Community Staff Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join the West Berkshire Community Nursing Team. Community services are caring for increasingly complex and acute patients, delivering specialist treatments and high-quality care within patients’ own homes.

As part of our dedicated team, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with a wide range of health needs, promoting independence and delivering holistic, patient-centred care. Key areas of practice include complex wound care, bladder and bowel management, medication administration, palliative and end-of-life care.

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively both independently and within a multidisciplinary team. A passion for delivering outstanding care in the community setting is essential.

The service operates 7 days a week, 08:30–19:00, including Bank Holidays, therefore flexibility across service hours is required. Our team has a diverse skill mix ranging from Band 3 Healthcare Assistants to Band 7 Community Matrons, providing excellent support, learning, and development opportunities.

This is a rewarding role for a nurse who is enthusiastic about community care and committed to making a real difference to patients in their own homes.

To work in conjunction with the Team Leader/ Community Nursing Band 6/ Community Matron and all staff within the team to holistically assess the needs of patients and carers, and to work in partnership with the patient and family to plan, implement and evaluate programmes of nursing care.

To be able to undertake first visits and take any immediate action, reporting back to the Team Leader/Community Nursing Band 6/Community Matron for further discussion and/or assessment.

To establish working relationships with other professionals and voluntary agencies to achieve health aims.

To undertake practice assessor and supervisor training support students and new staff to the service.

Provide care according to the available evidence of best practice and the support of others in the development of evidence based practice.

To be actively involved in promoting self-care for patients and building Health Promotion into care.

To develop and participate in planned teaching programmes for patients,

To demonstrate knowledge and skills including assessment, reassessment, medication management, bladder bowel care, tissue viability, care, use and administration of treatment using specialist equipment, palliative care and symptom control, managing acute episodes of care, reducing hospital admissions, as per band 5 competency document.

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. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority

Committed to providing good quality, safe services

Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the 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 including electric vehicles

Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants

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

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave

Free parking across Trust sites

The 4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
Registered General Nurse (RGN), NMC registration.

Well developed written and verbal communication skills

Ability to assess, plan , implement and evaluate care.

Able to work flexibly across 7 days service requirement

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 c ommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditation s: 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 .

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sian Banwell, Community Nursing Team Leader on 07971 314572 or email: sian.banwell@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.

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 ea rlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.