UCR Virtual Ward Senior Nurse/Paramedic

NHS; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Maidenhead is seeking an experienced Nurse or Paramedic to join their East Berkshire Urgent Community Response Team for a fixed term of 12 months. The role includes providing clinical assessments in patients' homes, managing junior staff, and ensuring high professional standards within the team. Ideal candidates will have significant clinical experience, leadership skills, and the ability to work autonomously. The position offers a salary range of £50,008 to £56,908 per annum.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse or Paramedic or Physician Associate.
• 3 years post registration experience.
• High level of clinical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessment skills to patients in their homes.
• Leadership and line management to junior staff.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Advanced History taking

Physical assessment

Ability to work autonomously

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Time management skills

Education

Registered General Nurse or Paramedic

Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience

Non-medical prescriber

Job description

FIXED TERM 12 MONTHS - SECONDMENTS ALSO CONSIDERED

• 2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity in a high performing and supportive team? Perhaps you are ready for your next challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Nurse or Paramedic to join the East Berkshire Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward Team for a 12 months fixed term.

The role will provide clinical assessment skills to patients in their own home and in a care home, who require an urgent response to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide appropriate patient focussed care.

The role will provide leadership and line management to junior staff within the multidisciplinary team, including nurses and support workers, and clinical supervision and training/education to nurses and support workers, as required.

You will be a team player and work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines whilst maintaining high professional standards. You will ensure good communication, and effective processes and procedures are maintained across the service.

The post holder will work 37.5hrs per week, 7 days a week, between the hours of 8am - 8pm, which will include weekends.

The role is based at St Marks Community Hospital and staff parking is available.

Main duties of the job

To practice asan advanced levelclinician, working as an autonomous practitioner within the multidisciplinary team including admitting to and discharging patients from the Urgent Community Response Serviceand Virtual Wardin collaboration with theCommunityGeriatricianand GP.

As anexperiencedpractitioner, you will take responsibility for the clinical assessment, diagnosis,treatmentand 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 inan appropriate manner

To provide leadership and line managementto the Band6cliniciansandBand3 &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

About us

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
• 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.

Job responsibilities

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.

Were 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 dont hesitate to call: Cristee George, East UCR/VW Service Lead on 0781 25112175, wholl be delighted to help.

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.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

• Registered General Nurse or Paramedic or Physician Associate
• Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience
• Advanced History taking and physical assessment
• Qualification in Teaching and Assessing
• Non-medical prescriber or working towards it

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Previous Experience

• 3 years post registration experience
• Demonstrate a high level of clinical skills.
• Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, history taking, pharmacology
• Experience of instigating and interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plans of care for patients.
• Formal Teaching.
• Evidence of leadership skills.
• Multi-Disciplinary Meetings
• Audit/ResearchExperience of informal teaching / mentoring / assessing / coaching.
• Evidence of successful Change Management
• Experience of working in a variety of settings (hospital, primary and community)
• Writing updating policies/guidance and protocols

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly with patients, relatives, and MDT team.
• Knowledge of evidence informed and research-based practice.

Additional Requirements

• Car owner with current driving licence and able to travel to other sites (including visiting non trust sites).
• Adapts to different working conditions

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.

£50,008 to £56,908 a yearper annum (inc. of HCAS)