Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse – Physical Health Community Services
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Community Out Of Hours Staff Nurse
This post is for 8 x 4hrs 19:00-23:00 (Job share Part Time).
Come and join our CQC rated ‘Outstanding’ Trust as a Community Out Of Hours Staff Nurse for the Berkshire Out of Hours Community Nursing Team. As a Community Staff Nurse, you’ll help deliver care to people in their own homes and get to work with an inspiring, skilled teams whilst you do it. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, and a strong in-house training programme.
About the Role
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 Out of Hours District Nursing team works overnight from 19:00 to 7:00. This Post is for 8 x 4hrs 19:00-23:00 Hours a week. This will be different nights and can be discussed at interview.
Responsibilities
- 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.
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About Us
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. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
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Our Values
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Benefits
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Mercy Muradzikwa
- Job title: Out of Hours Clinical Team Leader
- Email address: mercy.muradzikwa@berkshire.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07768546448
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