Community Nurse

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading is seeking a Community Staff Nurse to join the team. The ideal candidate will provide high-quality patient care in a home setting, assessing and treating patients with diverse health needs. Key responsibilities include building relationships with patients and care teams, as well as promoting self-care. This position encourages personal development and offers flexible working across a 7-day service. Applications are being reviewed on a first-come basis, so early submission is encouraged.

Benefits

Flexible working options to support work-life balance

27 days' annual leave plus opportunities to buy and sell

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme

Discounts at popular retailers and restaurants

Generous maternity, paternity, and special leave

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• A minimum requirement of NMC registration.
• Experience in community nursing is essential.
• Must be able to travel across multiple sites in Berkshire.

Responsibilities

• Support, assess, and treat patients with various health needs.
• Establish working relationships with other professionals.
• Participate in teaching programmes for patients.

Skills

Well-developed written and verbal communication skills

Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care

Ability to work flexibly across 7 days

Education

Registered General Nurse (RGN)

NMC Registration

Job description

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.

We welcome newly qualified or about to qualify applicants.

Interview will be held on 17th December 2025

Main duties of the job

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 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 us

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
• 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

Job responsibilities

Themust haves for this role:

Registered General Nurse (RGN), NMC registration.

Well developed written and verbal communication skills

Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.

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.

Were 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 dont hesitate to call Sian Banwell on 07971 314572 or email : [e-mail] or Helen Daw on 07717 507360 or email : [e-mail], wholl be delighted to help.

Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found.

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

• Registered General Nurse (RGN)
• NMC Registration

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of CPD

Previous Experience

• Community nursing Experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• 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
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of LTC's and the concept of self-management
• Ability to participate in standard setting and audit

Additional Requirements

• 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Community Nursing West Berkshire , Calcot Surgery

Community Nursing West Berkshire , Calcot Surgery