Job Summary
We are looking for a motivated and experienced registered nurse with a warm personality, alongside excellent communication and interpersonal skills. As an integral member of the team, you will work together to provide nursing assessments for patients who have returned home from hospital or who have been unwell at home and the goal is to keep them at home with rehabilitation support. You will support colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe and structured care, you will be enthusiastic to share your knowledge when managing and mentoring more junior team members.
The role of the Intensive Community Rehabilitation (ICR) Nurse is to conduct the nursing element of the assessments and nursing procedures for the patients on the caseload as well as exercising leadership and management of a defined nursing team within the East Integrated care teams. To deliver skilled evidence-based nursing assessment and relay this information to the other members of the MDT in a timely and concise manner. To ensure safe clinical practices and high standards of care are maintained to meet service demand.
This role may require supporting in the running of catheter clinics, so knowledge in this area is desirable.
Service provision is during working hours between Monday to Friday. This role requires a full driving licence and access to a car as most of the workload will be visiting patients in their own homes.
Main duties of the job
- Conduct the nursing element for our patients, to include patients who may for example be frail, at risk of falling, have pressure damage or unwell etc
- Triage patients to ensure referrals meet the service criteria and identify when the patient needs to be discharged from the service appropriately.
- Meet the service demands including reprioritising clinical and non-clinical workload, applying contingency plans and flexing the service, and where necessary escalating to the Team Lead.
- Provide clinical support, leadership and guidance to junior staff, including Band 5 nurse, health care assistants and Multi- Therapy Assistants.
- Communicate effectively with patients, carers, family members, including those with communication impairments, challenging behaviour or cognitive deficits, as well as those whose first language is not English.
- Documentation to be completed for all interactions regarding patients in a timely manner on RiO, ensuring detailed, accurate and confidential patient records according to Trust policies
- To ensure the workload is evenly distributed amongst the nursing team and delegate work as deemed necessary.
About Us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a 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. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- 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
Date posted: 06 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum (incl of HCAS)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 371-CHS972
Job locations: Intensive Community Rehab Slough SL1 2BJ
The Must Haves For This Role
- Registered General Nurse with current NMC Registration
- Significant post registration clinical experience including in a clinic setting and working with frail patients
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Evidence of leading, supervising and training of other staff members
- Full driving license and access to a car
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. For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you're someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
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.
Education/Qualifications/Training Essential
- Registered General Nurse, Adult Branch and current NMC Registration
- Evidence of advanced clinical knowledge/skills of specific areas of nursing
Desirable
- Management/Leadership qualification/experience or willingness to work towards
Continuous Professional Development Essential
- Evidence of continual professional development and willingness to undertake further training and development
Previous Experience Essential
- Significant post registration clinical experience including working in the community and working with frail patients
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Essential
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of effective team working and ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to support junior staff including coaching and mentoring, leading staff appraisal, induction, and supervision.
- Working proactively with staff in implementing innovative clinical practice
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate and show evidence of effective clinical skills inc. catheter care, PICC line care etc
Additional Requirements Essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites
- Access to own car and full driving licence
- Being flexible to cover other sites when required
Certificate of Sponsorship
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.
Employer details
Employer name: Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address: Intensive Community Rehab Slough SL1 2BJ
Employer's website: https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
