Consultant Nurse for Community Nursing | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £66,653 - £77,094 per annum (incl HCA)s) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2025 |
| Location: | Bracknell, RG12 2UT |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7452081/371-CHS1081 |
Summary
Interview will be held on 21st Oct 2025
Are you an experienced senior nurse looking to shape and lead high-quality care for adultsin communitynursingsettings? We are seeking aConsultant Nurseto join our BerkshireCommunity Nursing Service, where your clinicalexpertiseand strategic leadership will make a real difference.
AsConsultant NurseforCommunity Nursing, you willbe responsible forsupporting, leading, and developing advanced nursing practice across our physical healthCommunity nursingservices.Working at a strategic level, you will collaborate closely withour Primary Care colleaguesand multidisciplinary teams including nursing, therapy, andAcutemedical colleagueswhilstdelivering safe, effective, and person-centred care.
You will lead on clinical innovation and excellence in patient care, provide strategic and operational leadership, and work flexiblyCommunity Nursing teamswithin Berkshire. You will spend at least50% of yourtime in direct autonomous clinical practice, with clinical responsibility for a defined cohort of patients and their carers’ and will provide leadership for clinicians within Community Nursingservice.You will alsochampionbest practice through audit, research, the application of national policy, and act as a key clinical leader and role model for staff across the service.
Advanced and Expert Level Practice
• Lead advanced, autonomous clinical care for adults living with frailty, including assessment, prescribing, and care planning.
• Maintain expert clinical skills and provide direct patient care (minimum50% of time).
• Support safe, evidence-based practice across inpatient wards and promote patient-centred care in partnership with families and carers.
• Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings and apply advanced clinical reasoning in complex cases.
Consultancy and Leadership
• Lead the development and implementation of frailty care models across communitynursingsettings.
• Act as a senior clinical leader, offering expert advice, driving quality improvement, and promoting patient safety.
• Represent the service in internal and external reviews, legal proceedings, and trust-wide initiatives.
• Provide compassionate leadership, coaching, and mentorship to support team development and workforce sustainability.
Education and Training
• Create a learning culture that supports professional development for nurses and students.
• Collaborate with education providers to develop and deliver training on frailty, ageing well, and clinical excellence.
• Promote evidence-based practice and enhance the clinical competence of inpatient 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
We have identified that this is a role where we have underrepresentation of ethnically diverse colleagues. As part of our commitment to inclusion and Unity Against Racism we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who meet the essential criteria and identify as: Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Mixed and ‘Other’ Ethnic Groups.
The “must haves” for this role:
1.Registered Nursewith the NMC
2.Teaching qualification with recent experience of delivering training
3.Advanced history taking and physical examination with clinical reasoning qualification
4.Non-medical prescribing
5. Leadership & management qualification
6.Previousexperience withinolder adultcare.
7. Advanced and effective leadership/communication skills, written & verbal.
8. UK driving licence
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 Monday 6 Oct 2025
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