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    Community staff nurse - Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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    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, 08.00, 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.


    o 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.

    o To undertake practice assessor and supervisor training support students and new staff to the service.


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

    o To be actively involved in promoting self-care for patients and building Health Promotion into care.


    o 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.


    o 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 isa 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.

    We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer

    Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
    Committed to providing good quality, safe services
    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
    ~ Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
    ~ Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
    ~ Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
    ~ Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
    ~ Free parking across Trust sites

    If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.


    We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

    Education/Qualifications/Training
    NMC Registration

    Continuous Professional Development
    Mentorship training

    Community nursing experience

    Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.

    Ability to identify risks and act accordingly with regard to safety of oneself, patients and others using the appropriate aids.

    Able to demonstrate use of own initiative and ability to work alone
    IT skills - including Excel, PowerPoint
    Full UK driving license and access to own car
    Able to travel across multiple sites in Berkshire

    Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

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