Hospital Home Specialist Practioner | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Welwyn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Welwyn is seeking a Community B6 Nurse to join their Hospital at Home team. The role involves working closely with multidisciplinary teams to support patients with complex needs, aiming to prevent hospital admissions. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a valid driving license. Benefits include a supportive team, professional development opportunities, and generous holiday entitlement.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Professional development

27–33 days holiday

NHS Car Lease Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Must be able to work autonomously.
• Full valid driving licence and access to a car for business use.
• Experience in community nursing services is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to multidisciplinary teams in admission prevention services.
• Supervise nursing teams and learners as required.
• Evaluate individualised nursing care to community patients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Commitment and flexibility

Understanding of professional and community issues

Job description

We are excited to offer a Community B6 Nurse post to join our growing Hospital at Home team. The successful candidate will work closely and collaboratively with our award winning Integrated Care team, GP’s and other providers to support a range of patients with complex needs to remain in their own home, avoiding hospital admission where possible following agreed pathways to manage acute illness and manage long term conditions.

Candidate Profile

• 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).

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.

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 please make your application as soon as possible, as the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date if a high level of interest develops.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to a team of multidisciplinary professionals providing clinical health and social care in admission prevention / avoidance service.
• Set and maintain standards of care and to deploy, coordinate, and supervise the nursing team and learners as required.
• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised nursing care to patients living in the community.
• Be responsible for the accurate maintenance of patient and other records.
• Participate in the long‑term management of patients within the locality.
• Have continued responsibility for a defined caseload.

While 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.

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This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025.