Clinical Lead - Reading, United Kingdom - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Reading, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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We are looking to recruit a Band 7 clinical lead Nurse for the Community Specialist Heart Care Nursing team across Berkshire West, to lead a team of Specialist Community Heart Care Nurses and with them effectively manage a collaborative approach to reducing avoidable admissions to hospital and to assist in reducing delayed discharge of patients with Heart Failure.


To deliver evidence-based Heart Failure interventions through a case management approach to patients after an admission for Heart Failure or where Heart Failure is a concomitant condition, or as nominated by GP's or other professionals, to reduce hospital admissions.


Act as a link nurse to a designated community nursing team(s) in service districts to support teams to provide evidence-based interventions to ensure required standards are met.

To assist the development of services for the patients with Heart Failure in collaboration with the Royal Berkshire Hospital Foundation Trust and GPs.

- To ensure the collection of outcomes data and the production of reports related to the delivery of the Community Heart Care Services

To be responsible for the Heart Function component of the Berkshire West Community Based Nurse led service.

To accept autonomous clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients with Heart Failure Berkshire West localities, providing high quality, responsive, specialist heart failure community services in patient's homes or other clinics

Responsible for prioritising and monitoring referrals to the Heart Failure service for patients diagnosed with Heart Failure

Lead a team of Band 6 nurses, with regular 1 to 1's, appraisal process and MDT/clinical supervision.

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.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.


Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

Caring for and about you is our top priority

Committed to providing good quality, safe services

Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.


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

Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants

Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.

Free parking across Trust sites


The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:
Registered General Nurse with NMC registration.

Educated to degree level or equivalent Specialist Qualification in Cardiology or Heart Failure or currently undertaking the qualification.

A full UK driving licence and have use of a car for work purposes.

Independent Nurse Prescriber or working towards

If you're someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare
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