# Community Specialist Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-specialist-practitioner/67020968-e8d7-4379-a844-fd4e4e7e3f39 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-specialist-practitioner/67020968-e8d7-4379-a844-fd4e4e7e3f39.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - **Town:** Welwyn Garden City - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-17T15:21:25.761Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Cheshunt/Hertfordshire_Community_NHS_Trust/Community_Specialist_Practitioner/Community_Specialist_Practitioner-v8092277 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8092277?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hct.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Be at the heart of our community! A rare opportunity has arisen for a Community Specialist Practitioner within our friendly Community Integrated Care Team in Lower Lea Valley. *Proposed interview date: 13th July 2026* ### Main duties of the job The Specialist Practitioner will work within the Integrated team of Community Nurses, Therapists, CPNs and Social Workers. You will have responsibility for ensuring all health and social care needs are met to improve health outcomes, functional status and quality of life. This will lead to increased patient choice and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and reduce the stay of necessary hospital admissions. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post-holder will be an excellent communicator and work well both individually and within a team. You will be patient focused and have the ability to undertake clinical assessments to arrive at a differential diagnosis, start, plan and evaluate care. You will also have organisational and time management skills and be able to demonstrate leadership skills across the inter-professional team.  An extensive experience of working with older people is required and evidence of continuing professional knowledge and development. 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). 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 £1,845 per annum (pro rata where applicable). Whilst it is 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. We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance. We look forward to hearing from you! Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud. The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose.  We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment. ## Job Details Be at the heart of our community! A rare opportunity has arisen for a Community Specialist Practitioner within our friendly Community Integrated Care Team in Lower Lea Valley. *Proposed interview date: 13th July 2026* ## Job Description The Specialist Practitioner will work within the Integrated team of Community Nurses, Therapists, CPNs and Social Workers. You will have responsibility for ensuring all health and social care needs are met to improve health outcomes, functional status and quality of life. This will lead to increased patient choice and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and reduce the stay of necessary hospital admissions. ## Responsibilities The post-holder will be an excellent communicator and work well both individually and within a team. You will be patient focused and have the ability to undertake clinical assessments to arrive at a differential diagnosis, start, plan and evaluate care. You will also have organisational and time management skills and be able to demonstrate leadership skills across the inter-professional team. An extensive experience of working with older people is required and evidence of continuing professional knowledge and development. 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). 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 £1,845 per annum (pro rata where applicable). Whilst it is 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. We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance. We look forward to hearing from you! Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud. The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment. ## Person Specification ### Other **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) ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Evidence of ability to communicate both verbally and in writing at all levels in multi-disciplinary forum and with users and carers. - Demonstrate competence in ‘top to toe’ assessment - Demonstrate competence in safe medicines prescribing - Demonstrate competence in phlebotomy - Demonstrate competence in administration of intravenous therapy ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Extensive experience working with older people. - Continuing professional knowledge and development. - Experience of teaching and mentorship. - Change management and leadership skills. ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - RN First Level Nurse/AHP. - Community Nursing Qualification or equivalent post registration advanced AHP qualification. - Specialist Practitioner or equivalent AHP. - Independent Nurse Prescriber – mandatory to pass and practice. - Demonstrates a high level of relevant clinical experience. ## Documents - [hct benefits (pdf, 588.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2511) - [job description (pdf, 400.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10385648) - [recruitment guide for candidates (pdf, 303.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2407) - [job description supplementary information (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2599) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.