# Out of Hours Community Nursing Clinical Team Leader > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/out-of-hours-community-nursing-clinical-team-leader/70212d0a-56b4-49e7-90fe-39da17fe3468 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/out-of-hours-community-nursing-clinical-team-leader/70212d0a-56b4-49e7-90fe-39da17fe3468.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Wokingham Hospital, 41 Barkham Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 2RE - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 per annum (incl of HCAS) - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-26T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-11T11:30:42.112Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Wokingham/Berkshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/OOH_Nursing_Service/OOH_Nursing_Service-v8221130 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8221130?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Out of Hours Clinical Team Leader Band 7 | Fixed Term–12 months | Wokingham Are you an experienced Community Nurse with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering high-quality care? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Team Leader to join our busy and rewarding Berkshire Out of Hours Community Nursing Service. Working Monday to Friday, 15:00–23:00, with occasional weekend working, you will play a key role in the day-to-day running of the service, providing clinical leadership and supporting our nursing teams across Berkshire. You will need: - Community Nursing experience at Band 6 level - Previous leadership and team management experience - A UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, as some locations are not accessible by public transport - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including confidence in managing challenging conversations - Experience of change management, service improvement or introducing innovative practice - The ability to support, develop and motivate staff to deliver safe, effective and evidence-based care You will work closely with Senior OOH Nurses to ensure staff are supported, appropriately inducted and competent in their roles. You will help promote proactive community care that prevents avoidable hospital admissions and supports timely discharge. If you are a confident clinical leader who wants to make a real difference to patients in the community, we would love to hear from you! ### Main duties of the job - Day to day management of the Berkshire Out of Hours Community Nursing service - Exercise leadership and judgment in the management of Berkshire Out of Hours Community Nursing Team to ensure good clinical practice and maintain high standards of care, and review staff practice at regular intervals. - Responsible for the direct delivery and operational management of the service, developing rosters of staff from exiting teams to prevent inappropriate or unscheduled hospital admissions and facilitate timely discharge, across Berkshire. - Responsible for capacity planning and management for a seven-day service and liaison with other Team Leaders to ensure equity of staffing and workload levels to meet the needs of the service. - Assess current treatment practices, maximise cost effectiveness whilst improving outcomes. - Operationally manage a group of staff, including appraisal and personal development planning review and delivery, performance management, leave and sickness absence. - Supporting staff to develop and enhance their capabilities. - Supporting colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe and structured care - Work innovatively to ensure Community Service is fit for challenges and future demands. - I.T. literate to support staff transitioning to mobile working. Please see the full Job Description for further details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role: - Community Nursing experience at Band 6. - Leadership experience - Have been involved with change management or innovative idea - Sound communication skills to support challenging conversations. - A full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes 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. If you would like to discuss this role in more detail prior to application, please contact: Saiyad Allymamod, T:07930914721 or email on saiyad.allymamod@berkshire.nhs.uk 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, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Community Nursing experience - Able to conduct courageous conversations and support staff with performance related issues. **Desirable** - Teaching/assessing in practice ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - Valid full UK licence and access to a car for wok purposes. Confidence to drive during unsocial hours and in unusual. ### Education/Qualifications/Training **Essential** - NMC registered Nurse - Specialist Community Practice qualification relevant to field of practice. (DN Degree, diploma or Certificate in District Nursing) - Active on the Mentor Register **Desirable** - Advance History Taking and Non-Medical-Prescriber Qualification or willing to undertake within 6-12 months in post- V300. - Evidence at studying at master’s level ### Continuous Professional Development **Essential** - Evidence of continuous professional development ## Documents - [working for us (pdf, 773.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10529742) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 451.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10529740) - [value based recruitment behaviour framework (pdf, 454.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10529741) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.