Community Hospital In Reach Matron

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit a Community Hospital In Reach Matron to be part of the BHFT West Community Hospital In Reach service. The role will be based in RBH working with the acute discharge team you will be expected to carry out face to face assessment within the acute as well as work with the hospital MDTs, including physicians, dietitians, and specialist nurses, to offer a joined up, integrated service. This is a 1.0 WTE Band 7 Permanent Post. You will join a small team of clinicians the team will be based in RBH.
Post holder will be based in RBH. Shift Pattern as below: Monday-Friday 0800-1800 on Site at RBH. Saturday-Sunday 0800-1600 off Site
The post holder will work closely with the In Reach Team, Community Hospital Beds, Emergency Departments, Frailty Team and the Wards to reduce the stay of necessary hospital admissions by facilitating safe discharges of individuals living within West Berkshire.
The post holder will work autonomously to determine the needs of the patient, referring them to appropriate services, including Primary care, Community services, social services, Mental Health and Voluntary services, ensuring that a support network is in place on discharge.
The post holder will work closely with the Hospital Based Teams using knowledge of the local health, social care and voluntary landscape and will identify suitable patients for the cluster meetings. This role includes identifying patients with developing complex health or social care needs. This could act as a trigger for patients that are reaching a tipping point on the frail elderly pathway enabling more co-ordinated care to be put in place to prevent them from becoming higher users of unscheduled services in the future. The post holder will work within an integrated team with patients with multiple complex long term conditions, with responsibility for ensuring all health and social care needs are met to improve health outcomes, functional status and quality of life, including referring patients appropriately to relevant professionals within the health, social and voluntary environment.
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.

Post-graduate Diploma or equivalent - (e.g. Specialist Practitioner qualification (RDN Degree, diploma or Certificate in District Nursing or post-registration qualification)
RGN with 1st Level degree
Team leadership
5 Years post registration experience in the acute/community and preferable at minimum of 2 years as Band 6
Management qualification
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. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Saijai Jankowski, Community In Reach Team Lead on 0779564348 or email: Saijai.jankowski@berkshire.nhs.uk be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required