Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- District Nursing - Bracknell
- Gradd
- Band 7
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 371-TAP-CHS1323
- Cyflogwr
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- District Nursing - Church Hill House, 51-52 Turing Drive, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7FR
- Tref
- Bracknell
- Cyflog
- £51,657 - £58,785 per annum (incl. of HCAS)
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 26/08/2026 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr
Community Matron
Band 7
Trosolwg o'r swydd
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our well-established Community Nursing teams in Bracknell as a Community Matron.
Working as part of an integrated team, you will proactively manage a complex caseload of high-risk patients, using your advanced clinical skills, clinical reasoning and autonomous decision-making to deliver high-quality, personalised care.
You will play a key role in supporting patients with multiple long-term conditions, promoting shared decision-making and proactive self-management to improve health outcomes, quality of life and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.
As a senior member of the community nursing team, you will work closely with colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team and other services to coordinate care and ensure patients receive the right support at the right time.
You will take a lead role in managing patients with complex needs, accessing appropriate services and using your assessment and independent prescribing skills to support effective clinical management.
You will also have an important role in supporting and developing junior colleagues, sharing your expertise and contributing to the delivery of high-quality community nursing care.
You will be NMC registered, hold a Non-Medical Prescribing qualification at Level 6/7 and significant community nursing experience.
If you are an experienced senior nurse looking to make a real difference to patients in their own communities, we would love to hear from you!
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to be part of our well-established Community Nursing team in Bracknell, as a Community Matron.
The post holder will work full time within an integrated community nursing team to proactively manage a complex caseload of high-risk patients, applying advanced clinical skills, clinical reasoning and practising autonomously.
The post holder will promote shared decision making with individuals regarding their care plan and encourage proactive self-management of long-term conditions with the aim of avoiding crisis resulting in unplanned hospital admission.
The post holder will work be fully integrated into the locality community nursing team, working with other stake holders to manage complex patients, as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings to improve health outcomes and quality of life for patients with multiple chronic diseases.
The role requires the applicant to take a lead role in managing patients with complex needs to avoid hospital admission and access services as required. The post holder will be a senior nurse supporting community nursing using established independent prescribing and advanced assessment skills, upskilling junior members of staff and supporting scheduled caseloads.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
The “must haves” for this role:
- Able to use advanced assessment skills and expert knowledge to perform comprehensive assessments of physical, mental health and social care needs that addresses the combined impact of all of the patient's conditions in order to improve health outcomes and quality of life. To exercise leadership and judgment to ensure good clinical practices and maintain high standards of care and review these at regular intervals.
- Qualifications in Independent Prescribing and Advanced History Taking and Physical assessment.
- Able to identify and plan preventative measures and anticipatory care needs.
- Have a high level of clinical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills.
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: Jo Murray on 07717853161 or email: [email protected] 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.
Manyleb y person
Education, qualifications or training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered General Nurse
- Post registration Advanced Clinical Study e.g. diagnostic reasoning
- Non-medical Prescriber Level 6/7
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of teaching, mentoring, supervising
- Qualification in teaching and assessing
Meini prawf dymunol
- To have undertaken study at master’s level or willing to do so
Previous Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Substantial post registration
- Experience of working in primary or community health setting
- Experience of complex case management
- Extensive knowledge of older people’s and long-term conditions agenda
- Demonstrate a high level of clinical skills
- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and experience of clinical examination, history taking, pharmacology, pathophysiology, etc.
- Experience of instigating and interpreting investigations and initiating appropriate plans of care for patients
- Experience of promoting self-care
- Cultural awareness
- Experience of multi-agency working across service interfaces
Meini prawf dymunol
- Evidence of NHS structure and leadership initiatives
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Research awareness skills
- Evidence of undertaking Audit and developing action plans
- Excellent communication skills
- Able to communicate highly complex information situations including where there are barriers to understanding
- Ability to lead and participate in the integration of multi-agency services
- Able to analyse and use information to inform practice and service needs
- Computer literate
- Demonstrates motivation, reliability and commitment to team working
- Ability to prescribe/de-prescribe within competency framework
Additional Requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Must have a UK driving licence with access to a car for work purposes
- Ability to drive to multiple sites across Berkshire
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Jo Murray
- Teitl y swydd
- Clinical Development and Quality Lead
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07717853161
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