Nursing Associate | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Thatcham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health services trust in the UK is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to join their Community Nursing Team. This role involves delivering clinical care, assessing patient needs, and working collaboratively with health agencies. The ideal candidate will have a qualification as an Assistant Practitioner, excellent customer care skills, and a professional demeanor. The position offers flexible working options, generous leave, and opportunities for career development, fostering a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at retailers and restaurants

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times.
• Able to undertake holistic, personalised assessments.
• Promote self-care and independence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical and therapeutic care to patients.
• Contribute to the holistic assessment of patients’ care needs.
• Develop and evaluate nursing plans with clients.
• Manage end-of-life care in partnership with agencies.

Skills

Excellent customer care skills

Holistic assessment capabilities

Professional demeanor

Education

Qualified Assistant Practitioner

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to join our Community Nursing Team as an Assistant Practitioner working as an integral part of a Community Nursing service within the Newbury locality.

What you’ll enjoy

• Working with a progressive group of professionals that have the patient’s needs at its centre.
• Having the autonomy and the ability to exercise clinical reasoning and decision making that is critical for the care you need to give.
• Having the opportunity to develop your career further.
• Having the authority to affect change to your patient’s life “in real time” through access to all services within the Integrated community services with no barriers.
• Gaining experience in holistic delivery of care for patients in their own homes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical and therapeutic care to patients within agreed Trust policies and protocols, as documented in the band 4 competency assessment tool.
• Contribute to the holistic assessment and management of patients’ care needs through initial data collection, monitoring of patient progress, feedback discussion reports and in‑care reviews with the Community Nursing Team.
• Develop, implement and evaluate nursing plans in response to identified needs of the individual, carers and community in partnership with clients.
• Provide care according to the available evidence of best practice.
• Identify and plan preventative measures and anticipatory care needs in discussion with registered nursing staff.
• Accurately use contemporary nutritional assessment tools and record fluid intake to identify signs of dehydration or fluid retention and escalates as necessary.
• Be involved in the management of end‑of‑life care and work in partnership with health, social and voluntary agencies to ensure patients are treated with dignity and respect, and to support their families and carers.

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 a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Values

• 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

• 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.

Qualifications

• Qualified Assistant Practitioner.
• Exhibit professional behaviour and attitude at all times. Demonstrate excellent customer care skills.
• Able to undertake holistic, personalised assessments and promote self‑care and independence.

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 Team Leaders – Helen Daw on [e-mail], Tel [phone] or Sian Banwell on [e-mail], Tel [phone] who’ll be delighted to help.

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 Sunday 4 Jan 2026.