Staff Nurse - Outpatients - WBCH - Internal Only

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 December 2024

Job summary

Staff Nurse - Outpatients - West Berkshire Community Hospital - Internal only

Previous candidates no need to apply.

PLEASE NOTE THIS VACANCY IS FOR THE OUTPATIENTS DEPARTMENT BASED IN THATCHAM AT THE WEST BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

Do you want to make a real difference to patient care?

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for undertaking comprehensive nursing in the Outpatient setting planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced based nursing care to a diverse group of patients. The post holder is:

expected to deliver care without direct supervision. Is accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care.
expected to teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non- registered nursing workforce.
accountable for care or any omissions of care that he/she delegates to others.
expected to act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities.

Our values:

Compassionate
Aspirational
Resourceful
Excellent

The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.

Date posted

09 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6843782NCG

Job locations

West Berkshire Community Hospital

London Road

Thatcham

RG18 3AS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Informal visit would be welcome.

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Informal visit would be welcome.

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Registered Nurse -part 1
Current NMC registration
Evidence of recent continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

Experience (through placement or employment ) of working in an acute clinical environment

Other

Essential

Information technology literate.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Registered Nurse -part 1
Current NMC registration
Evidence of recent continuous professional development

Experience

Essential

Experience (through placement or employment ) of working in an acute clinical environment

Other

Essential

Information technology literate.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.