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. 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 your 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 be the role for you.
Responsibilities
* 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 to 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.
About Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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.
Benefits
* 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 wellbeing tools and services
* Discounts at retailers and restaurants
* Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community
* Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
* Free parking across Trust sites
Contact and applying
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sian Banwell, Job title: Community Nursing Team Leader, Email: sian.banwell@berkshire.nhs.uk, Telephone: 07971314572
Interview will be held on 10th Sept 2025.
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