Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity at the Trust for an experienced nurse who is passionate about teaching and has a desire to be an integral part of undergraduate medical education at Derbyshire Healthcare Mental Health NHS Trust.

You will be part of an award winning medical education team, with a warm and approachable environment and a strong belief in Lived Experience of mental ill health as a strength, not a weakness, and a powerful educational tool. We would expect you to share in these values.

The main purpose of the role is to develop medical education to enable medical students to grasp inpatient care and a thorough understanding of that environment, including how to achieve and maintain the safety and wellbeing of patients. Students should be able to absorb and participate in all activities relevant to care pathways.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the role is to develop and deliver medical education to enable medical students to grasp inpatient care in psychiatry in all its aspects and ensure students have positive clinical, learning experiences on inpatient wards.

A comprehensive knowledge of psychiatry is required for this, as the successful applicant will need to form the positive links between clinical placement areas so that students are able to absorb and participate in all activities relevant to care pathways.

Overcoming barriers in engaging and supporting inpatient staff to feel enabled to teach medical students within their clinical areas. To be a lead specialist in undergraduate medical education.

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'.

The teams are made up of different disciplines, including Nurse Educators and Consultant Psychiatrists.

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 pro rata.
• Regular 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Actively support the trusts development of professional roles and guidelines. Empower all team members to participate in implementing change by using problem solving, considering potential conflicts and planning resolution.

The post holder will ensure that the staff they are responsible for attend relevant statutory training as identified by the trust.

The post holder will support the development of annual skills profiling of their team.

To ensure that all clinical staff are offered opportunities to develop skills and knowledge, and keep up to date with current practice, attend accredited courses and engage in own continuous professional development..

The post holder will ensure good communication systems are in operation within the clinical area that enhance high quality care and teaching for example, IT, verbal, interpersonal, written.

Develop strategic thinking skills, promoting an umbrella view of clinical academic perspectives for the multi-professional team. Ensure that awareness of clinical and resource management information is used analytically to inform decisions that balance service user, student and educational objectives.

Promote the use of critical analysis points and innovative approaches to ensure education is reviewed according to student learning objective and university directions.

The post holder will ensure high standards of medical education are maintained within the team both through delivery and management.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registration
• Qualified to degree level

Desirable

• Teaching Qualification

Skills

Essential

• Significant understanding of the acute care environment.
• Ability to facilitate and assess bedside teaching

Desirable

• Public speaking and ability to present at high level conferences

Knowledge

Essential

• 3 years post qualified clinical experience
• Understanding of care pathways and multi-disciplinary practises.

Desirable

• Experience of promoting and utilising the benefits of lived experience within medical education

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant and ambitious psychiatry education department.We are looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic person with lived experienced of mental health conditions to help embed the voices and perspectives of people with experience of mental health conditions and/or services within psychiatry education and medical education research. Drawing thoughtfully on their own lived experience, the successful candidate will recruit, support and facilitate lived experience volunteers to contribute to educational activities, ensuring involvement is inclusive, meaningful and appropriately supported. They will also draw on their own lived experience to contribute to the research and evaluation work taking place in the department. Working alongside volunteers, educators, researchers and clinicians, they will help co-design and coordinate teaching activities and research and evaluation projects. This is an exciting opportunity to champion co-production and help shape more compassionate, person-centred mental health care through the education of future and current professionals.

Main duties of the job

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS FT (the Trust) provides psychiatry placement opportunities for medical students attending the University of Nottingham. The Trust seeks to deliver a teaching programme that places the lived experience of mental ill health at the heart of its offer. This is achieved via the delivery of a long established, award winning 'expert patient' and 'carer' programme.

This role is an integrated Band 5 role combining leadership of the Lived Experience Programme with a Peer researcher role within Medical Education.

The post holder will:

o Lead and coordinate the Lived Experience (Expert Patient) programme in Chesterfield

o Work with the Research Project Manager to coordinate and deliver research and service evaluation projects within Medical Education across both Derbyshire and Chesterfield

The post-holder will work across two sites, managing defined workstreams, supporting lived experience volunteers, and contributing significantly to the research profile of the Medical Education Department.

The post holder will be managed by the Research Project Manager but will also have wider support from nurse educators and lived experience facilitators.

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

27 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year pa, pro-rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

383-MED-7915-26

Job locations

Albany House

Derby

DE22 3LZ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Lived Experience Educator:Chesterfield (x2 days per week) -The post holder will:

• Lead, coordinate and develop the Expert Patient programme in Chesterfield
• Recruit, induct and support Expert patients involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Plan and organise lived experience sessions in collaboration with Clinical Teaching Fellows
• Ensure safeguarding, wellbeing and risk management of Expert Patients and escalate concerns to senior clinical lead of lived experience programme
• Act as first point of contact for lived experience contributors
• Monitor quality and consistency of lived experience teaching delivery
• Lead service development initiatives to expand and improve lived experience involvement

Derby (Kingsway)The post holder might be needed to support occasionally with the following:

• Help support and co-facilitate teaching sessions involving Expert patients
• Deliver and support simulated patient sessions when the team need additional support
• Support induction and reflective learning sessions for medical students

Lived Experience researcher - Derby (Kingsway) (x 3 days per week)

The post holder will:

Co-ordination of projects

• Co-ordinate and carry out work as part of ongoing service evaluation, quality improvement and research determined by the Research Project Manager and wider PTU team
• Bring the wisdom of your own lived experience of mental health conditions into the research process
• Provide assistance with ethical applications, renewals and reports
• Contribute to the conception, construction and administration of questionnaire or interview studies
• Facilitate the development of evidence-based standards of teaching that incorporate lived experience and research and development
• Assist in the development of outcome measures relating to lived experience and teaching impact
• Contribute to grant applications where appropriate

Data Analysis & Reporting

• Identify, clean and collate quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Prepare data for statistical analyses and undertake descriptive and inferential data analysis when asked
• Prepare written reports for Trust and University partners
• Present service evaluation, quality improvement and research findings to Trust, regional and national meetings
• Represent the Psychiatry Teaching Unit or Research and Development Department at information, training events and conferences
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, ethical standards and Trust governance requirements
• Ensure that data is collected to meet project requirements and in line with legal, ethical and data sharing agreements
• Collate and record feedback
• Support monitoring of equality, diversity and inclusion within teaching programmes

FOR BOTH ROLES:Leadership

• Exercise autonomy in managing the dual responsibilities across sites, and leading in your defined service area
• Supervise and support volunteers/Expert patients
• Contribute to recruitment of expert patients and induction processes of expert patients and students
• Promote recovery-focused and anti-oppressive practice
• Support the strategic development of lived experience teaching
• Strive to develop and maintain personal competencies with respect to culture and gender and to promote the same
• Promote a culture of mutual respect and collaboration between different professional disciplines to encourage interprofessional learning
• Ensure trust policies, procedures, and legislative directives are adhered to
• Promote the role of academic and experiential expert patient and carer teaching within the multi professional strategy
• Be self-motivated in liaising within community and in-patient teams in developing new student placement opportunities both from a lived experience facilitator and a peer researcher perspective

Clinical and professional issues

• Monitor the wellbeing of Expert Patients during teaching activities and to escalate safeguarding concerns appropriately to the Lived Experience Manager
• Have a basic overview of general psychiatry clinical services and relevant trust policy to communicate issues of concern relating to an expert patient to the appropriate clinical team
• Demonstrate autonomy, actively managing own workload effectively and efficiently, prioritising competing demands
• Be aware of professional codes of practice governing students and will report any concerns about these to the medical tutors and associate clinical sub-dean
• Exercise accountability and responsibility

Education & development

• Monitor and maintain personal practice and development ensuring that all CPD requirements are maintained, with emphasis on research and development in psychiatry
• Attend statutory and mandatory training as identified by the Trust
• Engage in supervision and reflective practice
• Ensure personal development promotes good evidence based standardised practice, prevents poor practice, and intervenes in unacceptable practice
• Contribute to the development of a positive learning environment/culture

Strategy and Service Development

• Develop the Lived Experience Programme in Chesterfield and contribute to the strategy of developing the work at that site
• Contribute to the development and ongoing evaluation of the service

Information resources/information systems

• Manage and maintain a range of learning materials and retain records of learning activity and feedback
• Use databases and libraries to access up-to-date literature
• Use software such as Excel, NVivo, SPSS and Rayyan to manage and analyse data

Autonomy/scope within role

• Work within a supportive team, but have more autonomy during the time spent at Chesterfield where they will take a lead in the development of the lived experience programme there
• Although supervised by the Research Project Manager there will be scope to work autonomously on areas of agreed responsibility to enable career progression

Job description Job responsibilities Lived Experience Educator:Chesterfield (x2 days per week) -The post holder will: Lead, coordinate and develop the Expert Patient programme in Chesterfield Recruit, induct and support Expert patients involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Plan and organise lived experience sessions in collaboration with Clinical Teaching Fellows Ensure safeguarding, wellbeing and risk management of Expert Patients and escalate concerns to senior clinical lead of lived experience programme Act as first point of contact for lived experience contributors Monitor quality and consistency of lived experience teaching delivery Lead service development initiatives to expand and improve lived experience involvement Derby (Kingsway)The post holder might be needed to support occasionally with the following: Help support and co-facilitate teaching sessions involving Expert patients Deliver and support simulated patient sessions when the team need additional support Support induction and reflective learning sessions for medical students Lived Experience researcher - Derby (Kingsway) (x 3 days per week) The post holder will: Co-ordination of projects Co-ordinate and carry out work as part of ongoing service evaluation, quality improvement and research determined by the Research Project Manager and wider PTU team Bring the wisdom of your own lived experience of mental health conditions into the research process Provide assistance with ethical applications, renewals and reports Contribute to the conception, construction and administration of questionnaire or interview studies Facilitate the development of evidence-based standards of teaching that incorporate lived experience and research and development Assist in the development of outcome measures relating to lived experience and teaching impact Contribute to grant applications where appropriate Data Analysis & Reporting Identify, clean and collate quantitative and/or qualitative data Prepare data for statistical analyses and undertake descriptive and inferential data analysis when asked Prepare written reports for Trust and University partners Present service evaluation, quality improvement and research findings to Trust, regional and national meetings Represent the Psychiatry Teaching Unit or Research and Development Department at information, training events and conferences Ensure compliance with GDPR, ethical standards and Trust governance requirements Ensure that data is collected to meet project requirements and in line with legal, ethical and data sharing agreements Collate and record feedback Support monitoring of equality, diversity and inclusion within teaching programmes FOR BOTH ROLES:Leadership Exercise autonomy in managing the dual responsibilities across sites, and leading in your defined service area Supervise and support volunteers/Expert patients Contribute to recruitment of expert patients and induction processes of expert patients and students Promote recovery-focused and anti-oppressive practice Support the strategic development of lived experience teaching Strive to develop and maintain personal competencies with respect to culture and gender and to promote the same Promote a culture of mutual respect and collaboration between different professional disciplines to encourage interprofessional learning Ensure trust policies, procedures, and legislative directives are adhered to Promote the role of academic and experiential expert patient and carer teaching within the multi professional strategy Be self-motivated in liaising within community and in-patient teams in developing new student placement opportunities both from a lived experience facilitator and a peer researcher perspective Clinical and professional issues Monitor the wellbeing of Expert Patients during teaching activities and to escalate safeguarding concerns appropriately to the Lived Experience Manager Have a basic overview of general psychiatry clinical services and relevant trust policy to communicate issues of concern relating to an expert patient to the appropriate clinical team Demonstrate autonomy, actively managing own workload effectively and efficiently, prioritising competing demands Be aware of professional codes of practice governing students and will report any concerns about these to the medical tutors and associate clinical sub-dean Exercise accountability and responsibility Education & development Monitor and maintain personal practice and development ensuring that all CPD requirements are maintained, with emphasis on research and development in psychiatry Attend statutory and mandatory training as identified by the Trust Engage in supervision and reflective practice Ensure personal development promotes good evidence based standardised practice, prevents poor practice, and intervenes in unacceptable practice Contribute to the development of a positive learning environment/culture Strategy and Service Development Develop the Lived Experience Programme in Chesterfield and contribute to the strategy of developing the work at that site Contribute to the development and ongoing evaluation of the service Information resources/information systems Manage and maintain a range of learning materials and retain records of learning activity and feedback Use databases and libraries to access up-to-date literature Use software such as Excel, NVivo, SPSS and Rayyan to manage and analyse data Autonomy/scope within role Work within a supportive team, but have more autonomy during the time spent at Chesterfield where they will take a lead in the development of the lived experience programme there Although supervised by the Research Project Manager there will be scope to work autonomously on areas of agreed responsibility to enable career progression

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• An undergraduate degree or in psychology or another relevant area.

Desirable

• Working towards a post-graduate degree or equivalent level in psychology or another relevant area

Knowledge

Essential

• Lived experience and knowledge of mental health services as either a service-user or carer in psychiatry.
• Experience of undertaking research from design to completion.

Desirable

• Experience of working with patients within a care setting

Skills

Essential

• Computer literacy skills: The ability to use Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• A good understanding of healthcare systems, ethical procedures and confidentiality in the NHS.

Desirable

• Experience of qualitative data analysis

Person Specification Qualifications Essential An undergraduate degree or in psychology or another relevant area. Desirable Working towards a post-graduate degree or equivalent level in psychology or another relevant area Knowledge Essential Lived experience and knowledge of mental health services as either a service-user or carer in psychiatry. Experience of undertaking research from design to completion. Desirable Experience of working with patients within a care setting Skills Essential Computer literacy skills: The ability to use Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint) A good understanding of healthcare systems, ethical procedures and confidentiality in the NHS. Desirable Experience of qualitative data analysis

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Albany House

Derby

DE22 3LZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Albany House

Derby

DE22 3LZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

Would you like to work alongside other friendly, enthusiastic and supportive psychological therapists in Adult Community Mental Health in Bolsover in Derbyshire? We are looking for a Principal Clinical Psychologist, Band 8B to provide cover for a maternity leave in the North County area of Derbyshire, based in Bolsover. This role is 22.5 hours (3 days per week) for 54 weeks, commencing in January or sooner.

Our team of Psychologists & Psychological therapists are passionate about developing services that create meaningful change based on lived experience, so that people flourish, feel connected and empowered to pursue their aspirations.

We warmly welcome enquiries for a chat about options and your interests.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to provide individual and group clinical work jointly with your colleagues. You will also promote psychological ideas by offering advice and consultation in addition to supervision and training to colleagues, multi-disciplinary practitioners, the wider organisation and contribute to service development. As a senior psychological clinician, you will also be providing leadership, supervision and management roles across the North County as well as providing clinical work in the Bolsover locality.

We support and develop our staff to work with complexity, for example, by access to training resources to support your work. We offer specialist clinical supervision 1:1 or in facilitated groups e.g. CFT, complex trauma and dissociation supervision.

Working in our friendly care group of Psychology and Psychological Therapies, you will be well supported in CPD opportunities. Our team report feeling valued and supported working in a service focused on staff well-being and development, and service transformation.

About us

You will be based in the Bolsover Adult CMHT, joining a dynamic group of over 260 staff in our care group of Psychology & Psychological Therapies. We are committed to our compassionate framework within which your development and well-being will be nurtured. You will be joining us at a time of exciting, innovative and values based transformation as we develop and progress our services to deliver place based and needs led integrated care across our localities, with trauma informed and trauma sensitive practice at the forefront of these developments.

This is an exciting transformational time for us in developing our services with our focus on 'Living Well' Community Mental Health Framework changes and developing trauma-informed care in our CMHTs: transformation movements with collaboration, lived experience and compassionate relationships at their core and in which Psychological Services have a pivotal role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Post-graduate doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology (or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996 or those in lateral transfer) as accredited by the B.P.S., and giving eligibility for Chartered status of B.P.S.
• Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist with the HCPC
• Post qualification training in supervision of other psychologists
• Significant post qualification specialist training/experience in assessment and intervention to people with complex, severe and enduring mental health / psychological problems
• Specialist training across a range of relevant adult mental health presentations

Desirable

• Post qualification training in a therapy model
• Post qualification training in supervision of other psychologists
• Specialist accredited psychotherapy training for complex presentations

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems in a broad range of settings
• Experience of working as a qualified clinical psychologist including at a highly specialist level (usually for a minimum of four years, including two years at a highly specialised level)
• Substantial experience working with a wide variety of clients with complex presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity
• Clear commitment to developing a specialist area of expertise relevant to the post through significant training, personal study, experience and/or research

Desirable

• Expertise and interest in a specialist area relevant to adult mental health

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

An opportunity awaits for a motivated Physiotherapist to join the adult neuro developmental team, based at Ash Green, Chesterfield and covering the North Derbyshire geographical area.

The service within DHFT is staffed by a dedicated team and we are looking for a like-minded Physiotherapist to join us in delivering physiotherapy to adults with a learning disability.

Our Multidisciplinary Team comprises of community nurses, psychologists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and Psychiatrists.

We work collaboratively to meet the health needs of people with a learning disability living in North Derbyshire.

If you have excellent communication skills and are able to plan and deliver, person centred, evidence based clinical care, we would very much like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

A Specialist Physiotherapist within the team will be required to:

Provide specialist assessment, treatment, advice and education for clients with a learning disability.

Provide assessment and recommendations on 24 hour postural management for individuals with complex physical disabilities.

Work closely with a variety of service providers and agencies throughout the Derbyshire to provide an holistic approach to the treatment of adults with a learning disability.

Educate, train and provide specialist advice to health and social care colleagues, support staff, students, carers and any other personnel/agencies that come into contact with people who have a learning disability.

Participate in the development of effective, responsive, evidence based person-centred services.

Contribute to the overall planning, delivery and evaluation of Physiotherapy services.

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'.

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
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Details

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

383-SPE-7534-26

Job locations

Ash Green

Ashgate Road

Chesterfield

S427JE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oDegree in Physiotherapy, state registered with HCPC
• oActively engaged with CPD

Desirable

• Student Educator

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• oConfident and clear about the role of Physiotherapy in learning disabilities
• oProven communication skills.
• oAble to prioritise and manage own workload
• oAppropriate specialist skills in physiotherapy assessment and treatment
• oExperience working as a physiotherapist with transferable skills
• oAble to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

• oExperience of clinical audits
• oAquatic therapy assessment and treatment experience
• oExperience/ knowledge of postural management
• oUnderstanding of evidence based practice in learning disability speciality
• oExperience working in a community environment
• oExperience supervising other staff members

Aptitude and Personal Qualities

Essential

• oProfessionally accountable for own actions and any clinical work delegated to other staff
• oHave UK driving license and access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
• oDemonstrate trust values.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential oDegree in Physiotherapy, state registered with HCPC oActively engaged with CPD Desirable Student Educator Experience and knowledge Essential oConfident and clear about the role of Physiotherapy in learning disabilities oProven communication skills. oAble to prioritise and manage own workload oAppropriate specialist skills in physiotherapy assessment and treatment oExperience working as a physiotherapist with transferable skills oAble to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team Desirable oExperience of clinical audits oAquatic therapy assessment and treatment experience oExperience/ knowledge of postural management oUnderstanding of evidence based practice in learning disability speciality oExperience working in a community environment oExperience supervising other staff members Aptitude and Personal Qualities Essential oProfessionally accountable for own actions and any clinical work delegated to other staff oHave UK driving license and access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes. oDemonstrate trust values.

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).

Additional information 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 details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ash Green

Ashgate Road

Chesterfield

S427JE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ash Green

Ashgate Road

Chesterfield

S427JE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

The aim of this position is to reduce the burden of disease and untimely deaths in this vulnerable and complex patient group.

You will work with service users with a wide range of complex needs, such as homelessness, substance misuse problems, self-neglect, domestic abuse, significant risk histories and social exclusion, and who at times may present with challenging behaviours.

You will work flexibly, creatively and effectively in the role, with a high degree of self-direction and using excellent time-management skills to manage your own time and workload, under the supervision and guidance of their Manager.

You will develop strong working links with professionals engaged in support of service users with such issues, such as the multi-agency rough sleepers hub (MARSH), the Rehousing Engagement Support Team (REST), Derby homes, Centenary house, Milestone house, Safespace, the Homeless Paramedic and the Homeless MDT.

You will be a professional role model for the delivery of high-quality specialist interventions for people with drug and alcohol and associated homelessness and other welfare related issues.

You will demonstrate a consistent professional presence promoting a positive image of the Trust and the MHLT to the people under our care, carers and the community.

You will contribute to clinical audits to monitor the effectiveness of the service and improve practice where applicable.

Main duties of the job

To reduce drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community, specifically in patients who are homeless or at risk of homelessness at the RDH.

To work in the Emergency Department and on the RDH wards to support positive risk taking in discharge planning, and to facilitate timely and safe discharge with the necessary support.

To promote carer, service user and community involvement with the service provided.

To establish links with partnership services and providing advocacy for access to these services, such as MARSH, REST, Derby homes, Centenary house, Milestone house, Safespace, the Homeless Paramedic, the Homeless MDT, alcohol and substance services, social care and the police, and develop pathways to improve patient's care delivery and community support.

To organise multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDTs) or risk strategy meetings where appropriate to contribute to the safe discharge planning of service users.

Contributing to the high impact user meetings and care planning as necessary

To ensure service users have access to support services for social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination.

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

06 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

383-ACA-7793-26

Job locations

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter New Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and ideally have experience working within a similar field.

To have experience in conflict resolution and challenging behaviour.

To proactively work on their own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills.

To have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice.

To be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders, and to demonstrate a problem solving approach.

To have the ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users.

To support individuals with housing / homelessness / finances difficulties and promote recovery as well as working to resolve the issues involved. Assessment involved in this would support the MDT to identify the care pathway out of hospital for the service user.

To use their knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, least restrictive practice, the principles of Safeguarding to support their assessment and care planning.

To commence and support continuation and titration of opiate substitution therapy where this is applicable.

To recognise and facilitate treatment of opioids through promoting where appropriate use of medications such as Methadone and Subutex, and Naloxone. To additionally promote recognition of synthetic opioids and treatment for overdose of these.

To provide Clinical Supervision of band 4 Support Worker, with support from Band 6 nurses from the Alcohol Care Team (ACT), and the Clinical Lead for Alcohol and Substance Misuse.

To be flexible, and motivated and driven to develop the role appropriately to the benefit of the patients and the service.

To demonstrate a willingness to work with people with challenging behaviour, and able to motivate people to make changes in their lives, demonstrating a non-judgemental approach and an understanding of people with mental health issues.

Job description Job responsibilities To have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and ideally have experience working within a similar field. To have experience in conflict resolution and challenging behaviour. To proactively work on their own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills. To have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice. To be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders, and to demonstrate a problem solving approach. To have the ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users. To support individuals with housing / homelessness / finances difficulties and promote recovery as well as working to resolve the issues involved. Assessment involved in this would support the MDT to identify the care pathway out of hospital for the service user. To use their knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, least restrictive practice, the principles of Safeguarding to support their assessment and care planning. To commence and support continuation and titration of opiate substitution therapy where this is applicable. To recognise and facilitate treatment of opioids through promoting where appropriate use of medications such as Methadone and Subutex, and Naloxone. To additionally promote recognition of synthetic opioids and treatment for overdose of these. To provide Clinical Supervision of band 4 Support Worker, with support from Band 6 nurses from the Alcohol Care Team (ACT), and the Clinical Lead for Alcohol and Substance Misuse. To be flexible, and motivated and driven to develop the role appropriately to the benefit of the patients and the service. To demonstrate a willingness to work with people with challenging behaviour, and able to motivate people to make changes in their lives, demonstrating a non-judgemental approach and an understanding of people with mental health issues.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current Registration with NMC under RN part 3/13
• Evidence of up-to-date Personal Development Plan, Professional Portfolio

Skills

Essential

• oDemonstrate knowledge and expertise of Risk Assessment and Management skills
• oEvidence of an appropriate professional attitude, disposition and image supporting the Trust's values and respecting the people with whom you work
• oDemonstrate the ability to lead and develop practice around best available evidence.

Knowledge

Essential

• oKnowledge of physical health conditions secondary to alcohol and substance misuse.
• oKnowledge of the difficulties associated with homelessness, such as obtaining housing, benefits and/or employment.
• oKnowledge of services available for patients with drug and alcohol and housing difficulties.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current Registration with NMC under RN part 3/13 Evidence of up-to-date Personal Development Plan, Professional Portfolio Skills Essential oDemonstrate knowledge and expertise of Risk Assessment and Management skills oEvidence of an appropriate professional attitude, disposition and image supporting the Trust's values and respecting the people with whom you work oDemonstrate the ability to lead and develop practice around best available evidence. Knowledge Essential oKnowledge of physical health conditions secondary to alcohol and substance misuse. oKnowledge of the difficulties associated with homelessness, such as obtaining housing, benefits and/or employment. oKnowledge of services available for patients with drug and alcohol and housing difficulties.

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).

Additional information 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 details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter New Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter New Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

The Perinatal CMHT are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 CPN to join our team in South Derbyshire, based at the Radbourne Unit, Derby. Experience of the Perinatal service is not required but an keen interest in the area is essential. The Post is for a specialist assessor role who will have previous experience of completing in-depth assessments and will be responsible for assessing a range of mental health difficulties suffered by pregnant women and those with infants up to two years old. this will include identifying risk factors, evaluating the parent-infant relationship, and determining the most appropriate treatment pathway. This may include signposting and referring on to psychological therapies, primary care, third sector organisations and also referrals within the perinatal mental health for specific pathways

This post is 37.50 per hours a week, and is a Fixed term 12 Month contract

The perinatal mental health service cares for women who are suffering with moderate to severe mental health problems, from the end of the first trimester in pregnancy up until the baby is two years old.

The service works with women and their families from Derby City and North and South Derbyshire .

We operate a flexible hybrid working model, with staff working from home and the office on a rota basis. Through investment in digital technology, we offer both video and face-to-face appointments, providing patients with greater choice in how they access our service.

Main duties of the job

You will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary community team offering a comprehensive perinatal mental health service to women experiencing mental health difficulties in the perinatal period.

You will be responsible for facilitating assessments of women with a range of mental health difficulties and where appropriate signposting to other services. you may support in the triaging of referrals into the team on a rota basis. We also operate a dedicated advice line where you will be able to support and advise other professionals who are thinking of referring into our service.

You will need to work collaboratively and communicate effectively across primary care, secondary care and children's social care agencies.

We are committed to the training and development of future nurses who we have on regular placement and you will be expected to contribute to this through mentorship and facilitating learning opportunities.

About us

We are a well established team, with a wealth of experience in this area and pride ourselves on delivering quality care to our patients and their families.

Our service has been accredited for many years by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Care Quality Network for Perinatal Mental Health, as we have met and adhere to the required standards for delivering perinatal care in the community, ensuring best practise is adhered to.

We have a weekly MDT where you will be able to discuss referrals and the recent assessments you have carried out along with any support you may need to outcome these.

Local induction, along with the Trusts corporate induction, will be provided and there are opportunities available to access training to support the development of your knowledge and skills in this area. Induction will also include shadowing experienced members of the team and regular clinical, managerial and team supervision.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see 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

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional knowledge gained through a degree in mental health nursing or equivalent
• Evidence of continued development and learning

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing qualification to mentor students

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written communication skills
• Able to navigate electronic patient record systems
• Demonstrate an understanding of gender and diversity issues and how they relate to service provision service provision
• Able to be mobile across a large geographical area

Desirable

• Qualification/skills in family/therapeutic interventions relevant to role

Knowledge

Essential

• In-depth post-graduation experience
• Experience providing supervision to junior staff
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding children and how to manage this in a specialist mental health setting.
• Relevant experience in psychiatric assessments , intervention and treatment.

Desirable

• Experience of working with people with complex needs and mental health problems in pregnancy and the postnatal period and has further interest in this field

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job summary

We are looking for an organised, proactive and professional Band 3 Team Administrator to support our Liaison & Diversion and Reconnect services.

This is a varied role providing high-quality administrative support across busy criminal justice services working with people in police custody, courts, probation, prisons and the community.

You will help coordinate appointments, meetings, correspondence, records, data, reports and day-to-day team processes, while supporting managers and clinicians with key administrative tasks. You will also help maintain accurate information relating to activity, sickness, annual leave and service performance, and may act as a point of contact for colleagues, partner agencies and other services.

You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, confidence using Microsoft Office and electronic record systems, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy, confidentiality and professionalism.

We are looking for someone who is dependable, flexible and able to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. This is an opportunity to support services that aim to reduce health inequalities, improve continuity of care and help people engage with the right support at key points in the criminal justice pathway.

Main duties of the job

The Team Administrator will provide high-quality administrative support across the Liaison & Diversion and Reconnect services, helping both teams to run smoothly, efficiently and professionally.

Key duties will include arranging meetings and appointments, preparing agendas and taking minutes, managing correspondence, maintaining accurate electronic records, supporting data collection and reporting, and responding to telephone and email enquiries. The postholder will also support day-to-day staff administration, including annual leave, sickness recording, training information and other workforce processes.

The role will involve regular liaison with clinicians, managers, police, probation, prison staff, other partner agencies and wider Trust services, ensuring information is communicated accurately and handled confidentially.

You will use Microsoft Office and electronic patient record systems to support service activity, maintain databases and produce routine reports. You will need to manage competing priorities, resolve routine queries using initiative and escalate issues appropriately.

The postholder will work closely with other administrative colleagues, provide cover when required, support new starters and contribute to improving administrative systems and processes across L&D and Reconnect.

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Team Administrator will provide comprehensive administrative support across the Liaison & Diversion and Reconnect services, ensuring an efficient, responsive and professional service.

Responsibilities will include coordinating meetings and appointments, preparing agendas and taking accurate minutes, producing correspondence, reports, spreadsheets and other documentation, and maintaining effective electronic records and filing systems.

The postholder will respond to telephone and email enquiries, liaise with clinicians, managers, police, probation, prison colleagues, partner agencies and wider Trust services, and ensure confidential and sensitive information is handled appropriately.

The role will include supporting the accurate collection, input and reporting of service activity and performance information, alongside administrative support for annual leave, sickness, training, recruitment and other workforce processes.

The postholder will use initiative to organise and prioritise their workload, resolve routine issues and escalate concerns appropriately. They will work closely with other administrative colleagues, provide cover when required, support new starters and contribute to the development and improvement of administrative systems across both services.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role, responsibilities and requirements.

Person Specification

Attainment/Qualifications

Essential

• RSA III or equivalent qualification in Typewriting or Word Processing, or demonstrable skills
• Good standard of spelling and literacy

Desirable

• Audio typing qualification
• ECDL

Knowledge/ Experience

Essential

• 3 years' experience of working in a busy office
• Ability to organise and prioritise own work

Desirable

• NHS experience
• Reception/front of house experience