Job Summary
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 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 who care about 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.
Responsibilities
* 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 in order 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 to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
About us
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.
Hertfordshire Community Trust has a Good CQC rating acquired in May 2020 and we are working towards achieving an Outstanding rating.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
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.
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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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Registered Nurse
* Mentor/Preceptor/998 or equivalent
* Specialist Nursing Practice (District Nursing) Degree or will undertake training
* Nurse Prescribing or will undertake training
* Knowledge of recent developments in NHS
* Knowledge of Evidence based practice
* Evidence of personal development
* Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
Experience Essential
* Evidence of experience at band 5 Community Nurse level
* Management of a team
* Management of change within a complex environmentExperience of teaching others
* Proven leadership ability
* 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 Essential
* Communicating within a multi discipline team
* Be able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Effective interpersonal skills
* Management of change
* Proven leadership ability
* Knowledge of 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 Essential
* 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)
Pay and Contract
Band: 6
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Date posted: 28 October 2025
Reference number: 812-25-JF-CMB6FTC
Job location: Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, School Lane, Welwyn, AL6 9PW
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, School Lane, Welwyn, AL6 9PW
Website: https://www.hct.nhs.uk
Benefits
* In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a maximum payment of £1,915 per annum (pro rata where applicable).
* 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 where applicable)
* Special Leave for family and personal reason
* NHS Car Lease Scheme
* Eye Care Vouchers
* Employee Assistance Programme
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