Consultant Nurse - Community Nursing (District Nursing) | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	18 Rhagfyr 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£66,653 - £77,094 per annum (incl HCA)s)
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	17 Ionawr 2026
Lleoliad:	Bracknell, RG12 2UT
Cwmni:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7690810/371-TAP-CHS1081

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Consultant Nurse - Community Nursing (District Nursing)

Band8B| Base:Berkshire (flexible across District Nursing teams)

We are seeking an outstanding Consultant Nurse to provide expert clinical leadership & shape the strategic future of District Nursing across Berkshire. This senior, autonomous role is suited to an experienced District Nurse committed to delivering high-quality, safe, person & family-centred care, alongside leadership in practice, education, service development & research.

You will practise at an advanced level, spending a minimum of 50% of your time in direct clinical care with responsibility for a defined patient & carer cohort. You will provide visible clinical leadership across Community Nursing services & work flexibly across all District Nursing teams.

Working within multidisciplinary teams, you will influence policy, lead evidence-based practice & provide expert professional advice. You will also deliver professional assurance across District Nursing in relation to clinical standards, education, workforce development & research, & contribute to the wider Consultant Nurse community to promote consistency, innovation & excellence.

You must be an NMC-registered nurse with a Specialist Practice Qualification in District Nursing, V300 non-medical prescribing qualification, & specialist knowledge equivalent to master’s level.

If you are ready to make a significant impact on patient care & the future of District Nursing, we welcome your application.

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.

Interviews will be held week commencing 2nd February 2026.

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 19 Jan 2026

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