Job summary
- Main area
- NMC or HCPC registered.
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 812-25-GS-CPA-7
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Howard Court
- Town
- 14 Tewin Road, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata per annum + HCA Allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Lead Professional Advocate
Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for a kind and compassionate Professional Advocate (PA) to support our community staff. You will be a visible role model, aiding and providing restorative supervision to any staff working within our services. This role is pivotal in enhancing staff wellbeing, resilience, and professional development through the A-EQUIP model (Advocating and Empowering for Quality Improvement).
*Proposed interview date: 07-Oct-2025*
Main duties of the job
As our Lead Professional Advocate, you will:
- Deliver restorative clinical supervision to staff, particularly for staff new to working in the community.
- Support staff with professional and personal challenges, including clinical incidents, team dynamics, stress, and burnout.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across primary, acute, and integrated care settings.
- Lead and contribute to quality improvement initiatives and evaluation of the Professional Advocate service.
- Be a visible leader, providing assurance to community matrons and heads of nursing that staff support is being delivered consistently
- Have a passion for improving the working lives of staff and the quality of patient care.
Working for our organisation
What we offer
- A supportive network of Professional Advocates in the Trust
- Regular supervision and coaching
- Access to further development and regional networking activities
- Career development opportunities including “Walk in My Shoes” experiences
You can apply to Access to Work to get money for communication support at a job interview - please use this link for more information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work
You need to apply before the interview takes place.
Face-to-face interviews will be held on 7th October 2025 at Howard Court, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BW
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the job description and main responsibilities, please see Job Description attached.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- • Registered healthcare professional
- • Completed recognised Professional Advocate programme at Level 7
- • The postholder is required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Abbe Robertson
- Job title
- Nursing Workforce Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07918 490288
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