Nurse Consultant – Urgent Community Response & Virtual Frailty Ward

NHS; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Nurse Consultant to provide advanced clinical care for older adults across multiple teams in Berkshire. The role involves leadership on clinical innovation, staff mentorship, and direct patient care. Candidates should have extensive experience in older adult care and strong leadership skills. This position offers flexible work options and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Discounts at retailers

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with the NMC.
• Teaching qualification with recent experience of delivering training.
• Advanced history taking and physical examination with clinical reasoning qualification.
• Non-medical prescribing qualification.
• Leadership & management qualification.
• Previous experience within older adult and urgent care.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced, autonomous clinical care for older adults.
• Develop and implement frailty care models across the service.
• Collaborate with education providers to deliver training on frailty.
• Maintain accurate documentation and care plans.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Master’s degree or higher

Teaching qualification

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Nurse Consultant to work alongside our existing UCR VFW Nurse Consultant and join our Berkshire UCR VFW teams, where your clinical expertise and strategic leadership will make a real difference.

This is a rotational post across our four UCR VFW teams, giving you the opportunity to work with a range of professionals, share best practice and influence the delivery of high-quality consistent care across the service.

As Nurse Consultant for UCR VFW, you will be working closely with our Nurse Consultant and be jointly responsible for leading and developing advanced nursing practice across the service. Operating at a strategic level, you will collaborate with Consultant Geriatricians and multidisciplinary teams including nursing, therapy and medical colleagues to deliver safe, effective and person‑centred care that supports people to remain well at home.

You will jointly lead on clinical innovation and excellence in patient care, provide strategic and operational leadership, and work flexibly across the four teams within Berkshire. You will spend at least 50% of your time in direct autonomous clinical practice, maintaining a strong connection to patient care.

We are looking for a senior nurse with extensive experience in older adult care, strong leadership and strategic thinking skills, a commitment to continuous improvement and evidence-based practice, and the flexibility to travel across multiple sites as required.

Main Duties

Advanced and Expert Level Practice

• Lead advanced, autonomous clinical care for older adults living with frailty, including assessment, prescribing, and care planning.
• Maintain expert clinical skills and provide direct patient care (minimum 50% of time).
• Support safe, evidence‑based practice across UCR VFW service 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 the service.
• 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 UCR VFW staff.
• Develop and implement clinical standards, policies, and protocols aligned with national best practice.

Staff Leadership and Management

• Act as a role model, mentor, educator, and coach, supporting staff development and succession planning.
• Follow performance management policies and recognise staff achievements.
• Promote effective communication, collaboration, and sharing of best practice.
• Oversee service delivery, ensuring patient and carer feedback is managed and addressed appropriately.
• Participate actively in regular team meetings.

Record Keeping

• Maintain accurate, timely documentation and care plans following NMC and governance standards.
• Lead inpatient documentation audits and share findings with the team.
• Monitor and record service activity, using data collaboratively to inform decision‑making.

Essential Requirements

• Registered Nurse with the NMC.
• Teaching qualification with recent experience of delivering training.
• Advanced history taking and physical examination with clinical reasoning qualification.
• Non‑medical prescribing.
• Leadership & management qualification.
• Previous experience within older adult and urgent care.
• Advanced and effective leadership/communication skills, written & verbal.
• UK driving licence.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training (Essential)

• Registered Nurse.
• Master’s and/or other higher degree.
• Teaching qualification with recent experience of delivering training/seminars.
• Advanced History Taking and Physical Examination with Clinical Reasoning qualification.
• Non‑medical prescribing.
• Leadership/Management qualification.

Desirable

• PhD.
• Postgraduate diploma in Geriatric Medicine.

Additional Requirements (Essential)

• UK Driving Licence.
• Daily use of a car.
• Ability to travel between multiple sites efficiently.

Benefits

• Flexible working options to support work‑life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service plus 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.

Equality and Diversity

We are 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 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.

Contact

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 welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please do not hesitate to call: Deepa Devadas (UCR VFW Nurse Consultant) on 07836 778002 or email: [e-mail]. We will be delighted to help.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Various sites across Berkshire

London Road, Berkshire, RG12 2UT

Website: https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/