Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
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DCHS cares for patients across a wide range of services and locations, including 10 community hospitals and 28 health centres, as well as from patients’ own homes, GP practices, schools, and care homes. They serve a patient population of more than 1.1 million people across Derbyshire and Derby, which, in combination with over 4,000 employees, ranks the trust as one of the largest providers of specialist community health services in the country.
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Your career at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
In a bid to future-proof your career, the trust boasts a digital transformation programme as well as contemporary ways of working, meaning they’re able to deliver high quality virtual care via remote consultations, where clinically appropriate.
As an employee at DCHS, you will be joining an organisation that has recently been ranked as the third best nationally in the Financial Times’ ‘Britain’s Healthiest Workplaces’ survey, as voted by their own staff (in the large organisations category).
On top of this, the trust was rated ‘Outstanding’ overall by the Care Quality Commission in September 2019, and are now integral to the Joined Up Care Derbyshire (JUCD) partnership of health and social care organisations working ever more closely as an Integrated Care System.
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Trust vision and mission
DCHS provides personalised and safe community-based health services that enrich the lives of local people and communities.
Vision: to see the health of local communities improve through partnership working, putting people at the centre, and looking to the future.
Mission: to improve the health and wellbeing of local people and communities through personalised, safe, and effective community-based services.
Living and working in Derbyshire
Living and working in Derbyshire offers a perfect blend of city and country living, blessed with the natural beauty of the Peak District National Park (the world’s second-most visited National Park) and a thriving culture, with history and heritage at its heart.
Many of Derbyshire’s most desirable living locations such as Bakewell, Buxton, Castleton, and picturesque villages like Tissington, Edale, and Hathersage, lie within the UK’s first National Park’s boundaries, providing plentiful opportunities for stunning hikes and outdoor activities.
There are also many options for those looking for a thrill, from experiencing the exhilaration of driving a supercar at Donington racetrack, to hang-gliding at Derbyshire Flying Centre and exploring the underground cave network of the Peak District -there is something for everyone. Alton Towers, the UK’s biggest theme park, is also just 45 minutes away.
Towns such as Chesterfield are often referred to as a ‘gateway to the North’, with neighbouring Sheffield just a 15-minute train journey away. Major cities such as Nottingham, Leicester, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham are all in commutable distance, meaning you’re never too far from where you need to be.
Trust values
- To get the basics right – for each other, local people and communities
- To act with compassion and respect – for each other, local people and communities
- To make a positive difference – for each other, local people and communities
- To value and develop teamwork – with our partners and within DCHS
- To value diversity and inclusivity – of each other, local people and communities
