Advanced Nurse/Paramedic Practitioner | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	27 April 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£57,528 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	27 May 2026
Location:	Thatcham, RG18 3AS
Company:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7967180/371-CHS1221

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Advanced Nurse or Paramedic to join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust, within our Urgent Care Service. The post is for 25.5 hours per week.


Our Primary Care Centre is open 7 days a week from 6.30pm until midnight and at weekends from 8am until midnight. Our Minor Injuries Unit is open 7 days a week from 8am until 10pm. Our current vacancy is for a Practitioner/s who is dual trained in Minor Injuries and Minor Illness and is a non-medical prescriber who can cover all shift patterns including weekends and Bank Holidays.


Based at West Berkshire Community Hospital, you will be in a forward-thinking team of GPs, Practitioners, Nurses and Healthcare assistants, providing high quality out of hours care to the local population.


In addition to reviewing patients face to face, there will be telephone triage from the base

• Practice at an advanced level, working as an autonomous practitioner within the MDT to deliver high quality urgent care to patients.

• Take responsibility and be accountable in assessing, diagnosing, treating or referring patients.

• Review patients face to face within our unit.

• Undertake telephone triage work and telephone advice calls

• As an independent prescriber, prescribe medicines in accordance with NMC/HCPC guidance and national policy. 

• Request and interpret tests appropriate to patient’s needs


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 3/4 “must haves for this role:  

• Registered Nurse/Paramedic

• Post Registration Advanced Clinical Practice or have completed 2 or more clinical skills modules

• Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP)

• Minor illness qualification and experience

• Minor injuries qualification and experience

• Proactive, flexible and enthusiastic approach

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 4 May 2026

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