Job summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a new role within our Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre. This role is to work with our Team Managers to support operationally. The role will be 60% operational and 40% clinical.

The post will be based at the Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre at the Radbourne Unit.

This is a fixed term post of 12 months for external candidates or for internal candidates this is a 12 month secondment opportunity. Please seek your current line managers permission before applying for this role.

Main duties of the job
The role will provide operational support across workforce coordination, performance monitoring, quality improvement, incident and risk processes, complaints, service pressures, waiting list oversight and business continuity arrangements. The post holder will work closely with clinical leads, senior clinicians, administration colleagues and wider Care Group colleagues to support safe, caring, responsive, effective and well-led services.

The clinical element of the role may include undertaking clinical assessments, supporting complex case management, contributing to system and pathway working, participating in multidisciplinary team discussions, and chairing or coordinating case meetings where appropriate. Clinical activity will be undertaken within the post holder's professional registration, scope of practice, competence and agreed service priorities.

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: 30 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa, pro-rata
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 383-ACA-7920-26
Closing date: 12 November 2026

Person Specification
Qualifications and experience

• Essential: Registered MH Nurse
• Essential: Diploma/Degree MH Nursing
• Essential: Evidence of CPD
• Desirable: Management/leadership qualification

Experience

• Essential: Experience - Minimum of 3 years since qualifying.
• Desirable: experience of working within OA MH, CMHT's or NHS community Services

Skills

• Essential: Able to organise, prioritse and coordinate complex workloads
• Desirable: knowledge of CMHT pathways

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 contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Bradley Allison-Stevens, Deputy Care Group Operational Manager, b.allison-stevens@nhs.net, 07884361484

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