# Community Staff Nurse Rapid Response

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Chesterfield
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (community and district)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (7 days per week between 08:00 -18:30)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-20T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-06T07:42:56.961Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Belper/Derbyshire_Community_Health_Services_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Rapid_Response_Community_Nurse/Rapid_Response_Community_Nurse-v8132489
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8132489?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.dchs.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you an 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 us covering maternity leave within the Amber Valley Rapid Response team. We are currently based at Babington Hospital but soon to move into our brand new Health Centre!  There is scope for flexibility with hours/working patterns for the right candidate.

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

The role includes managing referrals into our service and providing evidence-based care to support patients in their own home.

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 senior Community  Nurses / District Nurse in the management of the health care environment.

During you days you will be working alongside general practice/therapy/district nursing colleagues  and  services within the acute  hospitals to prevent hospital admission and support discharge home.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.  To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- 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

### Experience and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience of working in the community
- Evidence of research based/reflective practice

**Desirable**

- Long Term Conditions
- End of life care
- Wound care and leg ulcer management

### Education / Qualifications

**Essential**

- RGN
- Evidence of recent relevant training

**Desirable**

- student supervisor

## Documents

- [jd/ps (pdf, 497.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10429999)
- [application guidance (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2565)

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