Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Community Nursing West Berkshire
- Gradd
- Band 5
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 371-CHS1024-A
- Cyflogwr
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- Community Nursing West Berkshire
- Tref
- Thatcham
- Cyflog
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 19/06/2025 23:59
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 02/07/2025
Teitl cyflogwr
Community Staff Nurse
Band 5
Trosolwg o'r swydd
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.
You will receive support into the role through induction, training and beyond. There will be opportunities for personal development and career progression if desired.
Newly qualified or about to qualify this could the role for you.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
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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.
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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.
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To establish working relationships with other professionals and voluntary agencies to achieve health aims.
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To undertake practice assessor and supervisor training support students and new staff to the service.
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Provide care according to the available evidence of best practice and the support of others in the development of evidence based practice.
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To be actively involved in promoting self-care for patients and building Health Promotion into care.
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To develop and participate in planned teaching programmes for patients,
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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.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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
FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
The 4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
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Registered General Nurse (RGN), NMC registration.
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Well developed written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
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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 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.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sian Banwell, sian banwell@berkshire.nhs.uk Tel 07971 314572 or Helen Daw, [email protected], Tel 07717 507360 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.
Manyleb y person
Education/Qualifications/Training
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Registered General Nurse (RGN)
- • NMC Registration
Continuous Professional Development
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Evidence of CPD
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Mentorship training
Previous experience
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Community nursing Experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
- • Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
- • Ability to identify risks and act accordingly with regard to safety of oneself, patients and others using the appropriate aids.
- • Able to demonstrate use of own initiative and ability to work alone
- • Ability to demonstrate organisational skills
- • Time management skills
- • Ability to participate in standard setting and audit
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Ability to demonstrate an understanding of LTC’s and the concept of self-management
Additional Requirements
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • IT skills – including Excel, PowerPoint
- • Able to travel across multiple sites in Berkshire
- • Ability to demonstrate professional behaviours and attitudes
- • Full UK driving license and access to own car
- • Able to work flexibly across 7-day service requirement
Bathodynnau ardystio / achredu cyflogwyr
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Application numbers
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Sian Banwell
- Teitl y swydd
- Community Nursing Team Leader
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07971 314572
Rhestr swyddi gyda Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust yn Nyrsio a bydwreigiaeth neu bob sector