Community Nurse Rapid Response Team

Overview

Are you a 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 full-time registered nurse to work within the Rapid Response team based at Swadlincote Health Centre. There is scope for flexibility with hours/working patterns for the right candidate.

Location:

Swadlincote Health Centre, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AE

Band:
Band 5

Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 per year, pro rata

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time, Part-time

Date posted: 22 January 2026

The role includes managing referrals into the service and providing evidence-based care to support patients in their own home. During the day you will work with general practice, therapy, district nursing colleagues and services within the acute hospitals to prevent hospital admission and support discharge home. We work closely with the Home visiting service and our Local Navigation Hub. 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.

Our Rapid Response team is developing and growing to support the District Nursing teams in South Derbyshire to provide a high quality service to our patients. We are a professional, friendly, and enthusiastic team who work closely with our therapy 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 is increasingly important as care for patients becomes more community-focused. Our purpose in Derbyshire 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.

• 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

Essential

• Education /
  
  Qualifications:
  
  RGN, Evidence of recent relevant training

Desirable

• Student supervisor

Essential

• Experience and Knowledge:
  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

Essential

• Ability to travel across Derbyshire County visiting patients  homes and across the county to access meetings and training.
• Able to work weekends and bank holidays

• Disclosure and Barring Service Check:
  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and disclosure via DBS.
• 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.
• UK Registration:
  Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer:

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address:
Swadlincote Health Centre, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AE

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