing excellent care and service through evidence-based interventions, research, and quality improvement work.
You will receive regular supervision and will be well supported by the wider team. Individual staff development and CPD opportunities will be offered and reviewed as part of a robust Appraisal.
About us
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 LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description
Job 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
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a forward-thinking Trust who put patients at the heart of everything, and work within a set of trust values for patients and staff:
- Carrying out complex assessments
- Carrying out supervision for junior staff
- Carrying out reviews of patients in their own homes/care homes
- Supporting carers
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 Visas 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 gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)
Job description
Job 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
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a forward-thinking Trust who put patients at the heart of everything, and work within a set of trust values for patients and staff:
- Carrying out complex assessments
- Carrying out supervision for junior staff
- Carrying out reviews of patients in their own homes/care homes
- Supporting carers
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 Visas 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 gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with older adults
Desirable
- Recent and relevant, post-qualification experience with Dementia patients community experience
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RMN qualified or about to qualify in the next 6 months
Desirable
- Supervision trained
- Mentorship/SSSA Trained
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of MHA/Capacity Act/legal frameworks
- Expected to travel across a large geographical area.
- Able to work Independently
- Aware of own Limitations
- Ability to work as a team
- Evidence of good knowledge of care planning
- Experience of working with dementia patients
- Awareness of impact of physical health
- Good care planning skills
- Good IT skills/knowledge of computer systems
Desirable
- Evidence of effective risk management working
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with older adults
Desirable
- Recent and relevant, post-qualification experience with Dementia patients community experience
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RMN qualified or about to qualify in the next 6 months
Desirable
- Supervision trained
- Mentorship/SSSA Trained
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of MHA/Capacity Act/legal frameworks
- Expected to travel across a large geographical area.
- Able to work Independently
- Aware of own Limitations
- Ability to work as a team
- Evidence of good knowledge of care planning
- Experience of working with dementia patients
- Awareness of impact of physical health
- Good care planning skills
- Good IT skills/knowledge of computer systems
Desirable
- Evidence of effective risk management working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
