NHS

Staff Nurse - Physical Health Community Services

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Salary

£0 to £57

Contract

Not specified

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

Not specified

Job description

  • Registered nurse with community experience.
  • Car driver with ability and readiness to travel.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage distressed patients or relatives over the phone.
  • Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it's important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Stonewall Proud Employer, 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 don't hesitate to call: Laura Rayfield on 07767677076 or email: laura.rayfield@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll 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.

Education, qualifications or training

Essential criteria

  • Registered Nurse
  • NMC Registration
  • Specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate short courses, training or equivalent experience, in a relevant field.

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria

  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

  • Demonstrable experience of working autonomously to deliver high quality and evidence-based nursing care.
  • Experience in providing supervision to junior colleagues and students in the completion of routine nursing and clinical skills.
  • Uphold the Trust's values of being caring, committed and working as team through demonstratable examples and experience.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential criteria

  • Proficient use of digital tools and applications including Word, Outlook and patient management systems.

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

  • 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.

Our Trust's vision is 'To be a great place to get care, a great place to give care.'

This vision guides everything we do - for our patients, their carers, their families, our staff, and our partners. To achieve it, we are committed to a strong set of values that underpin the way we work:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority - we put people at the centre of everything we do.
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services - we strive for excellence in care and in our ways of working.
  • Working together with you to develop innovative solutions - we collaborate with patients, carers, colleagues, and communities to deliver care that makes a difference.

These values are brought to life through our four Trust Behaviours, which are essential to how we work and the culture we create:

  • Compassionate- Motivated to positively impact the wellbeing of self and others.
  • Curious- Listening, learning and exploring new ideas and ways of working to continually improve what we do.
  • Inclusive- Valuing diversity and championing equity by ensuring everyone feels recognised.

able to contribute and committed to actively addressing unfairness.

  • Perseverance- Demonstrates resilience and flexibility even during periods of uncertainty, to achieve goals that contribute to high-quality care and services.

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.

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Provenance

Source

Adzuna

First seen

22 October 2026

Last checked

22 October 2026

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About the employer

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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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