# Community Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/5a0f208c-edfa-4ce2-b01a-acc7db0444dd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-staff-nurse/5a0f208c-edfa-4ce2-b01a-acc7db0444dd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bracknell - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T12:00:43.882Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8052085 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052085?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. Newly qualified or about to qualify this could the role for you. ### Main duties of the job - 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The “must haves” for this role: - Registered General Nurse (RGN), NMC registration. - Well-developed written and verbal communication skills - Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. - Able to work flexibly across 7 days service requirement 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. We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: 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: Sian on 07971314572 or email:  \[email protected\] 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. ## Job Details 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. Newly qualified or about to qualify this could the role for you. ## Job Description 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. ## Responsibilities The “must haves” for this role: Registered General Nurse (RGN), NMC registration. Well-developed written and verbal communication skills Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. Able to work flexibly across 7 days service requirement 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. We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: 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: Sian on 07971314572 or email: \[email protected\] 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. ## Person Specification ### Previous Experience **Desirable** - Community nursing Experience ### Additional Requirements **Essential** - IT skills – including Excel, PowerPoint - Able to travel across multiple sites in Berkshire - Ability to demonstrate professional behaviours and attitudes - Full UK driving license and access to own car - Able to work flexibly across 7-day service requirement ### Knowledge, Skills & Abilities **Essential** - 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 - Time management skills - Ability to participate in standard setting and audit **Desirable** - Ability to demonstrate an understanding of LTC’s and the concept of self-management ### Education/Qualifications/Training **Essential** - Registered General Nurse (RGN) - NMC Registration ### Continuous Professional Development **Essential** - Evidence of CPD **Desirable** - Mentorship training ## Documents - [working for us (pdf, 766.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341582) - [help with your application guide (pdf, 256.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2285) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 382.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341580) - [value based recruitment behaviour framework (pdf, 454.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341581) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.