Registered Nurse Enhanced Maternity Care (EMC) Derby

Job summary

Are you passionate about gaining Enhanced Care experience/skills to provide care and support to women requiring Enhanced Care. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Midwifery Team and will report to the Lead for Enhanced Care.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our newly formed Specialist Team focusing on upskilling the nursing and midwifery workforce as part of our Enhanced Maternal Care team.

This post is a substantive Full Time post, and it offers the successful applicant the chance to play a role in the development, implementation and delivery of care in our EMC team, providing level 1 plus Enhanced Care on Delivery Suite and across the midwifery service at RDH. The post will include attainment of clinical skills in the provision of Enhanced Care. We encourage an innovative approach to the role, whilst acting as a role model at all times.

If you are considering applying for an internal secondment, please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager and obtained their support prior to submitting your application.

Please be aware that there is no guarantee that you will be released from your substantive post, so you should seek approval before applying as you are applying or a secondment.

If you have any questions or require further guidance, please contact the Recruitment Team.

Main duties of the job

Responsible and accountable for the delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate nursing care in Maternity caring for level 1 plus women as part of the EMC team. This includes assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating individualised care in collaboration with the Maternity team. Specific training will be provided with reference to recognition of the acutely ill woman. The National Competency Framework for Enhanced Care (Level 1 plus) will be followed as part of the successful candidate's Personal Development Plan. Competencies will need to be maintained; this may require time spent with Critical Care/ Outreach.

The post holder will require registration and a willingness to develop clinical and theoretical knowledge. The post holder will play a role in the development of the service and will need to be motivated, and enthusiastic to learn.

If this sounds like you, and wish to work in a supportive, friendly, dynamic and evolving team then we would love to hear from you.

About us

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 4th busiest 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.

Job responsibilities

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Important visa information:

Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered Nurse

Desirable

• Evidence of degree/working towards higher degree

Experience

Essential

• Experience of leading a team

Desirable

• Exisiting Knowledge of clinical area in General Nursing
• Willing to learn new skills related to Enhanced Care

Skills

Essential

• Contributes to decision making

Desirable

• Understands safe/ safer staffing

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

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE23 3NE, United Kingdom

Employer's website

Apply through our website

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Labour Ward Manager, Madi Foki, maddy.foki@nhs.net, 07788388456

Details

Date posted 27 August 2026

Pay scheme Agenda for change

Band Band 5

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

Contract Fixed term

Duration 6 months

Working pattern Full-time

Reference number 320-W&C-1236

Job locations Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE23 3NE, United Kingdom