Lead Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This Lead Nurse role is for a Mental Health Nurse passionate about improving the quality of life for people with dementia. You will join the Dementia Rapid Response Team in Chesterfield, providing person-centred, non-pharmacological support to older adults experiencing or approaching a mental health crisis. The service aims to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharges, operating 365 days a year. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team, managing complex cases and delivering responsive community care.
Essential criteria
- Recent and relevant, post-qualification nursing experience as RMN
Desirable criteria
- Community experience
- Experience working with older adults
- Experience in working with people with Dementia
- Mentorship/SSSA trained or willing to complete training
- Supervision trained
- Knowledge of MHA/Capacity act/Legal frameworks
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
- Recent and relevant, post-qualification nursing experience as RMN
- Community experience
- Experience working with older adults
- Experience in working with people with Dementia
- Mentorship/SSSA trained or willing to complete training
- Supervision trained
- Knowledge of MHA/Capacity act/Legal frameworks
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Lead Nurse
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
Are you a Mental Health Nurse with a passion for improving the quality of life of people living with dementia?
Would you like to be part of a team that goes above and beyond in delivering innovative and holistic care in order to do this?
Then the Dementia Rapid Response Team welcomes your application!
Based in Chesterfield, our service promotes a person-centred and non-pharmacological approach to support older adults living with a diagnosis of dementia, who may be experiencing or approaching a crisis in their mental health.
We cover Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire.
The aim of the service is to assist in maintaining the independence and dignity of those living with dementia, with the ultimate goal of preventing hospital admission where possible.
In addition the DRRT can support early discharge from hospital, working closely with carers and relatives to facilitate this.
The service operates a service 365 days a year, Monday-Sunday, 8am-8pm and 9am-5pm at the weekends and Bank Holidays.
The successful candidate must have a full UK driving license and be able to travel across a large geographical area.
Main duties of the job
You will:
- Employ a wide range of skills, building on and developing their expertise in managing complex cases as part o
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