Community Hospital in Reach Matron

2 weeks ago


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

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 on Site at RBH. Saturday-Sunday 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.

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 this role:
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

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