Team Up Derbyshire

Join our team

Home is where the heart is and that is where we are focusing new health and care services for people who are currently unable to leave their home without support.

Home visiting services are being established across Derby and Derbyshire with teams of different professionals providing the appropriate care.

These services ensure that people are better supported (in residential care or their own homes) and help avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

Home visiting services are being run in the city and county by primary care networks (PCNs) as part of Team Up Derbyshire.

Team Up is creating one team across health and social care in Derby and Derbyshire who see all the people in a neighbourhood who are currently unable to leave home without support. This involves a teaming up of existing services and the creation of additional capacity – with general practice, community care, mental health care, adult social care and the voluntary and community sector all working together and with their local communities.

We now have opportunities to join our team across Derby and Derbyshire, amazing roles with flexible working in great locations, where you can provide the dedicated care our residents need.

Details of latest vacancies are published on the X (formerly Twitter) feed of the Careers Team at Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

Countryside and city attractions of living and working in Derbyshire

Working in Derbyshire
Why work with us?

New opportunities and new ways of working await. We are transforming, integrating and improving services across health and social care. As a result, you will get the time you need to provide dedicated, holistic, person-centred care.

There are roles across the area to progress your career with employers keen to support your skills, training and continuous professional development. There are ways to re-train, re-skill and take on new roles. With a wide variety of employers and employment sites, there is the potential for a flexible portfolio career – taking on the hours and responsibilities you want, to balance careers, family and lifestyle.

PCNs are currently recruiting for three key roles within their home visiting services:

Community GPs

Advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs)

Enhanced clinical practitioners (ECPs)

Many people who join Team Up talk about the benefits of being able to spend more time with their patient – rather than the constant pressure of general practice. Team Up team members are encouraged to take a considered, holistic view of the person needing their help, putting in the appropriate support as required. Team Up encourages team members to take a person-centred, strengths-based approach. It’s better for the people requiring their care – and it’s more rewarding for professionals.
Living in Derbyshire

Culture, shops, sport, the great outdoors – it’s all on your doorstep.

From the lively urban attractions of Derby and major towns to the tranquillity of the Peak District National Park, this area has it all.

It’s also one of the more affordable areas of the country – so your salary will go further, whether that’s money on your mortgage or the latest fashions in your wardrobe. Average house prices for example are below the national average in Derby and Derbyshire.

There are excellent transport links through the county. Direct rail services connect Derby to London in under two hours. 80% of the population are within a two-hour drive from Derby – great for visiting friends, family, customers and suppliers. Heading away on holiday? East Midlands Airport is just down the road.

The arts are well catered for throughout the region with venues such as Buxton Opera House, Derby Quad and the Joseph Wright Gallery at Derby Museum.

Cultural attractions include Chatsworth House, Haddon Hall and Kedleston Hall. For the more active, there are tourist attractions such as Heights of Abraham in Matlock Bath and thrill-seekers will always enjoy a trip into Staffordshire to experience Alton Towers.

For sports fans, you can follow the football at Derby’s Pride Park, Burton Albion or Chesterfield, watch Derbyshire County Cricket, enjoy track cycling at Derby Velodrome, or there’s motor sports at Donington Park.

There are also plenty of opportunities for getting out and about in the countryside, including running, mountain biking, caving and kayaking.

For learners, there are a number of well-respected schools and colleges throughout the area. The University of Derby, with campuses in Derby, Buxton and Chesterfield, offers gold-standard higher education.

What’s it like working here?

There is no typical day as every day is different. That’s what makes the job so satisfying.

We are supportive and love to teach and train.

We have access to clinical mentorship and support.

There are trainees already within the team and progression is encouraged.

Fantastic all-round team support where your views and opinions are valued.

Working as a community GP in Team Up

Our survey of GP practices heard that…

83% of respondents said the Team Up home visiting service freed up GP capacity.

“The service is invaluable to assist with the unmanageable demands… There’s no way we could revert back to managing our own home visits.”

83% of respondents said the Team Up home visiting service enabled housebound patients to be seen earlier in the day.

“Team Up have provided follow-up for patients where needed to help with consistency of care and reduce hospital admissions.”

67% of respondents said the Team Up home visiting service had provided more time to care for patients.

“The home visiting service has made a huge difference in allowing clinical staff to have more time to see and speak to more patients in the practice.”

Get in touch

If you have any questions about working in the NHS and social care in Derby and Derbyshire, please contact the Careers team at Joined Up Care Derbyshire who should be able to point you in the right direction.

Email: ddicb.joinedupcareers@nhs.net
Write: Joined Up Careers Derbyshire, First Floor, Cardinal Square, 10 Nottingham Road, Derby DE1 3QT