Job summary
Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse
- Location: Wokingham
- Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (part-time options available). Includes one weekend every four weeks, bank holidays on rotation, and one late shift (4:30 pm to 7:00 pm) per week as part of a rota.
- Salary: £39,205 to £47,084
We are seeking an experienced Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse to join our Wokingham Community Nursing Services team.
About the Role:
If you have prior experience in a community nursing setting and are passionate about providing high-quality care while leading and inspiring a team, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
As a compassionate and enthusiastic nurse with excellent interpersonal skills, you will:
- Provide leadership and oversight to the team, supporting and mentoring junior staff.
- Manage a defined caseload of housebound patients with complex nursing needs.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to patients, families, and carers.
- Act as a role model, fostering learning and development within the team.
What We Offer:
We value your dedication and expertise and provide a competitive salary along with opportunities for career development and further training.
Join us to make a meaningful impact on the well-being of the Wokingham community!
Applications for this role will be considered on a first come first serve basis and we may close the vacancy early if the right candidate is found.
Main duties of the job
- Responsible for a complex and diverse caseload, actively working to prevent admission to the acute sector and supporting patients in their preferred place of care.
- Responsible for maintaining detailed, accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to Trust policies.
- Leading an effective supportive team, working together to provide clinical advice and support to other staff and patients.
- Responsible for the management of a defined caseload of patients, with continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of care programmers.
- Accountable for the standards of care and for determining the activity of your team. This will include acting as a role model for staff, sharing learning and developing practice.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa 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:
o Caring for and about you is our top priority
o Committed to providing good quality, safe services
o 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
Belong At Berkshire Healthcare
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- Adult nursing qualification along with NMC registration
- A desire to develop leadership and management skills
- A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for our patients within their own home.
- Full UK driving licence, and either have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes or are you able to travel as required to meet the needs of the service. *Please note not all office locations or client care bases may be reached by public transport*
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.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact Kuljinder Johal, Talent Acquisition Partner at kuljinder.johal@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- Adult nursing qualification along with NMC registration
- A desire to develop leadership and management skills
- A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for our patients within their own home.
- Full UK driving licence, and either have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes or are you able to travel as required to meet the needs of the service. *Please note not all office locations or client care bases may be reached by public transport*
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.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact Kuljinder Johal, Talent Acquisition Partner at kuljinder.johal@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications /Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse - Adult
- Active on the Mentor Register
- Evidence of Leadership & Management development
- Recognised coaching qualification or willing to undertake
Desirable
- Specialist Practitioner qualification (DN Degree, diploma or Certificate in District Nursing
- Non-Medical Prescriber/Nurse Prescriber Qualification
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of a current CPD portfolio
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience in mentoring and assessing both pre and post reg. nurses in a community setting
- Evidence of clinical leadership within a community nursing environment including;
- Mentoring/assessing in practice
- Coaching
- Risk and Incident Reporting (Root Cause Analysis) and supporting teams in learning from findings
- Clinical Leadership course or willingness to undertake
- Able to manage own workload and support others
- Able to conduct courageous conversations and support staff with performance related issues
- Experience of leadership within a team.
Desirable
- Evidence of clinical leadership within a community nursing environment including; Recruitment and selection
- Clinical Leadership course or willingness to undertake
- At least 2 years Community Nursing experience at Band 6.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of the role of Community Nursing
- Able to work autonomously
- Good organisational skills.
- High levels of effective communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.
- Able to motivate self and teams to positively manage change
- Reinforce within the service the need to view users holistically and promote self- care and independence
- Work collaboratively with their counterparts from teams in other provider organisations to develop a seamless service
- Effective role model and motivates staff within the service by being highly visible, approachable and communicative at all levels; utilising effective written, oral and presentation skills.
- Develops strong interpersonal relationships, ensuring that staffs are given the support to develop and grow into roles.
- Ability to support staff to undertake clinical duties, implementing evidence- based practice.
- Ability to influence and problem solve.
- Creative and innovative approach to service development
- Applies policies and procedures effectively to manage risk
- Demonstrates cultural awareness
- Demonstrates flexibility to deal with the needs of unscheduled services and able to prioritise workloads and work under pressure.
- Understands the business needs of the organisation and shares all available information with the service ensuring people understand latest developments and their relevanc
- Knowledge of current DH documents/government legislation and recommendations.
- Willingness to undertake further qualifications and develop expertise in identified areas
- Participation in audit
- Able to utilise IT and various media in order to support data collection
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to demonstrate recent innovative practice
- Able to work flexibly across service areas to enhance quality of service provision.
- Valid full UK licence with confidence to drive during and in unusual environments with use of car for work purposes.
- A degree of agility and the ability to manoeuvre light to
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications /Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse - Adult
- Active on the Mentor Register
- Evidence of Leadership & Management development
- Recognised coaching qualification or willing to undertake
Desirable
- Specialist Practitioner qualification (DN Degree, diploma or Certificate in District Nursing
- Non-Medical Prescriber/Nurse Prescriber Qualification
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Evidence of a current CPD portfolio
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience in mentoring and assessing both pre and post reg. nurses in a community setting
- Evidence of clinical leadership within a community nursing environment including;
- Mentoring/assessing in practice
- Coaching
- Risk and Incident Reporting (Root Cause Analysis) and supporting teams in learning from findings
- Clinical Leadership course or willingness to undertake
- Able to manage own workload and support others
- Able to conduct courageous conversations and support staff with performance related issues
- Experience of leadership within a team.
Desirable
- Evidence of clinical leadership within a community nursing environment including; Recruitment and selection
- Clinical Leadership course or willingness to undertake
- At least 2 years Community Nursing experience at Band 6.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Understanding of the role of Community Nursing
- Able to work autonomously
- Good organisational skills.
- High levels of effective communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.
- Able to motivate self and teams to positively manage change
- Reinforce within the service the need to view users holistically and promote self- care and independence
- Work collaboratively with their counterparts from teams in other provider organisations to develop a seamless service
- Effective role model and motivates staff within the service by being highly visible, approachable and communicative at all levels; utilising effective written, oral and presentation skills.
- Develops strong interpersonal relationships, ensuring that staffs are given the support to develop and grow into roles.
- Ability to support staff to undertake clinical duties, implementing evidence- based practice.
- Ability to influence and problem solve.
- Creative and innovative approach to service development
- Applies policies and procedures effectively to manage risk
- Demonstrates cultural awareness
- Demonstrates flexibility to deal with the needs of unscheduled services and able to prioritise workloads and work under pressure.
- Understands the business needs of the organisation and shares all available information with the service ensuring people understand latest developments and their relevanc
- Knowledge of current DH documents/government legislation and recommendations.
- Willingness to undertake further qualifications and develop expertise in identified areas
- Participation in audit
- Able to utilise IT and various media in order to support data collection
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Able to demonstrate recent innovative practice
- Able to work flexibly across service areas to enhance quality of service provision.
- Valid full UK licence with confidence to drive during and in unusual environments with use of car for work purposes.
- A degree of agility and the ability to manoeuvre light to
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
