Job Description
Are you a qualified, forward-thinking Nurse considering the next step in your career? Would you be interested in working for Berkshire Health Visiting services’ “Top clinical team of the year” as awarded in ourmost recent annual staff awards?
Whether you are an experienced Staff Nurse ready for a new direction, newly qualified or about to qualify, we are interested in hearing from you.
Based at North Thatcham Children’s hub and working within the West Berkshire area to deliver core and targeted services to children aged 0-5 and their families this is an invaluable opportunity for anyone wanting to gain experience in a public health role.
Although this is a community role, as a Staff Nurse you will mainly be clinic based so will often be at one base for an entire day.
We offer an enhanced training package and plenty of opportunity to hold a “lead” or “champion” role in the health needs of families. You will be supported to work independently and will have a buddy & mentor from within the service.
To be successful in this position you will need a real passion for working with children and families and be a committed, flexible team player. You will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work in partnership with other teams and agencies. You will collaborate with Children’s Centre’s in the implementation of the Healthy Child Programme underpinned by the Solihull Approach model of working.
- To participate in developing and implementing outcome focused care plans and evaluate care given, in partnership with clients.
- To provide support to families using the Solihull approach model in behaviour management, parenting skills and delivering programmes of care to vulnerable families.
- To develop and facilitate Health Visiting drop in clinics, health promotion activities and groups, work on the duty line.
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.
The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.
As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you’ll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.
These are the values that we live by 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 leave
- Generous NHS pension scheme – 20.68% employer contribution
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- Advanced IT enablement
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
- You will be a Registered Nurse (or due to qualify) active on the NMC register
- You will hold a valid UK drivers license with access to a vehicle
- You will be able to visit homes and venues across other areas of Berkshire (mileage will be compensated).
- You will have an interest in early years health promotion and prevention.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
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.