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Community Staff Nurse Health Visiting Team Reading 

We are looking to recruit an Staff Nurse to join our Reading Health Visiting Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of an established team of Health Visitors, Staff nurses and Nursery nurses to support in the delivery of services to support children aged 0 to 5 years, and their families. You will also work alongside a range of multi-agency professionals. Core service hours are 9am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday. You will be working in an environment where staff are committed to creating a culture where everyone has a voice and where service users and staff collaborate to have a direct impact on the things that matter most. 

If you regard yourself as an enthusiastic and dynamic Staff Nurse then you may be suitable to join our forward thinking, vibrant Health Visiting team in Reading.  

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidates will work within a multi-disciplinary team across the richly diverse area of Reading, supporting the Health Visiting Teams to deliver core and targeted services to the children aged 0-5 and their families. 
• The successful candidate will be part of the team implementing the Healthy Child Programme, underpinned by the Solihull Approach model of working. 
• In delivering the service requirements, the successful candidate will be working in a variety of community settings across Reading including in the homes of families. 
• The post holder will be supported by qualified Health Visitors and given a bespoke package of training and support. 
• Applicants are required to have excellent interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills and a commitment to team working, flexibility and working with partners. 
• As we grow and innovate, we maintain a team-focused approach that includes the benefits of working for a Trust at the forefront of using technology to support service delivery as a global digital exemplar. 
• Robust induction and Preceptorship programmes, Safeguarding, Clinical and Management supervision and a responsive appraisal process demonstrates an excellent range of internal and external training opportunities to support on-going professional development. 
• Support with our text based Chat Health service to offer parents advice on health related topics. 

Working for our organisation

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.

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

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

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.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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