Nurse Lead for Enhanced Care

Transformationunitgm; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A NHS Foundation Trust based in Derby is seeking a Nurse Lead for Enhanced Care. The role involves managing nursing staff in maternity units, assessing and implementing care plans, and mentoring staff. Ideal candidates will have critical care qualifications and excellent communication skills. The position offers professional development opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and various staff benefits including gym discounts and an employee assistance program.

Benefits

Professional and leadership development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Deliver high-quality care to women requiring enhanced maternity care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams effectively.
• Support and train junior nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage nursing staff within the clinical area for enhanced care.
• Assess and implement individualized care plans.
• Develop and empower the Enhanced Maternity Care service.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Critical care experience

Mentorship and staff development

Education

RGN score

Critical Care qualification

Teaching and assessing qualification

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Site: Royal Derby Hospital, Town: Derby
Salary £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata pa (Period: Yearly) – Closing 21/12/2025 23:59
Interview date: 30/12/2025

Nurse Lead for Enhanced Care – Band 6

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing inclusive, diverse, and high quality care. As a nurse lead, you will support women requiring enhanced care across our maternity units.

Job overview

As the Lead Nurse, you will use your critical care experience to collaborate with the midwifery team and manage nursing staff within the clinical area.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualized care for women in a safe and caring environment.
• Work collaboratively with the designated midwifary team and wider multidisciplinary 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, actively supporting the midwifery team in the management of level 1 plus care.
• Play a pivotal role in the development, empowerment, support and succession planning for our EMC service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder requires relevant post‑registration experience and a specialist qualification in Critical Care, including experience of management, training, development and assessment, to lead and support the Enhanced Maternity Care service.

Working for our organisation

In return we offer:

• Professional and leadership development opportunities
• Ongoing support from recruitment through to beyond you join our team
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes and car schemes

Key facts

• Average of 4,810 OP appointments a day
• 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – 2,077 per week
• 3rd largest A&E across the network – 1,115 patients daily
• Average of 195 emergency patients admitted daily
• 32,700 planned surgical operations last year across 57 operating theatres
• One of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• Over 140 elective procedures each working day
• Research‑active University Hospital with numerous clinical trials and research opportunities for staff

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached Job description and Person Specification. Application assessment is based on the Person Specification below.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RGN score
• Critical Care qualification / relevant experience
• Teaching and assessing qualification

Experience

• Excellent communication skills across the multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable critical care experience
• Experience of mentorship and staff development
• ILS trained
• B6 RN
• Teaching and assessing experience

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date – apply early to avoid disappointment.

We offer flexible working arrangements, including part‑time, reduced hours, compressed hours, flexible start/finish, fixed/flexible shifts, annualised hours, term‑time hours and hybrid working. Discuss flexibility during your interview session.

Application requirements

Applicants outside the UK (excluding the Republic of Ireland) must have UKVI permission and meet immigration requirements.