• Provide clinical support and direction to community nursing staff within the locality by sharing theirexpertise.
• Works alongside the Operational Team Lead to ensure staff are competent in their role andnew staffand inducted and supported to reach competencyrequiredfor their role.
• Implementing evidence-based practice to ensure best patient care.
• The function of the Clinical Lead is to provide enhanced clinical support andexpertiseto the patients within their locality.
• Hold a Specialist Community Nursing Qualification.
• Hold an Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) or being to undertake within 12 months in post.
• Promoting a service which prevents patients from having inappropriate or unscheduled hospital admissions and helpsfacilitatehospital discharge.
• Ensure care in their locality is based on sound assessment and care planning processes.
• I.T. literate to support staff transitioning to mobile working.
• Positively represent the service both internally and externally. Communicatehighly complexinformation using informal and formal means to ensure people are fully informed of the service.
• Ensure thatappropriate Statutoryand mandatory training has been undertaken by all team members.
• Responsible for the retention and recruitment, induction, personal and professional development of staff.
• Monitor clinical supervision, induction,preceptorshipand development of staff.
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
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• 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
The “must haves” for this role:
• Qualified Nurse
• Extensive community experience
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience of change management.
For further information about the role, please see 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.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Jan 2025
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