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‑centered care for adults with acute and complex needs.
You Will Be
A registered nurse with substantial post‑registration experience, including managing complex clinical caseloads
An inspiring leader with experience supporting diverse multidisciplinary teams
Confident in high‑acuity decision‑making and risk management in community or acute settings
Passionate about transforming care and enabling people to receive safe, effective treatment at home
Able to influence, motivate and shape a positive culture across a growing workforce
If you are passionate about delivering outstanding care, driving innovation, and leading the future of Hospital at Home in Hertfordshire, we would love to hear from you.
In line with the Trust's Organisational Change Management Policy, priority consideration will be given to employees who have been identified as at‑risk**
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
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
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
We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Charlotte Reynolds Job title: Deputy Director of Operations Adult Services Email address: Telephone number:
Jayne Morgan
Assisitant Director of Urgent and Emergncy Care