Job summary
The successful candidate will join our experienced multidisciplinary team of skilled and highly motivated staff in our 24-bedded inpatient community ward. We deliver quality services for patients requiring generic rehabilitation for older persons, deliver frailty, subacute and discharge to assess pathways.
We value our employees and put people first. As a Global Digital Exemplar, we will provide you with an excellent working environment that has just been recognised as having an 'Outstanding' rating overall, in our latest CQC inspection, which found that: 'There was a clear vision, underpinned by a set of values that were well understood by staff across the trust.'
Working in a passionate team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to help you build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel.
An opportunity for leadership and clinical supervision is provided to all ward staff, enabling the maintenance of professional standards within NMC guidelines to provide a high standard of patient care. You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of Doctors, ANPs, Therapists, Nursing staff, Pharmacists, and support workers to provide high quality care to patients on our ward
Main duties of the job
- To promote and maintain a high standard of individualised care by actively contributing to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care, ensuring that care plans are used effectively, adhered to, and updated as the patient's condition dictates.
- To maintain a safe, welcoming environment for patients, relatives, visitors, and staff.
- To demonstrate clinical decision-making skills, displaying evidence-based practice
- To deliver patient care using a variety of clinical skills in line with competency framework.
- To be actively involved in promoting self-care for patients and building health promotion into care as appropriate.
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.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
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
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality.
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption, and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Registered Nurse /Adult Nurse Trained along with complete NMC registration (or in the instance of a final year nursing student able to provide these prior to their agreed start date for the role)
- 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
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Iwona Bardo on 01189043093 or email Iwona.Bardo@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- Registered Nurse /Adult Nurse Trained along with complete NMC registration (or in the instance of a final year nursing student able to provide these prior to their agreed start date for the role)
- 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
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Iwona Bardo on 01189043093 or email Iwona.Bardo@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RN 998/Slice Recognised education in Care Older People
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in adult healthcare
Desirable
- Previous experience in Intermediate care and/or rehabilitation nursing
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Desirable
- Ability to work in a team.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Good Organisational skills
- Effective communication skills including negotiation, empathy and reassurance
- Presents complex, sensitive contentious information to team members, patients/carers and other professionals
- Positive attitude to change and flexible work practice
- Commitment to research and audit
- Ability to identify and develop evidence-based practice within a clinical area
- Implements policies guidelines procedures protocols within the ward team
- Knowledge and experience of a range of approaches to nursing.
- High level of interpersonal skills
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RN 998/Slice Recognised education in Care Older People
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in adult healthcare
Desirable
- Previous experience in Intermediate care and/or rehabilitation nursing
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Desirable
- Ability to work in a team.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Good Organisational skills
- Effective communication skills including negotiation, empathy and reassurance
- Presents complex, sensitive contentious information to team members, patients/carers and other professionals
- Positive attitude to change and flexible work practice
- Commitment to research and audit
- Ability to identify and develop evidence-based practice within a clinical area
- Implements policies guidelines procedures protocols within the ward team
- Knowledge and experience of a range of approaches to nursing.
- High level of interpersonal skills
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).
