Clinical Lead

NHS; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Nurse to support individuals with complex care needs. The ideal candidate will validate Continuing Healthcare applications, manage cases, and provide professional advice. This full-time position offers a salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per annum and is based in Welwyn Garden City with possibility of travel to other sites.

Qualifications

• Current UK Registration as a Nurse.
• Experience in the NHS/public body.
• Knowledge of Continuing Healthcare and NHS policies.

Responsibilities

• Validate applications for Continuing Healthcare from practitioners.
• Act as a link for service users and carers.
• Manage cases within the All Age Continuing Care caseload.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical ability

Planning skills

Autonomy

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult or Mental Health)

Degree in relevant subject

Post-graduate degree in Management Studies

Job description

Job summary

Herts & West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) is looking for an experienced Nurse who has specialised knowledge and experience of working with individuals with complex care needs. You will have worked in either a specialised or community setting with experience of the Continuing Healthcare process.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for validating applications received from a variety of practitioners recommending people for Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care and act as a link person for continuing care service users and carers.

The post holder will be the case manager for people who are within the All Age Continuing Care [AACC] caseload and will provide professional advice to patients, carers and multi-agency colleagues.

The role will require a high level of communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work supportively and effectively with individuals and their families ensuring that they are fully involved throughout the process.

If you have the energy, enthusiasm, values and drive that are required for this post we invite you to apply.

About us

NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the local NHS organisation that plans and oversees how NHS money is spent and makes sure health services work well and are of high quality.

The ICB\'s role is to join up health and care services, improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities for the 1.6 million people who live in Hertfordshire and West Essex.

It\'s an exciting time for us and we\'re looking for people who enjoy working in a fast-paced, vibrant environment that can help us achieve our aim.

So if you share our passion for people and want to make a positive change to their health and health services then we want to hear from you.

The position is based at our Welwyn Garden City site. Travel to other offices located at Hemel Hempstead and Harlow may also be required.

Details

Date posted: 30 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum plus fringe allowance

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 468-HWE472-A

Job locations: Various Sites; Welwyn Garden City; AL8 6JL

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role please see the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse (Adult or Mental Health) - with current registration
• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• Post-graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent

Experience and Knowledge Essential

• Experience of working in the NHS/public body
• Evidence of working knowledge of CHC
• Excellent understanding of the current issues impacting on the NHS, governance, policy and an experience of its implications so as to interpret and communicate them locally
• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
• Demonstrated experience of coordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
• Experience of managing risks and reporting

Communication Skills Essential

• Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders

Analytical Essential

• Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
• Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making

Planning Skills Essential

• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.

Autonomy Essential

• Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales

Other information

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the DBS will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details: NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (468). Address: Various Sites, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JL. Website: NHS ICB.