Main area: Case Management Nurse Grade Band 6, Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Entitlement to HCA). Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Shifts include weekends and working to 22:00). Job ref: 812-25-JF-CMB6FTC.
* Full time
* Part time
Employer: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, Site: NHS, Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Town: Welwyn. Salary £38,682 – £46,580 per annum pro rata (Yearly). Closing 08/11/2025 23:59.
Caseload Manager
Band 6
Job overview
Could you be part of an innovative, caring and agile Community Nursing team? Do you want to work as part of an award‑winning team?
Welwyn and Hatfield Integrated Care Team are winners of the Hertfordshire Community Trust Leading Lights awards for Demonstrating Fantastic Patient Care.
We are looking to recruit a dynamic and motivated nurse with proven community experience to lead and supervise the team in delivering high‑quality nursing care across the Welwyn and Hatfield locality to prevent admission to hospital, facilitate discharge, deliver planned nursing intervention and manage long‑term conditions.
The successful candidate would be supported to develop skills and join a team who are committed to demonstrating the trust values, caring for each other as well as their patients. We work collaboratively with our partnership organisations across East and North ICB, Hertfordshire Foundation Trust and Hertfordshire County Council.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be:
* Part of a large integrated community team of Band 7, Band 6, Band 5, Band 4 and Band 3 nurses.
* Demonstrate an understanding of current professional and community issues.
* Must have commitment and flexibility to be innovative and responsive to continual developments within community nursing services.
* Must be able to work autonomously and possess excellent communication skills.
* Have a full valid driving licence and access to a car for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
In return for this we offer you:
* Basic salary + High‑Cost‑Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary, maximum £1,915 per annum (pro‑rata).
* Professional development in both clinical and leadership programmes
A friendly and supportive team
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro‑rata).
* Special Leave for family and personal reasons.
* NHS Car Lease Scheme.
* Eye Care Vouchers.
* Employee Assistance Programme.
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. We put our patients, families, and carers at the centre of our vision – Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile. We have a Good CQC rating as of May 2020 and are working towards Outstanding. We welcome diversity and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds. The vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please apply soon.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Provide support to a multidisciplinary team providing clinical, health and social care in admission prevention / avoidance service.
* Set and maintain standards of care and, if required, deploy, coordinate and supervise the nursing team and learners.
* Be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to community patients.
* Maintain accurate patient records.
* Participate in long‑term management of patients in the locality.
* Have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID‑19.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse.
* Mentor/Preceptor/998 or equivalent.
* Specialist Nursing Practice (District Nursing) Degree or willingness to undertake training.
* Nurse Prescribing or willingness to undertake training.
* Knowledge of recent NHS developments.
* Knowledge of evidence‑based practice.
* Evidence of personal development.
* Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct.
Experience
* Evidence of experience at Band 5 Community Nurse level.
* Management of a team.
* Management of change within a complex environment.
* Experience of teaching others.
* Proven clinical skill at Senior Community Nursing level.
* Experience of participating in investigation / management of complaints.
* Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace.
Skills
* Communicating within a multi‑disciplinary team.
* Ability to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Effective interpersonal skills.
* Management of change.
* Negotiation skills.
* Understanding of current political and policy context in Primary Health Care.
* Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications.
* Evidence of expertise in clinical skills.
* Knowledge of research processes.
Other requirements
* Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. All new appointments (excluding Medical & Dental roles) are subject to a 26‑week probation period.
We are proud to be an armed‑forces‑friendly employer and support the employment of the armed‑forces community, including veterans, spouses and partners.
Applications from qualified job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to you meeting the minimum criteria of the role and salary threshold.
In submitting an application, you authorise Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter‑Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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