Job summary
- Main area
- District Nursing - Windsor
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CHS1160-A
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Marks Hospital
- Town
- Maidenhead
- Salary
- £32,602 - £39,686 per annum (Incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust as a Community Staff Nurse for the Windsor and Maidenhead Community Nursing Team. As a Community Staff Nurse, you’ll help deliver care to people in their own homes and get to work with an inspiring, skilled teams whilst you do it. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, and a strong in-house training programme.
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.
Main duties of the job
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To work in conjunction with 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 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.
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To provide care to people with long term conditions undertaking reviews in accordance with the individual patient care plan and with support of more experienced colleagues as required.
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 “must haves” for this role:
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Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes.
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A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes.
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Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role.
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NMC current pin/or about to qualify.
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 email: Helen Harrel [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.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse (RGN)
- NMC Registration
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of on-going professional development
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence-based care.
- Community nursing Experience
- Evidence of effective team working
- Ability to demonstrate and show evidence of effective clinical skills
- Experience of teaching relatives and carers across all areas of care
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- 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
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of LTC’s and the concept of self-management
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- To work bank holidays/weekends or unsocial hours to meet the needs of the service.
- Full UK Driving Licence and use of car for work purposes
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Harrel
- Job title
- District Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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