Job overview

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 of the job

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. 
• Service Development, Evaluation, Research & Audit 
• Develop and implement clinical standards, policies, and protocols aligned with national best practice. 

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

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.

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We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

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