Out of Hours Clinical Lead

Job overview

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert clinical support and leadership to community nursing staff working within the Berkshire Out of Hours service.
• Collaborate closely with the Operational Out of Hours Team Lead to ensure staff competency, including overseeing induction processes and ongoing clinical development.
• Champion evidence-based practice to ensure delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective patient care.
• Act as a senior clinical resource, offering enhanced support and guidance for complex patient cases during out-of-hours periods.
• Promote and support initiatives aimed at reducing inappropriate or unscheduled hospital admissions and facilitating timely hospital discharges.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Specialist Community Nursing Qualification (DN SPQ).
• Advanced History Taking qualification.
• Independent Prescribing qualification (V300) or nearing completion.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Governance & Care Quality:

• Ensure care delivery is based on sound clinical assessment and robust care planning processes.
• Monitor and review staff practice regularly to maintain high standards of clinical care.
• Investigate complaints, safeguarding concerns, and serious incidents, identifying root causes and implementing improvements.
• Add areas of concern to the risk register and disseminate learning across the team.

Leadership & Team Management:

• Exercise leadership and sound judgment in supporting the  management of the Out of Hours Community Nursing Team.
• Support recruitment and retention strategies to build a resilient and skilled workforce.
• Lead on staff induction, personal development, and professional growth.
• Monitor and support clinical supervision, preceptorship, and competency development

Training & Education:

• Ensure all team members complete required statutory and mandatory training.
• Provide education and training opportunities for staff and students, including pre- and post-registration nursing students.
• Develop community nursing practice in a defined area through collaboration with primary care team members.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:

• Qualified Specialist Practitioner DN
• Extensive community experience
• Must have Advance History Taking Qualification
• Ability to drive across multiple sites in the out of hours.

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.