Community Staff Nurse

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave + service-based

NHS pension scheme

Learning and career development

Cycle to Work scheme

Free parking across Trust sites

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Community Staff Nurse to join the Reading Community Nursing team. You will assess, treat and support patients in their homes, delivering holistic care seven days a week within a skilled team.

Training and progression opportunities are available. The role requires strong clinical skills in complex wound care, bladder and bowel management, palliative and end-of-life care, and medication administration, with a commitment to evidence-based

Qualifications

• Holistic home nursing care
• Commitment to evidence-based practice
• Ability to work independently and within a team

Responsibilities

• Holistically assess patients and carers with the team to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care programmes.
• Undertake first visits and report to Team Leader/Community Matron for further assessment.
• Support students and new staff with supervision and training within the service.
• Deliver care according to best practice and contribute to evidence-based practice development.
• Promote self-care and health promotion within patient care plans.
• Develop and participate in planned teaching programmes for patients.

Skills

Complex wound care

Bladder care

Bowel care

Palliative care

Medication administration

Care planning

Job description

An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join the Reading 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.

• 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 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.
• To provide care to people with long term conditions undertaking reviews in accordance with the individual patient care plan and with support of more experienced colleagues as required.

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
• 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

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Barnes Job title: Community Nurse Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07812469226