Job summary
Come and join our Derbyshire Dales Wellbeing teams!

This is a new and exciting mental health offer for the people of Derbyshire in line with the Community Mental Health Framework.

You'll be working alongside experienced Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Peer Workers and Wellbeing Coaches in a multi-agency team, who offer short term interventions.

You bring: compassion, innovation, fun, a caring attitude, a desire to help people be their best selves, invaluable nursing skills and a strong sense to collaborate with people.

We offer: the chance to work with amazing people from all organisations and walks of life, gain experience in community mental health, be part of a holistic mental health offer, ongoing regular supervision, innovative training and join a community network of highly motivated people.

You must hold a Mental Health professional qualification, applied knowledge & training in strategies to support individuals to manage their difficulties.

We would welcome informal visits with prior arrangement to meet our team.

Please note that if applying on a secondment basis you must obtain prior approval from your current line manager.

Main duties of the job
If you want an amazing and exciting challenge then come and join us and;

• Provide a caring and compassionate service with clear boundaries and expectations.
• Complete initial conversations to help people plan what they need.
• Hold a case load of people with deteriorating/fluctuating mental health problems and work alongside them to help achieve their goals.
• Discuss initial enquiries with anyone in the system.
• "Do" safeguarding - it's everybody's business.
• Consider capacity and choice in every contact.
• Attend Living Well Team meeting structure - relative to WTE.
• Demonstrate post registration experience with a thirst for something different.
• Be a role model, offering mentoring and supervision to other staff and students.

You will need to have the ability to transport yourself and service users across a wide geographical area without compromising service needs.

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

Details
Date posted: 08 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 383-ACC-6305-25-B
Job locations: St Oswalds Hospital, Clifton Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1DR, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• NMC registered Mental Health Nurse
• Degree/ Diploma in Nursing
• Membership of a nursing professional body and / or special interest group

Desirable

• ENB998/Mentoring in Practice

Skills
Essential

• Team working evidence
• Evidence of excellent verbal and non verbal communication skills

Knowledge/ Experience
Essential

• Relevant recent post graduate experience
• Experience of working with people who have severe and enduring needs
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Knowledge and application of theoretical models of practice (Recovery model)
• High level understanding of Mental Health disorders and treatment models
• Knowledge and application of Nursing assessments and interventions and outcome measures, relevant to client group (Eg: DBT, CBT, MBCT, Psychologically informed interventions)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).

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 Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Oswalds Hospital, Clifton Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1DR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager: Matt Tacey
Email: matthew.tacey1@nhs.net
Phone: 03001233373