Nurse Lead for Enhanced Care | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata pa |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Derby, DE23 3NE |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7435553/320-WC-1112 |
Summary
Are you passionate about using your Critical Care experience/skills as the Lead Nurse to provide/ support women requiring Enhanced Care. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Midwifery Team and will be responsible for the nurses within the clinical area.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Specialist Team focusing on upskilling the Nursing and Midwifery workforce as part of our Enhanced Maternal Care team.
The Post holder will be able to :
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care for women in a safe and caring environment.
Work collaboratively with the designated midwifery team and wider multi-disciplinary team to provide Enhanced Maternity Care (EMC) across the unit/labour ward and ward areas as required.
Provide advice, support and skills training to junior nursing staff in the delivery of high-quality care actively supporting the midwifery team in the management of level 1 plus care
Please note-this is a cross site working role.
The Post Holder will require relevant post registration experience and a specialist qualification in Critical Care including experience of management, training, development and assessment. The post holder must be prepared to play a pivotal role in the development, empowerment, support and succession planning for our EMC service so will need to be motivated, enthusiastic and driven.
Is this sounds like you, and you wish to work in a supportive, friendly, dynamic and evolving team then we would love to hear from you.
Closing date of applications: 21 December 2025
Interview date: 30 December 2025
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025