Community Staff Nurse

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, 08:30 - 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 your 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.

Newly qualified or about to qualify this could be the role for you.

• To work with the Team Leader, Community Nursing Band 6, Community Matron and wider team to holistically assess the needs of patients and carers, working in partnership with patients and families to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care.
• To undertake first visits, take any immediate action required and report back to the Team Leader, Community Nursing Band 6 or Community Matron for further discussion and/or assessment.
• To establish working relationships with other professionals and voluntary agencies to achieve health aims.
• To undertake Practice Assessor and Supervisor training and support students and new staff.
• Provide care in line with evidence-based practice and support its ongoing development.
• To actively promote self‑care and incorporate health promotion into patient care.
• To develop and participate in teaching programmes for patients.
• To demonstrate knowledge and skills in assessment, reassessment, medication management, bladder and bowel care, tissue viability, specialist equipment, palliative care, symptom control, managing acute episodes and reducing hospital admissions, in line with the Band 5 competency framework.
• To provide care for people with long‑term conditions, undertaking reviews in accordance with individual care plans and with support from experienced colleagues as required.

• Registered General Nurse (RGN)
• NMC Registration

• Evidence of CPD

• Community nursing Experience

• Well‑developed written and verbal communication skills
• 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.
• Ability to demonstrate organisational skills.
• Ability to participate in standard setting and audit.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of LTCs and the concept of self‑management.

• Able to travel across multiple sites in Berkshire.
• Ability to demonstrate professional behaviours and attitudes.
• Full UK driving licence and access to own car.
• Able to work flexibly across 7‑day service requirement.

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.

Community Nursing West Berkshire - Thatcham Health Centre, 3 Bath Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD