Job summary
- Main area
- District Nursing Windsor
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CHS1166
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- District Nursing - Windsor
- Town
- Maidenhead
- Salary
- £50,008 - £56,908 per annum (inc of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/03/2026
Employer heading
Clinical Lead
Band 7
Job overview
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Provide expert clinical support and leadership to community nursing staff working within the Windsor & Maidenhead Community Nursing Service.
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This role will consist of a minimum of 60% daily clinical patient facing activity.
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To work flexibly over 7 days to meet the changing needs of the One Community Nursing service.
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Collaborate closely with the Operational Team Lead to ensure staff competency, including overseeing induction processes and ongoing clinical development.
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Champion evidence-based practice to ensure delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective patient care.
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Act as a senior clinical resource, offering enhanced support and guidance for complex patient cases.
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Promote and support initiatives aimed at reducing inappropriate or unscheduled hospital admissions and facilitating timely hospital discharges.
Main duties of the job
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Clinical Governance & Care Quality
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Ensure care delivery is based on sound clinical assessment and robust care planning processes.
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Monitor and review staff practice regularly to maintain high standards of clinical care.
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Investigate complaints, safeguarding concerns, and serious incidents, identifying root causes and implementing improvements.
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Add areas of concern to the risk register and disseminate learning across the team.
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Leadership & Team Management
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Exercise leadership and sound judgment in supporting the management team.
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Support recruitment and retention strategies to build a resilient and skilled workforce.
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The 3/4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
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District Nursing Specialist Practice Qualification (DNSPQ)
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Extensive community nursing experience
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Advance History Taking Qualification
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Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) – completed, nearing completion or have secured a place on a course
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.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- NMC registered Nurse
- District Nursing Specialist qualification (DNSPQ).
- MUST have Advance History Taking
- Non-Medical-Prescriber Qualification or nearing completion of V300.
- Active on the Mentor Register
Desirable criteria
- Evidence at studying at master’s level
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical leadership within a community environment
- Community Nursing experience
- Teaching/assessing in practice
- Able to conduct courageous conversations and support staff with performance related issues.
Desirable criteria
- Coaching
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Expert specialist Clinical skills-
- Creative and innovative approach to service development
- Demonstrates flexibility to deal with the needs of unscheduled services and able to prioritise workloads and work under pressure.
- Able to motivate self and Teams to manage change.
- Ability to support staff to undertake clinical duties implementing evidence-based practice.
- Ability to influence and problem solve.
- Works collaboratively with their counterparts from teams in other provider organisations to develop a seamless service.
- Highly visible, approachable and able to motivate others.
- Ability to communicate at all levels; utilising effective written, oral and presentation skills.
- Reinforces the need to view users holistically and promote self-care and independence.
- Develops strong interpersonal relationships, ensuring that staff are given the opportunity to develop and grow into roles; promoting succession planning, to meet the needs of the service.
- Applies policies and procedures effectively to manage risk.
- Manage performance through the application of HR processes.
- Understands the business needs of the organisation and shares all available information with their team ensuring people understand latest developments and relevance to their service.
- Willingness to undertake further qualifications and develop expertise in identified areas.
- Participation and leading in audit.
- Able to utilise IT and various media to support data collection and produce databases, spread sheets and reports.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current DH documents/government legislation and recommendations.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate recent innovative practice.
- Able to work flexibly across service areas to enhance quality of service provision.
- Valid full UK licence and access to a car for work purposes.
- Able to travel across Berkshire.
- Able to work bank Holidays, weekends and unsocial hours to meet service need
- Able to work in challenging environments
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
- Saiyad Allymamod
- Job title
- Community Nursing Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07930 914721
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