Job summary
- Main area
- UCR East
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term end date will be determined after pre-employment checks have been completed)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-TAP-CHS1140
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Marks Hospital
- Town
- Maidenhead
- Salary
- £50,008 - £56,908 per annum (inc. of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
UCR Virtual Ward Senior Nurse/Paramedic
Band 7
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
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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.
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As an experienced practitioner, you will take responsibility for the clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of complex patients considering local and national guidelines.
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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
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To provide leadership and line management to the Band 6 clinicians and Band 3 & 4 healthcare/multi-therapy assistants.
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Ensure accurate, contemporaneous documentation and care plans are maintained accordance with the NMC/HCPC, information governance and local / national guidance.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues and develop nursing and care delivery policies, identifying how policy will impact on practice and service delivery.
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Work flexibly in response to service need across our multiple sites
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
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.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- 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
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical prescriber or working towards it
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- 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/Research
- Experience of informal teaching / mentoring / assessing / coaching.
- Evidence of successful Change Management
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a variety of settings (hospital, primary and community)
- Writing updating policies/guidance and protocols
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate clearly with patients, relatives, and MDT team.
- Knowledge of evidence informed and research-based practice.
- Computer literate (ECDL - Word, EXCEL etc.)
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car owner with current driving licence and able to travel to other sites (including visiting non trust sites).
- Adapts to different working conditions
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cristee George
- Job title
- East UCR VFW Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07557012792
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