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.
Responsibilities
* 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.
* 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.
* Establish working relationships with other professionals and voluntary agencies to achieve health aims.
* 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.
* Actively promote self‑care and incorporate health promotion into patient care.
* Develop and participate in teaching programmes for patients.
* 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.
* Provide care for people with long‑term conditions, undertaking reviews in accordance with individual care plans and with support from experienced colleagues as required.
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.
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 a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our Values
* Caring for and about you is our top priority.
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services.
* Working together with you to develop innovative solutions.
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 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.
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