District Nurse/Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse Reading, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the Community Nursing Service in Reading based at 7-9 Cremyll Road, Reading. You will be working in the role of Community Nursing Sister / Charge Nurse,an important part of the ever-evolving Community Nursing service.
The core hours of the service are 08.30-19.00 Monday- Sunday however the hours are negotiable. You will be responsible for providing care to housebound patients. In your role you will lead and support staff in order to promote a service which provides complex nursing care to patients in their own homes. You will be responsible for all aspects of the leadership, development of junior staff and managing a patient caseload within your team with support of the Team Leads.
Using your skills you will ensure that safe, evidence-based care is delivered to patients, their families and carers in the Community, whilst also being proactive in promoting a positive image of Community Nursing. You will be working closely with the organisation, integrated teams, key stakeholders and partners.
Interviews to be held 16 June 2023
- To operate within a Case Management framework and coordinate care for an identified caseload of patients.
- To be responsible for assessing patient needs and to plan, implement and evaluate programmes of Nursing Care.
- To proactively monitor patients following the review dates set out in the care plans.
- To make referrals to other services or professions, request diagnostic tests and instigate treatments and interventions as required
- To assess patients with complex clinical need using clinical examination skills, history taking and evaluation skills
- To manage End of Life Care and work in partnership with health, social and voluntary agencies to ensure patients are treated with dignity and respect and to support their families and carers.
- Directly manage a team, providing leadership, line management responsibilities supporting individual colleagues and a team.
The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.
As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you’ll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.
These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:
- 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 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 leave
- Generous NHS pension scheme – 20.68% employer contribution
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- Advanced IT enablement
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries
- People skills to work effectively with colleagues and patients – with excellent listening and communication skills.
- A driving license and access to a car
- Calm approach and ability to prioritise and work within a busy team
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.
