District Nursing Sister SPQ

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Windsor; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career develop-

Cycle to Work

Free parking across Trust sites

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a District Nursing Sister to lead the Windsor and Maidenhead Community Nursing Team. You will manage a clinical caseload and provide day-to-day leadership to ensure high standards of patient care in patients' homes.

You will hold a valid NMC PIN with strong leadership, clinical decision-making and organisational skills, plus a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work.

Qualifications

• Qualified District Nurse with a valid NMC PIN and strong leadership, clinical decision-making and organisational skills.
• Must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain required competencies within the Band 6 Community Nurse framework for patient assessment and care planning.
• Support staff to complete holistic assessment and reassessment of health and nursing needs.
• Manage a complex caseload of patients.
• Support teams to provide information to patients, families and carers to aid informed decisions.
• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to ensure evidence-based care in Community Nursing Teams.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical decision-making

Organisational skills

Patient-care coordination

Education

NMC PIN

Job description

Join our CQC-rated Outstanding Trust as a District Nursing Sister within the Windsor and Maidenhead Community Nursing Team and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care to patients in their own homes.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Nurse to combine clinical expertise with leadership responsibilities. Working under the delegation of the Team Leader, you will manage a clinical caseload while providing day-to-day leadership and management to the District Nursing team. You will ensure high standards of patient care, promote evidence-based practice, and support the delivery of safe, effective, and responsive community services.

As part of our supportive Community Nursing Team, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with a wide range of health needs. You will be passionate about delivering person-centered care, enabling patients to remain independent and receive treatment in the comfort of their own homes.

We offer a welcoming environment, excellent training opportunities, and a strong in-house development programme to support your career progression.

You will be a qualified District Nurse with a valid NMC PIN with strong leadership, clinical decision-making and organisational skills and hold a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

• Maintain required competencies, as identified in the Band 6 Community Nurse competency framework, in order to effectively undertake patient assessment, care planning and immediate care needs.
• Support staff to complete holistic assessment and reassessment of all health and nursing needs, ensuring that every patient has an overview of health and nursing need recorded.
• You will manage a complex and diverse caseload of patients.
• Support teams to provide information to patients, their families, and carers both formal and informal, so that they can make informed choices about current and future care needs.
• Provide clinical support, leadership, and guidance to all staff to ensure that evidence-based care and clinical practice are maintained in Community Nursing Teams.

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

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: Tammy Hartshorne Job title: Team Leader Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07717 695105