Job responsibilities
Job Title: -Community
Enteral Feed Nurse
Trust: - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location:-Wokingham
Community Hospital
Pay Rates:Day£ 24.14
Night: £
31.04
Sun/Bank Holiday: £ 37.94
Shift Patterns: -Monday to Friday 9-5pm
Trust Info
Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT), a community and mental health trust, are rated Outstanding in their most recent CQC report as well as being recognised as a Global Digital Exemplar. In this role you will be located in and working across an area with all the benefits of country living with the convenience of big city life.
Why might this job interest you?
This flexible role as a Community Enteral Feed Nurse for NHS Professionals offers a unique blend of professional fulfilment and adaptable scheduling. This position allows nurses to provide vital healthcare services within the community, making a significant impact on patients' lives while having the freedom to choose their working hours. The flexibility of a bank role enables community nurses to balance their professional duties with personal commitments, fostering a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, working in diverse community settings provides opportunities for skill development, autonomy, and meaningful interactions with patients from various backgrounds. The chance to deliver compassionate care on a flexible schedule makes this role both rewarding and accommodating.
What you can add:
- Understanding of the role of
Community Nursing
- Experience of managing
care related to enteral
feeding and good
understanding of products
and equipment.
- 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 roles model and communicative at all levels;
utilising effective written,
oral and presentation skills.
- Able to demonstrate recent
innovative practice.
- Able to work flexibly across
service areas to enhance
quality of service provision.
The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above.
What you'll need:
- Registered Nurse Adult
- Specialist Practitioner
qualification (DN Degree,
diploma or Certificate in
District Nursing)
- Non-Medical
Prescriber/Nurse Prescriber
Qualification
- To support the ability to
change skin level
devices (buttons),
balloon gastrostomy
tubes, nasogastric tubes, as appropriate.
- Evidence of clinical
leadership within a
community nursing
environment including;
- Mentoring/assessing in
practice
- Coaching
- Recruitment and selection
- Risk and Incident Reporting
(Root Cause Analysis) and
supporting teams in learning
from findings.
- Able to manage own
workload and support others
- Able to conduct courageous
conversations and support
staff with performance
related issues
- At least
2 years Enteral
Nursing experience
- Community Nursing Experience.
- *Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.
The benefits we can offer you in return:-
- Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
- Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
- Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider
- First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
- Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
- Working options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
- Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy.
- Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
- Being part of the NHSP Community means youll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.
