Staff Nurse - Physical Health Community Services
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Community Staff Nurse to join the West Berkshire Community Nursing team. You will support, assess, and treat patients with a variety of health needs in their own homes, delivering high quality, evidence-based practice. The role involves complex wound care, bladder & bowel management, palliative & end of life care, and medication administration. Newly qualified nurses are welcome to apply, and there are opportunities for personal development and career progression.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- NMC Registration
- Continuous Professional Development
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Previous Experience
- Demonstrable experience of excellent communication skills which promote two-way communication and help to establish collaborative team working and patient centred care
- Uphold the Trust's values of being caring, committed and working as team through demonstrable examples and experience
- Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Proficient use of digital tools and applications including Word, Outlook and patient management systems
- Additional Requirements
- Ability to travel between multiple Trust sites and non-Trust locations, including patient homes, some of which may not be easily accessible via public transport
- Education, qualifications or training
- Registered Nurse
- NMC Registration
- Continuous Professional Development
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Previous Experience
- Demonstrable experience of excellent communication skills which promote two-way communication and help to establish collaborative team working and patient centred care
- Uphold the Trust's values of being caring, committed and working as team through demonstrable examples and experience
- Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Proficient use of digital tools and applications including Word, Outlook and patient management systems
- Additional Requirements
- Ability to travel between multiple Trust sites and non-Trust locations, including patient homes, some of which may not be easily accessible via public transport
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 7d
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Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse - Physical Health Community Services
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join the West Berkshire Community Nursing team.
Within the community we are seeing more complex and acute patients than ever before, with increasingly specialist treatment and care being provided by highly skilled staff.
Working within our Community Nursing Team you will support, assess, and treat patients with a variety of health needs, delivering high quality, evidence-based practice. You will have a passion and enthusiasm to care for patients in their own homes.
The Community Nursing service offers care to patients in their own homes, 7 days a week, 08.30 - 19.00, inclusive of Bank Holidays.
The service has a wide range of skill mix from Band 3 Healthcare assistants, through to band 7 Community Matrons.
You will have a commitment to providing holistic care to patients in their own homes, be able to work on you own initiative and work well within a team. Key clinical skills include complex wound care, bladder & bowel management, palliative & end of life care, as well as medication administration.
You will receive support into the role through induction, training and beyond. There will be opportunities for personal development and career progression if
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