Clinical Lead East

Main area Community Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 10 months (until 1st September 2027) Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full time) Job
-HR919-26

Site Constantine House Town Ipswich Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 08:00 Interview date 16/10/2026

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.

The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the IP4 Ipswich East Integrated Neighbourhood Team, based at Constantine House (IP1 2DH
). This a fixed term, full time 10 month post for a Band 7 Lead Community Nurse.

The role will involve day to day leadership and management of the Nursing team, passing on knowledge and advice, service development opportunities and enhancing clinical leadership skills.

You will support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service and provide professional leadership for the staff employed within the nursing service based within the team.

You will be primarily working alongside the 3 other established band 7 nurse leads in Area 4 (Ipswich East and West INT), with the additional support of the Integrated Neighbourhood Team Manager and as a triumvirate with the Therapy and Social Care Leads within the team.

Applications are invited from experienced Nurses who hold the District Nurse Specialist Practice qualification and have experience working at a band 6.

Please see the attached Job description for further details regarding the essential criteria.

• Responsibility for the provision of nursing services within the Integrated team to the local community. Including the development and implementation of new initiatives within nursing services here in Ipswich East.
• Responsibility to support, maintain and develop best practice among the team to ensure quality care provision to patients and their carers and families.
• Responsibility to manage and oversee the complex cases liaising with specialist services and multidisciplinary team to ensure a coordinated care approach for patients while supporting staff to feel able and confident to care for such complexity of patient need.
• Ability to act as a role model motivating and empowering staff within the Nursing and wider INT team.
• Expectation to support further development of the Integrated Team welcoming new services and staff joining the team. Working professionally with different disciplines, professionals and organisations to achieve the best patient outcomes.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff…