We have an exceptional opportunity for experienced healthcare professionals to join our Community Nursing Teams in Bracknell as Community Matron.
As a key member of an integrated community nursing team, you will play a pivotal role in managing a complex caseload of high-risk patients. Using your advanced clinical skills and clinical reasoning, you will deliver high-quality patient-centred care.
You will work with patients to promote shared decision-making regarding their care plans, encourage them to make informed decisions about their health, and self-manage long-term conditions with the aim to prevent hospital admissions.
This is a full-time role within a service that operates 7 days a week. The position includes a requirement to work some late shifts, one weekend every eight weeks, and rotational bank holidays.
If you are a passionate, skilled professional looking to make a significant impact within a supportive and forward-thinking team, we encourage you to apply.
Join us and help shape the future of community healthcare!
Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early.
Main duties of the job
Working comprehensively to manage complex patients within the community nursing team and alongside key stakeholders, contributing to improved health outcomes and enhanced quality of life for patients with multiple chronic conditions.
Take a leading role in the care of patients with complex needs, mentor junior team members, and support the team with scheduled caseload management.
As the senior nurse, support the community nursing team using independent prescribing and advanced assessment skills to provide expert care whilst supporting scheduled caseloads. It is therefore essential that you hold a Nurse Independent and Supplementary Prescriber Qualification.
You will need to hold a valid UK driving license and have access to a vehicle suitable for work purposes or be able to travel as needed to meet the demands of the service. Please note that some office locations and client sites may not be accessible by public transport.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
* Caring for and about you is our top priority
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services
* Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
* Flexible working options to support work-life balance
* 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
* Excellent learning and career development opportunities
* 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
* Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
* Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
* Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment, and armed forces community to support equality
* Generous maternity, paternity, adoption, and special leave
* Free parking across Trust sites
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
* Able to use advanced assessment skills and expert knowledge to perform comprehensive assessments of physical, mental health, and social care needs that address the combined impact of all of the patient's conditions in order to improve health outcomes and quality of life.
* To exercise leadership and judgment to ensure good clinical practices and maintain high standards of care and review these at regular intervals.
* Able to identify and plan preventative measures and anticipatory care needs.
* Have a high level of clinical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills.
For further information about the role, please see the attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you're someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
* Registered General Nurse.
* Post registration Advanced Clinical Study e.g. diagnostic reasoning.
* Non-medical Prescriber Level 6/7.
* Current NMC Registration.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Experience of teaching, mentoring, supervising.
* Qualification in teaching and assessing.
* To have undertaken study at master's level or willing to do so.
Previous Experience
* Substantial post registration.
* Experience of working in primary or community health setting.
* Experience of complex case management.
* Extensive knowledge of older people's and long-term conditions agenda.
* Demonstrate a high level of clinical skills.
* Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, history taking, pharmacology, pathophysiology, etc.
* Experience of instigating and interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plans of care for patients.
* Experience of promoting self-care.
* Experience of multi-agency working across service interfaces.
* Evidence of NHS structure and leadership initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Research awareness skills.
* Evidence of undertaking audit and developing action plans.
* Able to communicate highly complex information situations including where there are barriers to understanding.
* Ability to lead and participate in the integration of multi-agency services.
* Able to analyse and use information to inform practice and service needs.
* Demonstrates motivation, reliability, and commitment to team working.
* Ability to prescribe/de-prescribe within competency framework.
Additional requirements
* Must have a UK driving licence with access to a car for work purposes.
* Ability to drive to multiple sites across Berkshire.
* Able to work bank holidays, weekends, and unsocial hours to meet service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£48,270 to £54,931 a year per annum, pro rata (incl of HCAS)
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