Job Introduction
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Clinical Service Lead-Community Nursing
Location: Main bases in Chesterfield and Derby, travel across different peripheral bases across Derbyshire
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Pay: £47440 per annum
At DHU Healthcare, every role matters. We’re a not-for-profit team driven by compassion and respect, where your voice is heard and your growth truly matters. Join us and be part of something bigger. For you, for them, with us.
With us, every moment matters. Our UEC teams deliver expert care 24/7, working together to respond quickly when it’s needed most.
Why does your role matter?
The Clinical Service Lead (Community Nursing Care) will support the wider leadership team within urgent care working alongside the Clinical Director, Deputy Clinical Director & Head of Palliative and Community Nursing in the delivery of Community Nursing Care services across Derbyshire. The post holder will provide professional clinical and operational leadership to an integrated team ensuring that processes are in place to support the achievement of organisational goals, a culture of patient safety and high standards of care delivery.
The post holder will work blended hours during the week. This will include 30 in-hours and 7.5 clinical out-of-hours per week within the service. This will ensure a visible presence to support both clinical and operational teams.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Provide visible, compassionate, and effective clinical leadership across the Palliative Care service, fostering a culture where roles, responsibilities, and professional accountability are clearly understood and staff are empowered to deliver high‑quality care.
- Support the Senior Leadership Team to ensure services operate efficiently, meet contractual and commissioning requirements, and align with organisational priorities.
- Lead the ongoing review, development, and implementation of palliative care clinical pathways, ensuring compliance with quality standards, national guidance, and agreed key performance indicators.
- Provide expert clinical oversight and contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of clinical standards and best practice, using evidence‑based decision‑making and sound clinical judgement.
- Contribute to service development initiatives, ensuring agreed changes are implemented effectively and evaluated for impact and patient outcomes.
- Support delivery of CQUINs and other quality initiatives relevant to palliative and end‑of‑life care.
We’ll support your health, happiness and future with benefits
that put you first:
• Access to the NHS pension scheme (we’ll also honour
your existing NHS pension pot and holiday entitlement if
you’re transferring)
• Wellbeing support
• Flexible working options
• Career growth and development opportunities
For more information on the full range of benefits available
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(link to – https://dhucareers.com/working-us/our-benefits)
With us, development is part of our culture. From essential training and apprenticeships to supportive leadership and career pathways, we’ll help you grow in ways that matter to you. Because when our people thrive, so do our patients and communities.
The best care comes from teams where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome colleagues from all backgrounds and proudly support Veterans, Reservists and military families. Inclusion and belonging are central to who we are, and together, we make the difference.
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