Community Staff Nurse

at  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join the Wokingham 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 Teams 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 within a clinic setting.
You will be required to work Monday- Friday (including Bank Holidays and weekend working once a month). We are a friendly and supportive team and are looking for a highly motivated RGN . Your role will be pivotal in ensuring the local community receive the highest quality of care within their homes.
Please note you must currently be in the UK and have an NMC recognised nursing qualification for this role.
Working together with 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.
To be able to undertake risk assessments and take any immediate action, reporting back to the Band 6/Team Leader/Clinical Lead for further discussion and/or assessment.
Provide care according to the available evidence of best practice and the support of others in the development of evidence based practice.
To be actively involved in promoting self-care for patients and building Health Promotion into care.
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.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

NMC Current PIN/or awaiting PIN
Vehicle for use for business purposes
Ability to work late shifts (Until 7pm) one weekend per month and Bank Holidays as required.
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. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call Carol Rutter on 07815 485184 or Miranda Young on 07920 251241 .
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required