Are you an experienced, dynamic and compassionate clinical leader looking to shape the future of urgent community care? We are seeking an exceptional Lead Nurse to join our expanding Hospital at Home service – a pioneering model delivering hospital‑level care in the comfort of patients' own homes. You will provide expert clinical leadership across the Hospital at Home service, ensuring safe, effective and person‑centred care for adults with acute and complex needs.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide visible clinical leadership to nursing teams across all localities.
* Ensure high standards of assessment, clinical decision‑making and personalised care planning.
* Lead on quality improvement, governance and patient safety across the service.
* Work collaboratively with GPs, ACPs, therapists, paramedics and system partners.
* Support delivery of pathways including frailty, respiratory, heart failure, infection management and 2‑hour UCR response.
* Drive clinical supervision, competency frameworks and professional development.
* Contribute to service strategy, workforce planning and innovation.
* Represent the service at Trust‑level governance and system‑wide meetings.
* Promote a culture of empowerment, accountability and continuous improvement.
* Lead with proactivity, compassion and collaboration, providing visible clinical leadership across the system.
* Ensure robust systems and processes are in place to meet strategic objectives and drive continuous improvement in service delivery.
* Lead the nursing workforce, including triage and remote monitoring teams.
* Collaborate with locality managers to optimise face‑to‑face care delivery.
* Shape service transformation through proactive care models and integrated pathways.
* Oversee recruitment, retention and professional development of clinical staff.
* Promote innovation, quality improvement and best practice in patient care.
* Build strong partnerships with stakeholders and represent Hospital @Home at system‑level forums.
* Ensure compliance with governance, policy updates and continuous performance improvement.
* Maintain accountability for clinical governance in partnership with the Clinical Director.
* Drive innovation and integration across urgent and emergency care services.
* Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, represent Hospital @Home at system‑level forums.
* Promote quality improvement using the Trust's Quality Wheel process, oversee audit planning and ensure clinicians actively participate in performance reviews.
* Foster a positive working environment that prioritises health, wellbeing and safety for all staff.
* Act promptly when professional standards fall short, managing employee relations matters in line with Trust policies and supporting staff through coaching and mentoring.
* Maintain personal and professional development, encourage staff training and embed a culture of learning and improvement.
About the Role
You will be working in close partnership with the Clinical and Operational Lead as part of the Hospital @Home Triumvirate to ensure resources are utilised effectively while delivering high‑quality, safe and efficient care to patients in their homes across East and North Hertfordshire. Working as part of a triumvirate leadership model, you will collaborate with operational and medical leads to drive quality, innovation and workforce development.
You will also be expected to work clinically as part of the role, leading with proactivity, compassion and collaboration, providing visible clinical leadership across the system.
We Offer
A great place to work with many benefits for your well‑being. We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision – outstanding services and healthier communities. Our staff are proud to be innovative, caring and agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.
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