UCR Virtual Ward Senior Nurse/Paramedic | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	10 Mawrth 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£50,008 - £56,908 per annum (inc. of HCAS)
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	10 Ebrill 2026
Lleoliad:	Maidenhead, SL6 6DU
Cwmni:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7862830/371-TAP-CHS1140

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UCR Virtual Ward Senior Nurse/Paramedic

Fixed Term Maternity Cover

St Marks Hospital, Maidenhead

Are you a Registered General Nurse or Paramedic looking for your next challenge? We have an exciting opportunity to join the East Berkshire Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Virtual Ward Team on a 12-month fixed term contract.

This role involves providing clinical assessment and care to patients in their own homes and care homes, supporting those who require a rapid response to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care while supporting patients to remain safely at home.

You will also provide leadership within the team, including line management, clinical supervision, and support for junior nurses and support workers, while helping maintain high professional standards across the service.

Applicants must be a Registered General Nurse or HCPC-registered Paramedic with advanced history taking and physical assessment skills or be working towards this qualification. A Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, or willingness to work towards it, is also required. You should be confident working autonomously, able to work under pressure, and have excellent organisational, communication, and time-management skills to effectively prioritise workload.

The post is 37.5 hours per week, working across a 7-day service between 8am and 8pm, including weekends.


• To practice as an advanced level clinician, working as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team including admitting to and discharging patients from the Urgent Community Response Service and Virtual Ward in collaboration with the Community Geriatrician and GP.

• As an experienced practitioner, you will take responsibility for the clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of complex patients considering local and national guidelines.

• The postholder is expected to liaise effectively and professionally with all levels of staff, external organisations and the public, dealing with confidential information in an appropriate manner

• To provide leadership and line management to the Band 6 clinicians and Band 3 & 4 healthcare/multi-therapy assistants.

• Ensure accurate, contemporaneous documentation and care plans are maintained accordance with the NMC/HCPC, information governance and local / national guidance.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues and develop nursing and care delivery policies, identifying how policy will impact on practice and service delivery.

• Work flexibly in response to service need across our multiple sites


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

FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.

The  “must haves” for you to be considered for this role: 
• Registered General Nurse or Paramedic
• Advanced History taking and physical assessment or working towards it
• Non-medical prescriber or working towards it
• Able to work autonomously, with the ability to work under pressure, with excellent organisational, communication and time management skills to prioritise work

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.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Cristee George, East UCR/VW Service Lead on 0781 25112175, who’ll be delighted to help.

*Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found.

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 Wednesday 25 Mar 2026

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