Lead Transition Nurse

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Transition Nurse Specialist to lead and coordinate care for young people moving from children's to adult services. Working across health, social care, education and community partners, you will ensure seamless, person-centred transitions that support independence, self-management and positive long-term health outcomes.

You will manage a specialist caseload of young people with complex needs, act as a key point of contact for families and professionals, and provide expert assessment, care coordination and clinical leadership. The role offers the opportunity to influence service development, reduce health inequalities, improve patient experience and deliver education and support to patients, families and healthcare professionals.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse with excellent communication, leadership and partnership-working skills who is passionate about improving outcomes for young people as they transition into adult services.

"(Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 22/09/2026)" Coordinating complex transition pathways across multiple agencies and services.

Providing specialist assessment, care planning and case management.

Supporting young people and families to develop confidence, independence and self-management skills.

Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care.

Leading service improvement, education, audit and quality initiatives.

Promoting safeguarding, patient advocacy and equitable access to services.

This role involves working across a range of acute, community and educational settings, with regular travel required across the locality.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Edgington Job title: Head of Planned care Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07880600293