Community Staff Nurse

Job overview

We're looking for a compassionate and motivated Community Staff Nurse to join our dedicated Windsor & Maidenhead Community Nursing Team. This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality nursing care in patients' own homes while working alongside a skilled and supportive team.

As a Community Staff Nurse, you will assess, plan and deliver person-centred care to individuals with a wide range of health needs, helping them maintain independence and achieve the best possible outcomes. Using your clinical skills, professional judgement and compassionate approach, you'll build strong relationships with patients, families and colleagues while ensuring care remains safe, effective and evidence based.

Working autonomously in the community, you'll organise and prioritise your workload, manage risk, support learners and colleagues, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement. No two days are the same, making this an ideal role for a nurse who enjoys variety, challenge and developing their clinical expertise.

We offer a supportive working environment, excellent in-house training, and ongoing opportunities for professional and career development.

You will be Registered Nurse with a current NMC PIN (or due to qualify soon), have a passion for community nursing and have a Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

If you're ready to develop your career with an Outstanding Trust and help patients receive excellent care, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To work in conjunction with 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.
• 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.
• To undertake practice assessor and supervisor training support students and new staff to the service.
• 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.
• To develop and participate in planned teaching programmes for patients.
• 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.
• 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes.
• A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for patients within their own homes.
• Willing to undertake training to fulfil the requirements of these role.
• NMC current pin/or about to qualify.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be 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: Stonewall Proud Employer, 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: Tammy Hartshorne on 07773093140 or email: tammy.hartshorne@berkshire.nhs.uk 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.

Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.