Lead Nurse 136 Team (Derwent Unit)

We are looking to enhance our clinical team working within the Health Based Places of Safety (HBOS) based on our Adult Acute inpatient units in Derbyshire. Across Derbyshire we have 2 HBOS suites and a third being built due to open in 2024. The team is new and will consist of Band 7 Clinical Lead, Band 6 Lead Nurse, Band 5 HBOS Facilitators and Band 3 Support Workers.

This work can be exciting, challenging and rewarding. The team are looking for someone who is compassionate, caring and able to lead and direct the team. This is an exciting and brand new role which will primarily be based within a team in the HBOS, providing support to service users who have been detained by the Police under Section 136. When you are not in the HBOS you may be asked to provide support to any of the wards within the unit where you are based dependent on other clinical commitments of the role.

The Lead Nurse role is a Trust wide role and as such there will be an expectation to travel across sites, and at times this will be both planned and unplanned, dependent on the needs of the service and the team., Section 136 HBPOS is on the Adult Acute Urgent Care Pathway and all applications are welcome from Registered Mental Health Nurses. The HBPOS plays a crucial role in supporting individuals in crisis, who have been detained under section 136 and have been brought to await an in-depth assessment within a 24-hour period. The HBPOS is a nurse led service, and you will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team to carry out a diverse range of duties. This highly cohesive team will work very closely to support each other and there is a clear focus on growth and professional development of our nurses. This is supported through mentorship, supervision, training, teaching sessions and access to development days.

Main duties of the role will be to work alongside the Clinical Lead to support, supervise and the lead the newly developed 136 team and other services who facilitate the HBPOS, namely the inpatient units. To support the teams who facilitate the use of the HBPOS and support the person awaiting to be detained.

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."

• 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