Job summary
The successful candidate will join our experienced multidisciplinary team of skilled and highly motivated staff in our 16-bedded inpatient community ward. We deliver quality services for patients requiring generic rehabilitation for older persons, deliver frailty, subacute and discharge to assess pathways. This opportunity will allow you to experience a holistic view of community services and gain knowledge of the full range of health and social services available for patients, both within a hospital environment and other services in the community that can help the patient stay in their preferred discharge destinations safely.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust can provide you with a dynamic, people-centred environment, where you will be empowered to support patients with complex conditions, adopting a personalised approach to patient care that maximises independence, choice following our philosophy of enabling people to reach and maintain their optimum level of health and wellbeing.
We are pioneers in compassionate leadership and Quality Improvement, creating a culture where everyone has a voice; where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most.
Main duties of the job
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To promote and maintain a high standard of individualised care by actively contributing to the planning, delivery, evaluation of care, ensuring that care plans are used effectively, adhered to and updated as the patient's condition dictates.
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To maintain a safe, welcoming environment for patients, relatives, visitors, and staff.
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
Themust haves for you to be considered for this role:
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Registered Nurse /Adult Nurse Trained along with complete NMC registration
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To work bank holidays/weekends or unsocial hours to meet the needs of the service
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Reasonable level of fitness required
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Good Communicational and Interpersonal Skills
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.
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
Themust haves for you to be considered for this role:
-
Registered Nurse /Adult Nurse Trained along with complete NMC registration
-
To work bank holidays/weekends or unsocial hours to meet the needs of the service
-
Reasonable level of fitness required
-
Good Communicational and Interpersonal Skills
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.
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
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Desire to undertake further training and self improvement to support patient experience
Previous Experience
Desirable
- Community, Medical Nursing, Rehab & Palliative Care experience
- At least 1 years post qualifying experience
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
- Honest, trustworthy and reliable
Education/Qualifications /Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Mentorship training
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Desirable
- Well developed written and verbal communication skills
- Able to demonstrate use of own initiative.
- Evidence of effective team working
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of public health and promotion of self care
- Teaching relatives and carers across all areas of care
- Ability to participate in standard setting and audit
- Computer literate
- Ability to demonstrate organisational skills
- Ability to demonstrate and show evidence of effective clinical skills
- Ability to identify risks
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to manage distressed patients or relatives with terminal/palliative/ Dementia care needs.
- Ability to manage patients who have intravenous therapy and complex dressings
- Ability to identify risks and act accordingly with regard to safety of oneself, patients and others using the appropriate aids
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality
- To work bank holidays/weekends or unsocial hours to meet the needs of the service.
- Reasonable level of fitness required.
Person Specification
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Desire to undertake further training and self improvement to support patient experience
Previous Experience
Desirable
- Community, Medical Nursing, Rehab & Palliative Care experience
- At least 1 years post qualifying experience
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
- Honest, trustworthy and reliable
Education/Qualifications /Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Mentorship training
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Desirable
- Well developed written and verbal communication skills
- Able to demonstrate use of own initiative.
- Evidence of effective team working
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of public health and promotion of self care
- Teaching relatives and carers across all areas of care
- Ability to participate in standard setting and audit
- Computer literate
- Ability to demonstrate organisational skills
- Ability to demonstrate and show evidence of effective clinical skills
- Ability to identify risks
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to manage distressed patients or relatives with terminal/palliative/ Dementia care needs.
- Ability to manage patients who have intravenous therapy and complex dressings
- Ability to identify risks and act accordingly with regard to safety of oneself, patients and others using the appropriate aids
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard in area of speciality
- To work bank holidays/weekends or unsocial hours to meet the needs of the service.
- Reasonable level of fitness required.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
