Community Nursing Sister / Charge Nurse (District Nursing) - Reading

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ,
Reading, Berkshire
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Community nursing sister or Community charge nurse - Reading * Come and join our CQC rated 'Outstanding' Trust as a Community Nursing Sister or Charge Nurse in Reading. Help us to deliver care to people in their own homes and get to work with inspiring, skilled teams whilst you do it. If you're reading this ad, you're very likely to already be on your community nursing career journey; if that is the case there is no better stop to make on that journey than to join the community nursing family at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. As a Community nursing sister/charge nurse , you will be integral in maintaining those standards as you manage a team of community nurses whilst being accountable for the care of the team. We understand that supporting, developing and nurturing our staff leads to outstanding patient care. We have a variety of opportunities to help you develop both your skills and your career, introduce and implement innovations within your service and make a true difference to the lives of our service users. About the role: * You will line manage a team of band 5 community staff nurses and healthcare practitioners with support from a district nurse. * You will support and nurture your team to be autonomous, skilled practitioners * You will visit patients on a daily basis in their own homes * You will assess for and provide high quality nursing care to a range of patients with varying healthcare needs * Some of the healthcare you will be expected to provide include; end of life care , wound management , and much more. * Full time (37.5 hours per week) and part time opportunities available Are you familiar with Reading? If you are not familiar with the cosmopolitan town of Reading, it has fantastic shopping in the Oracle shopping centre it is a significant business centre, a university town it has a championship football team and a farmers' market twice a month. It has excellent motoring links being close to the M4, A4 and A329. Some of the benefits of joining our team: * AfC Salary ranging from 31,365 to 37,890 per annum * Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work life balance . * Annual leave - 27 days for new starters , 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service plus bank holidays . Pro rata for part time staff * Excellent learning and development opportunities * Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car. * Lease car scheme * Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff * Advanced IT enablement and support * Confidential telephone care service providing independent staff support and advice. * And so much more The 4 "must haves" for you to be considered for this role * 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 * Adult nursing qualification along with NMC registration * A full UK Driving Licence and have use of a car for work purposes Should you match up to the 4 points listed above, then we would recommend you make your application to work at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust! For further details / informal visits contact: For further details about this role or questions in general about working for Berkshire Healthcare please contactLisa Fagan, Community Nursing Team Manager, Lisa.Fagan@berkshire.nhs.uk or call Lisa on: 07770647513. Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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