Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Community Staff Nurse to join our Rapid Response Nursing Team in Swadlincote.

The Rapid Response Team delivers urgent community nursing care to patients in their own homes, supporting admission avoidance and facilitating timely intervention when an individual's health needs deteriorate. The service provides a responsive, patient-centred approach, delivering urgent assessments and nursing interventions across South Derbyshire. The team works closely with GPs, acute hospitals, district nursing teams, therapy services, urgent care services and wider integrated community teams. Rapid Response is a key part of delivering the NHS Urgent Community Response (UCR) agenda, ensuring patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

The service provides cover 7 day per week, 08:00-18:30 and incorporates a rapid response service supporting patients with urgent nursing care needs.

Main duties of the job
As a Community Staff Nurse within the Rapid Response Team, you will:

• Provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients in their own homes.
• Undertake holistic assessments and develop person-centred care plans.
• Respond to urgent referrals and deliver timely nursing interventions.
• Support admission avoidance and early supported discharge pathways.
• Recognise and escalate deteriorating patients appropriately.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues across health and social care.
• Actively contribute to safeguarding, risk management and patient safety processes.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and documentation in line with professional standards.
• Support health promotion, self-management and patient education.
• Participate in service development, quality improvement initiatives and clinical supervision.

Please see the Job description and person specification for more details. If you are interested in this post, please do not hesitate to contact us for an informal chat or an insight visit.

If you are a caring, adaptable and professionally accountable Registered Nurse who wants to make a positive difference in the community, we would welcome your application.

About us
Our purpose 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-7885-26
Closing date: 30 October 2026

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Qualified RGN
• Full NMC registered Nurse
• Evidence of recent relevant training

Experience and Knowledge Required
Essential

• Experience of working in the community
• Evidence of research based/reflective practice
• Knowledge of local and national priorities.
• Understanding of the wider NHS agenda regarding community services

Desirable

• Experience of long term conditions
• Experience of Leg Ulcer management and lower limb assessments
• Experience of end of life care

Skills and Attributes
Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• IT Skills
• Written and recording skills
• Ability to assess, plan and implement care

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 (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address: Swadlincote Health Centre, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Integrated Community Team Lead, Sarah Harley, sarahharley1@nhs.net, 07812671326

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