Job summary
Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse
Location: Wokingham.
Working Hours: hours per week,Monday to Friday, to (part-time may be considered). With approximately one weekend every 4 weeks, bank holidays in rotation and one late shift covering 4:30pm to shift per week on a rota basis.
Salary: £39,205 to £47,084
We are looking for an experienced Community Nursing Sister/Charge Nurse to join our team within the Wokingham Community Nursing Services.
If you have previous experience working in a Community Nursing setting and are passionate about leading a team to provide high quality care to our patients, we would love to hear from you!
We seek an enthusiastic and experienced nurse with excellent interpersonal skills and a compassionate nature. You should be open to relevant training opportunities and have proven leadership experience, with a strong ability to implement innovative practices.
With strong management skills, you will oversee the caseload management of housebound patients with complex nursing needs in the community. As well as supporting more junior staff to grow and develop.
Your role will be crucial in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care to patients, their families, and carers in the 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. Apply today to ensure you don't miss out!
Main duties of the job
1. 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.
2. Responsible for maintaining detailed, accurate and confidential patient records, adhering to Trust policies.
3. Leading an effective supportive team, working together to provide clinical advice and support to other staff and patients.
4. 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.
5. 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
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:
6. Adult nursing qualification along with NMC registration
7. A desire to develop leadership and management skills
8. A passion for community nursing, that matches our passion to provide excellent healthcare for our patients within their own home
9. You will need to either have access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
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 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
10. Registered Nurse - Adult
11. Active on the Mentor Register
12. Evidence of Leadership & Management development
13. Recognised coaching qualification or willing to undertake
Desirable
14. Specialist Practitioner qualification (DN Degree, diploma or Certificate in District Nursing
15. Non-Medical Prescriber/Nurse Prescriber Qualification
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
16. Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
17. Evidence of a current CPD portfolio
Previous Experience
Essential
18. Experience in mentoring and assessing both pre and post reg. nurses in a community setting
19. Evidence of clinical leadership within a community nursing environment including;
20. Mentoring/assessing in practice
21. Coaching
22. Risk and Incident Reporting (Root Cause Analysis) and supporting teams in learning from findings
23. Clinical Leadership course or willingness to undertake
24. Able to manage own workload and support others
25. Able to conduct courageous conversations and support staff with performance related issues
26. Experience of leadership within a team.
Desirable
27. Evidence of clinical leadership within a community nursing environment including; Recruitment and selection
28. Clinical Leadership course or willingness to undertake
29. At least 2 years Community Nursing experience at Band 6.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
30. Understanding of the role of Community Nursing
31. Able to work autonomously
32. Good organisational skills.
33. High levels of effective communication, influencing and interpersonal skills.
34. Able to motivate self and teams to positively manage change
35. Reinforce within the service the need to view users holistically and promote self- care and independence
36. Work collaboratively with their counterparts from teams in other provider organisations to develop a seamless service
37. 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.
38. Develops strong interpersonal relationships, ensuring that staffs are given the support to develop and grow into roles.
39. Ability to support staff to undertake clinical duties, implementing evidence- based practice.
40. Ability to influence and problem solve.
41. Creative and innovative approach to service development
42. Applies policies and procedures effectively to manage risk
43. Demonstrates cultural awareness
44. Demonstrates flexibility to deal with the needs of unscheduled services and able to prioritise workloads and work under pressure.
45. Understands the business needs of the organisation and shares all available information with the service ensuring people understand latest developments and their relevanc
46. Knowledge of current DH documents/government legislation and recommendations.
47. Willingness to undertake further qualifications and develop expertise in identified areas
48. Participation in audit
49. Able to utilise IT and various media in order to support data collection
Additional Requirements
Essential
50. Able to demonstrate recent innovative practice
51. Able to work flexibly across service areas to enhance quality of service provision.
52. Valid full UK licence with confidence to drive during and in unusual environments with use of car for work purposes.
53. A degree of agility and the ability to manoeuvre light to