Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse who is looking to make a difference in a new team or seeking a new challenge to help support patients in the community?

If so, this opportunity is for you!

We are looking to recruit a part time registered nurse to work with the Belper Community Nursing Teams in Amber Valley.

We are a friendly, supportive bunch who work closely with colleagues in both Rapid Response and ARCH (Alfreton, Ripley and Heanor) and of course alongside the wider teams.

There has never been a more exciting time to join one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country - one that is also among the very best NHS employers, as voted by its own staff.

Please apply to join our team today!

Main duties of the job

• To manage referrals into our service and provide evidence-based care to support patients in their own home.
• This great opportunity includes working alongside general practice, therapy and our Home visiting colleagues.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care, promoting self care wherever possible in an efficient and clinically effective way, whilst maintaining privacy and dignity.
• To provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care and actively support the community nursing sister/charge nurse in the management of the health care environment.

About us
We are a professional, friendly, and enthusiastic team who work closely with our colleagues to provide a holistic integrated service that enables and educates our patients to remain independent in their own homes, whenever possible, to prevent hospital admission and support a safe discharge home.

This is increasingly important as care for patients become more community-focused.

Our purpose in Derbyshire is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

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

Details
Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pa, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 842-CCS-7888-26
Job locations: Babington Hospital, Derby Road, Belper, DE56 1WH, United Kingdom

Essential qualifications and experience

• RGN
• Evidence of recent relevant training
• Experience of working in the community
• Evidence of research based/reflective practice
• Ability to travel across Derbyshire County visiting patients' homes and across the county to access meetings and training.
• Able to work weekend and bank holidays

Desirable

• Long Term Conditions experience
• Wound management experience
• End of Life Care experience

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Website: http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Team Lead Ripley, Jemma Walker, jemma.walker@nhs.net, 07350374619

The closing date is 30 October 2026. Apply through our website.