Come and join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust as a Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse for the Windsor and Maidenhead Community Nursing Team.

As a CommunityNursing Sister/Charge Nurse you will manage a clinical caseload under the delegation of the team leader as well as exercising leadership and management of a defined community DN team to ensure good clinical practices and high standards of care are maintained in order to meet service demand. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, and a strong in-house training programme.

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.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain required competencies, as identified in the Band 6 Community Nurse competency framework, in order to effectively undertake patient assessment, care planning and immediate care needs.

• Support staff to complete holistic assessment and reassessment of all health and nursing needs, ensuring that every patient has an overview of health and nursing need recorded.

• Manage and be responsible for a clinical caseload under the delegation of the team leader.

• Support teams to provide information to patients, their families, and carers both formal and informal, so that they can make informed choices about current and future care needs.

• Provide clinical support, leadership, and guidance to all staff to ensure that evidence-based care and clinical practice are maintained in Community Nursing Teams.

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.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

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

Job description

Job 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.

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 youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!

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

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse- Adult

Desirable

• Specialist leg ulcer module
• Active on the mentor register

Continuous Professional Development

Essential

• Leadership & Management development
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience of leadership within a team
• Wound care experience including leg ulcers
• Experience at band 5 in a community setting or other relevant practice area

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Understanding of Community Nursing
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to support staff to undertake clinical duties, develop and implement evidence based practice
• Good organisational skills
• IT , written, and oral skills including presentations

Desirable

• In depth knowledge of leg ulcers aetiology, treatment and prevention

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Valid full UK licence with confidence to drive during social hours and has use of car for work purposes

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

District Nursing - Windsor

Windsor

SL4 3DP

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

371-CHS915