Community Nurse - Join our Talent Pool!

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Community Nurse to provide exceptional care to patients in their homes. The ideal candidate will have a passion for community nursing, require NMC registration, and a valid UK driving licence. This role offers flexible working arrangements and the opportunity for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

Excellent career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at popular retailers

Generous parental leave

Free parking

Qualifications

• NMC registration is required, or candidates must be about to qualify.
• Full UK driving licence required for travel to client sites.
• Willingness to undertake required training for the role.

Responsibilities

• Support patients with health needs in their homes.
• Conduct first visits and address immediate care needs.
• Promote patient independence and recovery.

Skills

Community nursing passion

Ability to conduct first visits

Promoting self-care

Education

NMC current pin/or about to qualify

Job description

Are you a passionate and dedicated nurse committed to making a difference in our community, providing exceptional care to patients in the comfort of their own homes? Whether you're newly qualified or have years of experience, join our talent pool to stay updated on the latest opportunities that match your skills and interests.

Stay informed: our Talent Acquisition team will share relevant job opportunities with you as they arise.

Flexible working: full-time, part-time or job share options available.

Location: we are building our talent pool for potential roles in Bracknell, Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham

Career development: we will offer a supportive environment for personal and professional development.

How to Join?

Just upload your CV and answer a few quick questions. We\'ll reach out to learn more about your preferences and keep you informed about relevant job opportunities as they become available. Whether you\'re ready to take the next step in your career or exploring your options, we would love to hear from you.

The Talent Acquisition team specialise in recruiting for specialist and hard-to-fill roles. However, they may not manage every vacancy. For a full list of available positions, please visit our website. https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/vacancies.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Nurse - Band 5, you will play a pivotal role within the Community Nursing Team, supporting patients with diverse health needs in their own homes. Your focus will be on providing holistic, high-quality, evidence-based care while promoting patient independence and recovery.

You will:

Conduct first visits, address immediate care needs and report to the Team Leader for further discussion or assessment.

Provide care according to the available evidence of best practice and the support of others in the development of evidence-based practice.

Actively involved in promoting self-care for patients and building Health Promotion into care.

Develop and participate in planned teaching programmes for patients.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHSFoundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community healthservices trust. Rated outstanding by the CQC, were committed to providingthe best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, werecommitted to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where ourpeople share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at BerkshireHealthcare are:

Caring for and about you isour top priority.

Committed to providing goodquality, safe services.

Working Together with you todevelop innovative solutions

Yourwellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexibleworking options to support work-life balance.
• 27 daysannual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Excellentlearning and career development opportunities
• Cycle to Workand car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to arange of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts athundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staffnetworks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forcescommunity to support equality
• Generousmaternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parkingacross Trust sites

Job responsibilities

The "must haves" for this role:

• NMC current pin/or about to qualify
• Full UK driving licence, and either have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes or are you able to travel as required to meet the needs of the service. *Please note not all office locations or client care bases may be reached by public transport*
• A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes.
• Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We also have our Preceptorship Programme this is the beginning of your journey from novice to expert, and will be followed by a lifelong learning journey to enable you to develop skills both personally and professionally to meet the challenges of consistently providing excellent, high-quality patient-centred care

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC current pin/or about to qualify

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.