Total 11 job vacancies by University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

This is a 12 Month Fixed Term/Secondment Role



The End User Support Senior Engineer is an on site role andwill assist the Team Leader with the development and support of the end user support team, providing desktop support across the trust, and all community sitesin line with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and in accordance with appropriate standards.



The post holder will be expected to deliver and maintain end user operational services through the timely resolution of incidents and requests and will act as a point of escalation for more complex end user support issues.



The Trust operates a 7-day per week operational service, and it is expected that the End user Support Team supports these hours. Hence, there is a requirement to work weekends and evenings with the existing IT Service Desk shift system.



The post holder will be expected to take part in an on-call scheme operated via a Rota system,beresponsiblefor the installation and support of IT equipment and softwarein line with established procedures, to support standard operations and the rollout of new projects within the Trust.

The post holder will manage and participate in the support of IT systems and projects having a detailed knowledge of systems and infrastructure required to diagnose and resolve complex integrated technical issues. Provide and receive complex or sensitive information and escalations from junior colleagues as part of the role, using technical abilities to ensure calls are resolved quickly or escalated to the appropriate team or specialist. This applies to both technical issues, complaints and staff disputes. Tocontinually make decisions about technical escalations, reacting to emerging technical situations and dealing with IT issues.Follow standard operating procedures for the progress and resolution of complex calls and provide feedback to customers and technical teams.Plan and organise day to day activities around managing work queues and priorities. There are likely to be times where planned work will need to be adjusted due to variable workload or higher priority calls coming in. Supervision of more junior staff to meet workload demands and appropriate skill mix .Provide training and guidance / shadowing for new starters within the department. To participate in testing of IM&T systems proposed for use within the team or wider organisation as required.



Closing date of applications: 13 November 2024

Interview date: 27 November 2024



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.

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.



Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipImpacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers




This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.


We are looking to appoint a Clinical Fellow in Intensive Care Medicine with a specific interest in the use of echocardiography and ultrasound in critically ill patients. It is a 12 month fixed term post with duties at the Royal Derby Hospital.

The job will help fill the knowledge and experience gap that many trainees and clinicians have in using echocardiography and ultrasound on ICU. It is anticipated that fellows who complete a year would be able to apply for FICE accreditation, gain considerable experience in teaching and supervising both TTE and TOE, publish research in this area and have a working knowledge of the use of focused ultrasound in critically ill patients.

The appointee will work on the ICU with a 1:8 on call. This post offers the appointee the opportunity to gain experience in TTE, TOE, lung and focused abdominal ultrasound, No previous experience in these areas is required. Once trained, the appointee will also use the simulator to run teaching sessions and help deliver our accredited echo course. TOE is gradually being introduced into the anaesthetic service and the fellow would be expected to help expand this role.

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.



The ICU work closely with the cardiology department and the appointee will be offered the opportunity to attend and contribute to the monthly joint ECHO meeting and to work with echo technicians in the department. If the appointee wishes to obtain full BSE accreditation, they will be able to join the training program run by the department of clinical measurement whilst they are in this post.

We have several audit and research projects that the appointee could contribute to.

It will be possible to incorporate some anaesthetic sessions if the appointee wishes.


This advert closes on Thursday 7 Nov 2024

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.


Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity exist to support our hospitals help make our patients’ and colleagues' lives better. The amazing donations and legacies enable the charity to help provide the extras that cannot be provided from NHS funding but make a huge difference to our patients and staff. This post is part of the Team supporting the Charity to realise this aim.

The Charity CRM and Supporter Care Administrator manages the Donorflex system, which is the key CRM system for driving strategy decisions and managing supporter engagement.

The Charity CRM and Supporter Care Administratoris responsible for the day to day management of the system, providing training, support, and guidance to others within the charity, in addition to ensuring adherence to the system policies and procedures.

The Charity CRM and Supporter Care Administrator also provides essential reporting and data analysis skills to ensure the Senior Management Team are able to make informed strategic decisions.

The Charity CRM and Supporter Care Administratoralso provides expertise and guidance on further system developments.
1. Perform administrative tasks on the CRM system, from data entry, user support, query creation and dashboard development.
2. Manage the inputting of data by other users through ensuring appropriate training is provided especially with regard to new users.
3. Develop a CRM super user network.
4. Support data integration projects from other systems.
5. Create and maintain training guides together with standard operating procedures.
6. Create dashboards for different sections within the Charity Team within the system using advanced "find" functionality and data visualisation capabilities within the system.
7. Generate reports and carry out data analysis to ensure the Senior Management Team are able to make data informed strategic decisions.
8. Support the enablement and testing of system upgrades.
9. Work with users to collate system change requests and collate "as work" packages to review systems.
10. Ensure CRM system usage abides by business processes where changes are identified.
11. Ensure the appropriate "thank you" communications are sent to supporters using the appropriate medium and adhering to the agreed KPIs.
12. Monitor adherence to Service Levels/KPIs by other members of the Charity Team.
13. Assist with general clerical work including filing and scanning within the department on an hoc basis.
14. Attend fundraising events to provide assistance when required, occasionally out of normal working hours.

Closing date of applications: 28 October 2024

Interview date: 7 November 2024

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.

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipImpacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers




This advert closes on Sunday 27 Oct 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team. This role works as part of Organisational Development (OD) Team and provides administrative support to UHDB's recognition schemes for example Long Service Awards (LSA). You will be providing support to colleagues across the Trust, whilst supporting the Organisational Development team, Education and Learning team on other schemes of work.



This role requires excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively with all our stakeholders and colleagues. The main duties of the job include:
• Support the OD and Staff Support Administrator with the administration of the Long Service Awards and standard operating procedures.
• To develop and maintain relationships with the OD and Staff Support Administrator and wider Learning and Education and OD team.
• To undertake all necessary admin associated with the Trust’s schemes. Including maintaining filing systems and files on Excel, Word, Acrobat (PDF), ESR, external provider’s portals, paper-based orders, and maintaining the Long Service Awards pages on Net-i.
• Provide administrative support in own departmental area, including undertake general administration duties in respect of own department requirements i.e. diary management, organising associated activities/paperwork.



Closing date of applications: 27 October 2024

Interview date: 13 November 2024









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.



Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipImpacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers


This advert closes on Sunday 27 Oct 2024

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.


We are looking for a Locum Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, with additional interest in Anaesthesia. Applicants will join an established, enthusiastic team of 10 Consultants in Intensive Care Medicine to develop an expanded Consultant workforce, which will allow us to deliver a number of service improvements.

We are a 20-bed mixed-dependency unit admitting 1200-1400 patients per year from a variety of specialties, including a regional gynaecological cancer service, maxillofacial surgery, urology and vascular surgery.

The unit is supported by a 16-bed Surgical Step-Down unit, staffed by the Department of Anaesthesia, which admits higher-risk patients during the perioperative period as well as a respiratory support unit and a medical high-dependency unit. We are also well-supported by the Critical Care Outreach Service and a dedicated team of Specialty Doctors and Associate Specialists. Our existing Consultant team have interests in echocardiography, ultrasound, medico-legal issues, and high-fidelity simulation. We are fortunate enough to have a simulation suite within the ICU.

This is a 12 month fixed term post commencing in January 2025.

Interview dates will be arranged to suit potential candidates.

This is a full-time 10PA post but any candidate who wishes to work less than full time will be considered and supported, taking into account service needs. Additional sessions may be available on request.

The unit is well supported by middle grade & trainee cover both in and out of hours.



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, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per 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.

The Adult ICU at the Royal Derby Hospitals a new, customised PFI build with 20 beds rated Good in a recent CQC report. We admit over 1200 patients per year with a 60:40 split of medical to surgical admissions, 90 % of these being emergency admissions. We are a busy general ICU. The hospital provides a tertiary support service for hepatic and renal patients and in addition offers primary coronary angioplasty. We have a purpose built ICU with state of the art ultrasound, echo and imaging hardware and software. We are accredited for advanced training in Intensive Care medicine.

We introduced point of care echocardiography into our ICU 7 years ago and have developed a comprehensive echo service for our unit. We have two echo machines on the unit with TOE and TTE capability. In addition we have Echo PACS available on the unit to review all existing scans. We have a TTE and TOE high fidelity simulator that we use for staff training and to help deliver our nationally advertised ICU echocardiography course.

ICU consultants will have office space on the unit and there is shared secretarial support.


This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Oct 2024

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.


We are looking for a Locum Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine, with additional interest in Anaesthesia. Applicants will join an established, enthusiastic team of 10 Consultants in Intensive Care Medicine to develop an expanded Consultant workforce, which will allow us to deliver a number of service improvements.

We are a 20-bed mixed-dependency unit admitting 1200-1400 patients per year from a variety of specialties, including a regional gynaecological cancer service, maxillofacial surgery, urology and vascular surgery.

The unit is supported by a 16-bed Surgical Step-Down unit, staffed by the Department of Anaesthesia, which admits higher-risk patients during the perioperative period as well as a respiratory support unit and a medical high-dependency unit. We are also well-supported by the Critical Care Outreach Service and a dedicated team of Specialty Doctors and Associate Specialists. Our existing Consultant team have interests in echocardiography, ultrasound, medico-legal issues, and high-fidelity simulation. We are fortunate enough to have a simulation suite within the ICU.

This is a 12 month fixed term post commencing in January 2025.

Interview dates will be arranged to suit potential candidates.

This is a full-time 10PA post but any candidate who wishes to work less than full time will be considered and supported, taking into account service needs. Additional sessions may be available on request.

The unit is well supported by middle grade & trainee cover both in and out of hours.



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, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per 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.

The Adult ICU at the Royal Derby Hospitals a new, customised PFI build with 20 beds rated Good in a recent CQC report. We admit over 1200 patients per year with a 60:40 split of medical to surgical admissions, 90 % of these being emergency admissions. We are a busy general ICU. The hospital provides a tertiary support service for hepatic and renal patients and in addition offers primary coronary angioplasty. We have a purpose built ICU with state of the art ultrasound, echo and imaging hardware and software. We are accredited for advanced training in Intensive Care medicine.

We introduced point of care echocardiography into our ICU 7 years ago and have developed a comprehensive echo service for our unit. We have two echo machines on the unit with TOE and TTE capability. In addition we have Echo PACS available on the unit to review all existing scans. We have a TTE and TOE high fidelity simulator that we use for staff training and to help deliver our nationally advertised ICU echocardiography course.

ICU consultants will have office space on the unit and there is shared secretarial support.


This advert closes on Friday 27 Sep 2024

We are looking for an ambitious and talented individual who is looking to take the next step in their career as an operational manager in the NHS. As part of the Patient Access leadership team the post holder will provide day to day operational management support to the Centralised Outpatient team at Royal Derby Hospital.



The team is made of c132 WTEs, with a total annual budget of c£2m.



You will therefore need to be a supportive, empowering and engaging line manager able to lead with care to fully engage the team, praising when deserved, but also able to hold to account where appropriate. You will have a track record of demonstrable leadership, being a role model for high quality values and behaviour, and the proven ability to inspire a shared purpose to develop capability through service improvement and transformational change.



This will be a demanding role with influence and impact across the site, so it will require good stakeholder management skills via clear communications and visible leadership.



You will also be joining us at a time of unprecedented change as we look to revolutionise our Outpatient Services, we are currently engaged in an ambitious improvement programme including the introduction of a new electronic patient record systems (EPR). This will require you to have experience and knowledge of effective change management tools and techniques, whilst at the same time ensuring that the patient is at the centre of everything you do.







All functions of general management are expected with the successful candidate being key in helping to deliver a safe and effective patient experience, positive and supportive working culture for our teams.

This role provides senior operational leadership supporting the team. Liaising with the Business Units leadership and clinical teams to deliver safe, effective and high performing services.

The successful individual will perform all functions of a general management role to meet the needs of our patients, services and workforce.

Closing Date: 29 August 2024

Interview Date: 9 September 2024

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, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per 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.

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.



Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or
Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this
post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK
immigration policy | NHS Employers


This advert closes on Thursday 29 Aug 2024

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.


A vacancy has arisen at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton at our Royal Derby Hospital in Specialist Medicine Business unit for a Support Medical Secretary.

We are looking for a full-time team player to join our clinical administration medical secretary team within Neurology, working 37.5 hrs per week. You will be working alongside & supporting other medical and secretaries, within the business unit in respect of their NHS work delivering high quality patient care, so confidentiality and a willingness to learn is essential.

Previous support administration experience, knowledge of the 18 week referral to treatment policy and standards would be an advantageous. If you can type, have good communication and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise your workload and would like to arrange a visit to the department to meet the team, please contact Joanne Parker , Medical Secretary Team Leader on 01332 786478
• Provide effective communication across all boundaries to ensure the delivery of a comprehensive administration service.
• To ensure all enquiries are effectively managed and successfully resolved within a prompt timescales.
• Awareness and understanding of sensitive information, ensuring strict confidentiality at all times.
• Ensure timely delivery of regular and ad hoc, data / information requested by the management team, producing reports as required.
• Use of IT applications to monitor, prepare and validate databases as appropriate.
• To actively participate in regular team and departmental meetings
• Answer telephone queries from patients
• Typing and despatch of clinical correspondence relating to NHS medical patients within the quality standards and time limits as specified.
• Effective liaison with the relevant wards and departments within the hospital and with patients and other health care providers associated with the Consultant, his/her team to ensure a prompt and effective communication system.
• An understanding of the 18-week RTT process and a knowledge of the Trust Patient Access Policy and an agreement to adhered to these policies according to National Trust Guidelines - Training given.

Closing date of applications: 21 July 2024

Interview date: 31 July 2024

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.

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.

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers


This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jul 2024

Do you have a passion for patient safety? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Patient safety Team at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Hospitals NHS FT (UHDB).

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to support the delivery of the patient safety agenda, with particular focus on sepsis, deteriorating patient and falls.

The Patient Safety Support Nurse will support the delivery of the patient safety elements of the Trust strategies, working under the direction of the Patient Safety Practitioner and the Senior Falls Practitioner. This will involve:

Developing a culture of reviewing patient safety incidents to identify learning and lead on improvements.

Providing direction, expertise, advice and support to clinical staff and managers relating to patient safety.

Facilitating and supporting staff in driving forward continuous improvement, embedding a patient safety culture across the organisation.
Promoting innovative and creative approaches to improving clinical quality performance.

Leading on patient safety related projects, ensuring projects are established, run and monitored in line with Trust standards.

Engaging, facilitating and supporting teams to drive forward national and local initiatives to deliver and measure improvements in patient safety.

Closing date of applications: 23 July 2024

Interview date: 8 August 2024

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.

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorshipImpacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers


This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Jul 2024

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.


There is an exciting opportunity for you to become a part of the Neurology team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised and flexible individual to work in our Neurology secretary team. You will need basic administrative experience and to be an approachable, warm and friendly individual for our patients.

The main duties of the role includes:
• Dealing with telephone queries which include highly sensitive information/distressing subjects
• Typing clinical correspondence
• Inputting patient information onto our different systems and supporting the Neurology Team with general administrative duties.

Closing date of applications: 21 July 2024

Interview date: 31 July 2024

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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This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jul 2024

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has one of the largest maternity services in the UK, providing maternity care across Derbyshire and into Staffordshire.

We want to provide woman-centred, family friendly care and offer a range of models of midwifery and obstetric care provision. This includes midwife-led care, continuity of carer models, and specialist care provided by our obstetric teams for women with more complex needs, as well as community midwifery services.

As manager you will provide leadership and management skills to our intrapartum services. You will be required to work clinically to maintain competency and to support professional development within the team. As part of this role you will also be required to support the senior midwife for labour ward and provide support to deputy senior midwives.

This is a full-time position to provide the managerial support and leadership to the service, however there is flexibility in working hours to support your development and your own wellbeing .

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic lead midwife for Intrapartum Care. We are looking for an individual who has experience of managing and leading a team, is committed to continuous development and improvement.

You will work closely with the whole multidisciplinary team including the obstetric labour ward lead consultant, anaesthetic labour ward lead anaesthetist, theatre matron, neonatal lead consultant for neonates, senior midwife for labour ward, intrapartum matron and the senior midwifery team across both sites and support staff in the deliverance of exceptional care together.

If you feel you have the attributes to fulfil this role and are able to rise to the challenges of today's changing maternity climate please call and discuss what could be a fabulous and exciting next step for you. We are going though an exciting period of investment and development at UHDB and would welcome the opportunity to share with you how we envisage this role will develop.

Closing date of applications: 28 December 2023

Interview date: 11 January 2023

At UHDB around 9,000 babies are born across our two sites each year at Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB). We provide antenatal and postnatal care for 11,500 women each year and, at RDH, we offer an alongside birth centre. We support women through low and high-risk care pathways, and some specialty pathways like diabetes and cardiology.

We have staff who are kind, caring and compassionate, and who want to deliver exceptional care together for every person who needs us - and that remains our aspiration.

This is an exciting new era on our maternity improvement journey, following a £5.4million investment into our services to strengthen our workforce, our technology and our processes, so that we can further improve what we do and deliver the best quality care to women and their babies. This is a great opportunity to join UHDB and make a real impact for the women and families we care for. 

As a University Trust we value learning, teaching, and training so that we help you to be the best that you can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, and we always want to treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves.

An extensive induction package is offered to successful candidates joining our Maternity services to ensure you are well supported and have time to adjust to working within our teams.

We have:
• An inclusive and supportive culture - our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks to identify areas for improvement.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Health & Wellbeing Programme which includes a counselling service and a range of activities.
• Staff benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Details of UHDB sites
We have three wards across two sites, with a total of 88 beds for antenatal, postnatal and induction of labour.
At Royal Derby Hospital there are:
• 17 delivery rooms including one pool room and bereavement suite.
• Four bedded Midwife led birth centre.
• Four bedded Obstetric Enhanced Care area and a two bedded assessment bay
Queens Hospital Burton has seven delivery rooms including one pool room and one bereavement suite.
Samuel Johnson Community Hospital is currently does not provide intrapartum care but runs as a community midwifery hub.

Where we are now:
We are focused on making progress in achieving compliance with the immediate and essential actions from Ockenden recommendations, as well as implementing valuable learning from recent external reviews and reports into the service.
We want to:
• Be fully compliant against all national safety measures.
• Embed recommended changes from recent reviews of our service.
• Make sure we communicate well with families, so that every woman feels properly listened to and that we act on their feedback.
• Create the best possible environment at work for our teams to do their job.
• Do the things we have said we will do, including how we make sure we have learned and made changes when something has not gone well.
A lot of work is underway already, and we welcome applications from those who want to be a part of that journey.
If you would like to look around our Maternity Unit and find out more about our Midwifery posts, please contact us.


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This advert closes on Thursday 28 Dec 2023