Head of Specialist Community Nursing

Salary: Agenda for Change, Band 8A - £66,274 - £73,496 pa
Hours: 37.5 hours a week
Tenure: Permanent

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to take up the post of the Head of Specialist Community Nursing.

The Head of Specialist Community Nursing will provide professional leadership to the specialist nursing workforce and work with the Specialist Community Nursing Team Leader to ensure effective operational delivery of services.

Key Responsibilities of the Head of Specialist Community Nursing:

To provide strategic, professional and clinical leadership for the Hospice Specialist Community Nursing Service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, effective and responsive specialist palliative and end-of-life care across the community.
The post holder will lead the development of community nursing services, promote clinical excellence, assure quality and governance, and work collaboratively with local health and social care partners to support delivery of integrated palliative and end-of-life care.
The post holder will contribute to organisational strategy, service transformation and system-wide developments within palliative and end-of-life care.

Skills and Experience Required:

• First-level Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration; Degree in Nursing or relevant healthcare subject; post-registration qualification in Palliative Care, Cancer Care or related speciality; Leadership and management training; CPD evidence
• Strategic leadership; Leading through others; Influencing and negotiation; Data analysis; Written and verbal communication; Organisational skills; Change management; Interpersonal skills
• Significant senior specialist palliative care/community nursing experience; Band 7+ leadership experience; Service development and transformation; Clinical governance; Workforce planning; Partnership working; Budget management

Benefits:

• We match Agenda for Change/NHS terms and conditions for maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
• Length of service for those joining directly from another CQC regulated organisation (NHS, social care, hospice) is recognised in annual leave, maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
• A pension scheme is offered with employer contributions of up to 7.5% or a continuation of your existing NHS pension
• A generous 27 days annual leave increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus bank holidays (any bank holidays worked will be given back in lieu)
• Cycle to work scheme and interest-free season ticket loans available
• Free eyesight test for DSE users and a contribution towards the cost of glasses
• 25% store discount in Trinity shops
• Life assurance cover
• Lots of opportunities to attend exciting and high-profile events e.g. a staff lottery to attend our regular biannual Gala dinner; participating in Royal visits, and the annual summer garden party
• Regular ballots for donated free tickets and prizes
• Access to courses of free counselling

Royal Trinity Hospice is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Everyone at Trinity is treated fairly with dignity and respect irrespective of age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, civil partnership status, disability, nationality, race, religion or belief. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that encourages and supports fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement (FREDIE) in all its forms.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

How to apply

If you have the skills and experience, we're looking for, please complete the online application below.

For an informal chat or visit please contact Isatta Sisay, Director of Patient Services and Chief Nurse

Closing date: Sunday 1 November 2026
Interview date: Monday 9 November 2026

Our commitment to Safer Recruitment

As part of our safer recruitment practices, all successful applicants will be subject to full preemployment check based on the NHS standard which includes DBS, Reference checks and Occupational Health clearance.