Community Staff Nurse Rapid Response | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	DCHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 pa, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Belper or Long Eaton, DE56 1WH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	13 Aug 2026
Closing date:	12 Sept 2026

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Summary

Are you an Registered Nurse or soon to be 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 have the posts available within the Rapid Response Nursing team covering the Amber Valley and Erewash localities.

We are a professional, friendly, and enthusiastic team who work closely with our integrated community 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 role would be an ideal opportunity for either an experienced Band 5 Nurse seeking a change in direction or a newly registered nurse at the beginning of their professional career.

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!

Provide high-quality nursing care to our patients in our local communities to keep them safe at home, prevent hospital admission and support hospital discharge home.

We have 2 bases across our 2 x localities -

In Amber Valley, this is currently at Babington Hospital and in the spring we are relocating into our new purpose built site in Belper.

In Erewash this is at Long Eaton Health Centre.

There is an expectation to travel across the localities as and when required to meet the needs of our patient group. Amber Valley covers Ripley, Heanor, Alfreton and Belper localities whilst Erewash covers- Ilkeston and Long Eaton and the surrounding areas.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care in the most efficient and clinically effective way, whilst maintaining the patient’s privacy and dignity.

Provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care and actively support the District Nurse and Senior Community Nurses in the management of the health care environment.

Implement / refer on to the relevant services as appropriate.

Work in close collaboration with the Integrated Community Teams/GP surgeries/Team Up and local acute trusts.

As this is a rapid service, there will be a need to be able to adapt care to meet the patient demand which is ever changing.

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

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This advert closes on Thursday 27 Aug 2026

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