# Living Well Community Mental Health Nurse (Adult Community) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/living-well-community-mental-health-nurse-adult-community/82afb52a-a4a8-4825-8113-5053a7cfdc3b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/living-well-community-mental-health-nurse-adult-community/82afb52a-a4a8-4825-8113-5053a7cfdc3b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Derby - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (or secondment) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week (Full time) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T12:31:00.996Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Ashbourne/Derbyshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Living_Well_Community_Mental_Health_Nurse/Living_Well_Community_Mental_Health_Nurse-v8066188 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8066188?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification.   To apply, please click 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## Responsibilities Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Team working evidence - Evidence of excellent verbal and non verbal communication skills ### 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 ### 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) ## Documents - [inclusivity at dhcft (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1986) - [383-acc-6305-25 jd & ps (pdf, 432.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10357038) - [guidance notes for completing the application form (pdf, 138.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=971) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.