Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

ECT Lead Nurse

The closing date is 10 July 2025

Job summary

To be a fundamental part of the organisation and delivery of Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT) service to patients.

To monitor patients' physical health and identify early signs of deterioration.

To coordinate the booking of ECT treatment sessions in coordination with the patient and the members of the clinical team.

To monitor patients for adverse effects before, during and after receiving ECT treatment.

To provide medical interventions in an emergency including management of cardiac arrest, seizure and syncope. To be part of the team to deliver immediate life support to patients in the event of serious complications.

To follow established ECT protocols and clinical governance procedures.

To communicate effectively with the ECT Leads and other members of the team locally and other sites.

To feed into the multi-disciplinary meetings at ward level working in partnership with multi-disciplinary colleagues within mental health in-patient wards, community mental health, pathways and acute hospital and other care environments.

Demonstrate knowledge of the risks and benefits of ECT the procedure for the administration of ECT including pre-treatment preparations and procedure for patients requiring outpatient ECT.

Main duties of the job

To be an integral part of the delivery of ECT.

To coordinate referrals and booking of ECT.

To provide ongoing support to patients while receiving ECT.

To liaise with patient's community or inpatient teams to update treatment process and make entries on electronic patient records.

To proactively engage and work with patients to ensure that all treatment sessions are administered in a safe manner.

To proactively engage and work with other professionals within the ECT team, the community teams and ward staff to ensure safe and effective delivery of treatment.

To develop professional relationships with other members of the research team and staff in the neuroimaging facility and collaborative research sites.

To prioritise, monitor and administer own workload.

To participate in continuing professional development programs.

To provide supervision to staff within the department.

To work with the Royal College of Psychiatrists to ensure that standards for ECT are upheld.

To ensure robust governance arrangements are in place for the safe delivery of treatment

Support with the order of supplies for the ECT department.

To work with patients and carers to improve their experience of treatment.

  • To provide education on ECT to other teams.

About us

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."

Benefits include:

  • Commitment to flexible working where possible
  • 27 days' annual leave per 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
  • Derbyshire Healthcare supports several specialist staff network groups to reflect its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. These include the Disability and Wellness group, Multi-Faith forum, BME staff support network, LGBT+ staff support network, Christian network, Women's network and Armed Forces network.
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities

Details

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

383-ACA-5848-25

Job locations

Radbourne Unit, Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter New Road

Derby

DE22 3WQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification

Essential and desirable qulifications and experience

Essential

  • Must have NMC registration
  • Experience of working with acute mental health settings

Desirable

  • Highly developed clinical reasoning skills and ability to conduct risk assessments
  • Trained in ILS

Essential and desirable qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse

Desirable

  • A strong knowledge of ECT, associated policies and guidance including national guidance
Person Specification

Essential and desirable qulifications and experience

Essential

  • Must have NMC registration
  • Experience of working with acute mental health settings

Desirable

  • Highly developed clinical reasoning skills and ability to conduct risk assessments
  • Trained in ILS

Essential and desirable qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse

Desirable

  • A strong knowledge of ECT, associated policies and guidance including national guidance

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).

Additional information

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

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Radbourne Unit, Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter New Road

Derby

DE22 3WQ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Radbourne Unit, Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter New Road

Derby

DE22 3WQ


Employer's website

http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Area Service Manager

Rebecca Lee

rebecca.lee38@nhs.net

07385427396

Details

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

383-ACA-5848-25

Job locations

Radbourne Unit, Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter New Road

Derby

DE22 3WQ


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