Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing West Berkshire
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CHS1249
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Nursing West Berkshire - Thatcham Health Centre, 3 Bath Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD
- Town
- Thatcham
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse
Band 5
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.
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.
Main duties of the job
- To work with the Team Leader, Community Nursing Band 6, Community Matron and wider team to holistically assess the needs of patients and carers, working in partnership with patients and families to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.
- To undertake first visits, take any immediate action required and report back to the Team Leader, Community Nursing Band 6 or 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 and support students and new staff.
- Provide care in line with evidence-based practice and support its ongoing development.
- To actively promote self-care and incorporate health promotion into patient care.
- To develop and participate in teaching programmes for patients.
- To demonstrate knowledge and skills in assessment, reassessment, medication management, bladder and bowel care, tissue viability, specialist equipment, palliative care, symptom control, managing acute episodes and reducing hospital admissions, in line with the Band 5 competency framework.
- To provide care for people with long-term conditions, undertaking reviews in accordance with individual care plans and with support from 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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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 on 07971314572 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.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse (RGN)
- NMC Registration
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship training
Previous Experience
Desirable criteria
- Community nursing Experience
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
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of LTC’s and the concept of self-management
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- 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
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sian Banwell
- Job title
- Community Nursing Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971314572
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