Staff Nurse - Physical Health Community Services

Job overview An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join the West Berkshire Community Nursing team. Within the community we are seeing more complex and acute patients than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff. Working within our Community Nursing Team you will support, assess, and treat patients with a variety of health needs, delivering high quality, evidence based practice. You will have a passion and enthusiasm to care for patients in their own homes. The Community Nursing service offers care to patients in their own homes, 7 days a week, 08.30 – 19.00, inclusive of Bank Holidays. The service has a wide range of skill mix from Band 3 Healthcare assistants, through to band 7 Community Matrons. You will have a commitment to providing holistic care to patients in their own homes, be able to work on you own initiative and work well within a team. Key clinical skills include complex wound care, bladder & bowel management, palliative & end of life care, as well as medication administration. Advert • 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. Working for our organisation 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 Detailed job description and main responsibilities 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. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted. 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. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sian Banwell on 07971 314572 or email: [email protected], who’ll be delighted to help. 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. Our Trust’s vision is ‘To be a great place to get care, a great place to give care.’ This vision guides everything we do – for our patients, their carers, their families, our staff, and our partners. To achieve it, we are committed to a strong set of values that underpin the way we work: • Caring for and about you is our top priority – we put people at the centre of everything we do. • Committed to providing good quality, safe services – we strive for excellence in care and in our ways of working. • Working together with you to develop innovative solutions – we collaborate with patients, carers, colleagues, and communities to deliver care that makes a difference. These values are brought to life through our four Trust Behaviours , which are essential to how we work and the culture we create: • Compassionate – Motivated to positively impact the wellbeing of self and others. • Curious – Listening, learning and exploring new ideas and ways of working to continually improve what we do. • Inclusive – Valuing diversity and championing equity by ensuring everyone feels recognised. able to contribute and committed to actively addressing unfairness. • Perseverance – Demonstrates resilience and flexibility even during periods of uncertainty, to achieve goals that contribute to high-quality care and services. At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs. Watch our careers video to learn more. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria. Please note we may close positions before the advertised date. 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