Staff Nurse – Physical Health Community Services

Are you looking for an exciting new role in a high performing and supportive team? Perhaps you are ready for your next challenge? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Registered Nurse or Paramedic to join our fantastic Reading Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward Team.

The post holder will be a key member of our multidisciplinary teams including a Consultant Geriatrician, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Registered General Nurses, Paramedic Practitioner and Healthcare Assistants to provide an urgent community response service to patients who are experiencing a health crisis with the aim to support and provide virtual ongoing management to them in their own homes (including care homes) rather than being admitted to hospital.

• Be a team player and work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines whilst maintaining high professional standards
• Ensure good communication and effective processes and procedures are maintained across the service

The post holder will work 37.5hrs per week, 7 days a week, between the hours of 8am – 8pm, which will include weekends. The role is based at Bath Road, Reading and staff parking is available on site.

• Comprehensively assess patients with complex physical, mental, and social care needs using advanced clinical examination skills, detailed history taking and biometric monitoring and evaluation skills.
• To undertake new patient assessments and reassessments in a timely manner, reporting back to the senior staff members for further discussion and/or assessment.
• To analyse signs and symptoms, laboratory tests and other measures of function, in formulating a diagnosis.
• Develop individualised treatment and management plans using evidence-based practice and proactively monitor patients and review care plans.
• To prescribe and install equipment in line with Millbrook-Berkshire Community Equipment Stores competencies framework and to demonstrate to the patients the correct use of equipment, if required.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous, and comprehensive records and ensure that reporting arrangements are adhered to.
• To develop and participate in planned teaching programmes of training for students and new members of staff.
• To be able to effectively manage crisis situations including those that feature violence or aggression with special regard to lone working in the community and out of hours.
• To promote collaborative working with health and social care colleagues, voluntary agencies, and other relevant organisations.
• Work flexibly in response to service need across our multiple sites.