Candidates must demonstrate strong communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. The role offers support through induction and training, with opportunities for personal development and career advancement. The Community Nursing service operates seven days a week, emphasizing flexibility in work hours, and encourages active involvement in patient self-care and health promotion strategies.
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 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
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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.
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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.
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To establish working relationships with other professionals and voluntary agencies to achieve health aims.
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To undertake practice assessor and supervisor training support students and new staff to the service.
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Provide care according to the available evidence of best practice and the support of others in the development of evidence based practice.
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To be actively involved in promoting self-care for patients and building Health Promotion into care.
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To develop and participate in planned teaching programmes for patients,
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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.
About us
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
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Registered General Nurse (RGN), NMC registration.
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Well developed written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
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Able to work flexibly across 7 days service requirement
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