Community Nurse | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading is seeking a dedicated Community Staff Nurse to join their Community Nursing Team. The role involves supporting and treating patients with diverse health needs, providing high-quality care in their homes. Key responsibilities include assessing patient needs, establishing professional relationships, and training new staff. The position offers flexible working hours and a commitment to professional development, making it ideal for newly qualified nurses or those about to qualify.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave plus opportunities to buy and sell

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers

Staff networks for diversity support

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with NMC registration is required.
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Experience in patient assessment and care planning is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Holistically assess needs of patients and carers.
• Undertake first visits and report back to senior staff.
• Establish relationships with other professionals for health aims.
• Support students and new staff as a practice assessor.

Skills

Registered General Nurse (RGN)

Well developed written and verbal communication skills

Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care

Flexibility to work across 7 days

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 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.

We welcome newly qualified or about to qualify applicants.

Interview will be held on 17th December 2025.

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 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 the 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.

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

Benefits

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

Requirements

The “must 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.

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 Banwell on 07971 314572 or email: [e-mail], or Helen Dawon 07717507360 or email: [e-mail], who’ll 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.

This advert closes on Friday 12 Dec 2025.