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In general, the post holder will be expected to: Participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of clinical care. Take on appropriate management responsibilities and lead in service developments as appropriate to interests and experience. Clinical Objectives To provide, with colleagues, adult and paediatric oral surgery care in both day case and out-patient settings.

As a Respiratory Nurse Specialist working within Health in Justice (HiJ) you will focus upon the autonomous assessment, management, review and supportive care of patients living with a respiratory diagnosis including COPD, Interstitial Lung Disease, Bronchiectasis and Asthma. This will include admission avoidance and supporting patients and staff post discharge from hospital as well. You will work across the London region within our HiJ establishments and support developing robust respiratory pathways and quality improvement projects. Within our Practice Plus Group (PPG) HiJ establishments we are moving away from a tradition medical model, where teams work in silo, to an integrated care pathway approach (New Models of Care (NMOC)), which follows the patient journey. As the Respiratory Nurse Specialist, you will support the care planning in each pathway, all patients regardless of where they are in their journey to ensure shared care and decision making. Applicants will demonstrate extensive respiratory knowledge with appropriate post registration qualifications and excellent communication skills. An understanding of the current drivers in respiratory care nationally to transform services is an essential requirement. Quality improvement and patient safety is a core ethos of the service.

This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post holder

The must haves for this role NMC Registration Minimum 2 years experience of community nursing Full Drivers licence and car available for business use for patient visits. 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. Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: 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. 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.

Main Duties/Responsibilities of the Role To provide routine nursing care as required within the treatment room. Administer adult/child injections under agreed and signed PGDs/PSD directives To develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes. To identify, manage and support patients at risk of developing long term conditions, preventing adverse effect to patients health. To request pathology services as necessary and process pathology results as required. To maintain accurate clinical records and ensure read codes are used effectively. Participate in national and local initiatives to enhance service delivery and patient care. Support and participate in shared learning within the practice, including the review of significant events. Ensure clinical knowledge is kept up-to-date and mandatory training requirements are met. Prepare and maintain environments and equipment before, during and after patient care procedures/Interventions. Undertake, record and follow guidelines for the tasks for which you have received appropriate training and achieved competence. Provide support and guidance to the health care assistants where called upon. Participate in implementing national screening. Participate in national immunisation programmes for adults and children with the appropriate training and competency. Comply with QOF, enhanced services and medicines management initiatives to maintain practice high achievements. Perform new patient health checks Perform NHS health screening checks Assist GPs in procedures/chaperone as necessary for intimate examinations. See full job description and Person Spec attachment for full details.

Exciting opportunity for aBand 6Sister/Charge Nurse. Working within our friendly District Nursing team inWokingham, your role asaBand 6 Sister/Charge Nurse,will be pivotal within the Community Nursing teamstomanage a nursing team and a caseloadensuring wedeliver a seamless service to patients.The Community Nursing teams areparamount inpreventing avoidable hospital admissions andfacilitatingappropriate earlierdischarges into the community
• Tooperatewithin a Case Management framework and coordinate care for an identified caseload of patients.

• Tobe responsible forassessing patient need and to plan, implement and evaluate programmes of Nursing Care.

• Toidentifyand plan preventative measures and anticipatory care needs.

• To proactivelymonitorpatients following the review dates set out in the care plans.

• To assess patients with complex clinical need using clinical examination skills, history taking and evaluation skills

• To manage End of Life Care and work in partnership with health, social and voluntary agencies to ensure patients are treated with dignity and respect and to support their families and carers.

• To prepare the patient and their family/carer for changes in the patients’ condition and support choice forend of lifecare.

• To complete Management 1-1’s with your team as well as appraisals and ensuring staff are attending clinical supervision

• Tosubmitstatistical and contractual monitoring returns within agreed timescales.

• Tobe responsible forensuring Mandatory and Statutory training is booked and completed within time scalesof yourself and your team.

• Tobe responsible forbooking and taking annual leave as laid down in Trust policy and Standard Operating Proceduresand ensuring continuity or service by ensuring your team also take regularannual leave.


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 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

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

The “must haves” for this role
1. NMC Registration

1. Minimum 2 years’experienceof community nursing

• FullDrivers licence and car available for business use for patient visits.

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.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: 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.

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.



This advert closes on Friday 13 Sep 2024

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For further details on the job role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

You will be responsible for undertaking and recording comprehensive nursing assessment and planning, delivering and evaluating high standards of evidenced-based nursing care to a diverse group of patients. Deliver care without direct supervision and be accountable for the care delivered and any omissions of care. Teach and supervise more junior staff, students and the non-registered nursing workforce. Be accountable for care or any omissions of care that you delegate to others. Act as role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion as part of a multidisciplinary team. Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Preparing patients for their surgery and caring for them post-surgery. The patients on ADSU are able to be discharged by a nurse-led discharge. Supporting junior staff and students. Reviewing patient lists via the electronic bed booking tool to ensure we are able to maximise patient capacity in the unit. Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Provide expertise in clinical medicines review and address public health and social needs of patients in GP practices Reconcile medicines following hospital discharge and work with patients and community pharmacists to ensure patients receive the medicines You need post discharge Contribute to reductions in medicine related hospital admissions and readmissions by supporting patients to get the best outcomes from their medicines and identifying and addressing medicines related issues Interface with community and hospital pharmacy colleagues and develop referral processes between primary care professionals including the promotion of the repeat dispensing service Manage the repeat prescribing re-authorisation process by reviewing requests for repeat prescriptions and medicines reaching review dates Manage patients and health care professionals medicine queries Increase quality and safety of prescribing through mechanisms such as audit and PDSA cycles Manage practice formularies to improve the quality safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing Implement drug withdrawals and alerts Work with primary care professional and patients to implement NICE and other evidence based guidelines Run clinics where medicines are the main interventions Contribute to multi-morbidity reviews and multidisciplinary reviews Provide medicines information and training to Practice healthcare professionals and admin staff Act as a source of medicines information for all of the practice team and patients Support achievement of PQS and QOF targets

The post holder holds line management responsibility for Healthcare Assistants The post holder will work collaboratively with the nursing team and the wider multi-disciplinary team in order to provide an integrated, proactive and high-quality service In the absence of a Senior Nurse/Team Leader, the post holder will take charge of the shift, planning and allocating responsibilities as appropriate Responsible for working alongside and/or supporting volunteers within their team Representing (when required) the service in the absence of the Senior Nurse at internal and external meetings Maintaining good communication and liaison with all other departments, internal and external to Sue Ryder

Job Description for a Health Care Associate Responsible to: Practice Nurse Manager and Clinical Development Nurse. General Manager Partnership Job Summary: to work as a member of the Primary Healthcare Team supporting clinicians and patients by carrying out clinical support tasks, infection control tasks, restocking and stock rotation. to perform the following tasks safely & efficiently working within agreed protocols. Training will be given as required. Duties and Responsibilities Venepuncture Removal of sutures & clips ECGs Spirometry Urine testing Blood pressure measurement and monitoring Follow up dressings Arrange the lending of & teaching patients how to use home & 24hour blood pressure machines Assist with setting up for minor surgery procedures including dermatology, IUD insertion and removal and implanon insertion and removal and minor ops. Teaching of inhaler technique Assisting with annual diabetic reviews Giving advice on health promotion including new patient health checks for patients with long term conditions Act on yellow flag reminders where appropriate Assisting with the recall of patients for review Entering data e.g. childhood immunisations, influenza Computerisation of letters & notes Chaperone duties Stock checks and reordering stock on a weekly basis Record fridge temperatures and promptly report temperature variation from standard On the basis of a Patient Specific Direction and with signed authorisation: Pertussis immunisation for pregnant women Pneumococcal immunisation Vitamin B injections The HCA will refer to a supervising member of the clinical team if deviation from the protocol is required, if unsure in any way, or where clinical judgement is required before proceeding. The HCA has responsibilities to liaise with other members of the healthcare team as appropriate particularly regarding any concerns regarding patient care maintain good standards of practice in all areas of work maintain accurate, contemporaneous & adequate medical records maintain standards of infection control as per practice policy/guidelines acknowledge & keep within limitations of HCA role restock & tidy room at the end of each clinic

Job Title: - Staff Nurse - A&E Trust: - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Location : - Reading Pay Rate: £20 - £30 Shift Patterns: - Flexible About the Trust: - Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of acute, surgical and specialist services (including cancer, dialysis and eye surgery) to Reading, Wokingham and Berkshire. As one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country, the Trust offers staff a range of benefits including local discount schemes, a free shuttle bus from Reading train station and more. Based in and around Reading, there is plenty of leisure activities to get involved in, with excellent transport to surrounding areas and London. Why might this job interest you? Being a A&E Staff Nurse in the NHS is a versatile and impactful role that spans across various healthcare settings, from hospitals to community clinics. It involves providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages and backgrounds, addressing both acute medical needs and long-term health management. The flexibility in scheduling allows general nurses to balance their professional responsibilities with personal commitments, ensuring they can deliver compassionate and effective care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. What you can add: Assessing and monitoring patient conditions Checking symptoms and vital signs and arranging diagnostic tests Displaying excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above. What you'll need: A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an A&E hospital environment within the last 3 years Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices *Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills. The benefits we can offer you in return: Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life. Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly. Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies. Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time. Working options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements. Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy. Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience. Being part of the NHSP Community means youll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more. Who are NHS Professionals? NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements. Apply Today By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Job Title: - Registered Nurse - Paediatric Trust: - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Location: Reading Pay Rate: £20 - £30 Shift Patterns: - Flexible About the Trust - Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of acute, surgical and specialist services (including cancer, dialysis and eye surgery) to Reading, Wokingham and Berkshire. As one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country, the Trust offers staff a range of benefits including local discount schemes, a free shuttle bus from Reading train station and more. Based in and around Reading, there is plenty of leisure activities to get involved in, with excellent transport to surrounding areas and London. Why might this job interest you? Being a Paediatric nurse in the NHS is a versatile and impactful role that spans across various healthcare settings, from hospitals to community clinics. It involves providing comprehensive care to patients of all ages and backgrounds, addressing both acute medical needs and long-term health management. The flexibility in scheduling allows general nurses to balance their professional responsibilities with personal commitments, ensuring they can deliver compassionate and effective care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. What you can add: Co-ordinating with the Paediatric Lead Working with patients' families and carers, to discuss the care and condition of the paediatric patient Displaying excellent analytical ability and sound decision making in changing clinical situations Checking and using specialised equipment such as monitors and ventilators The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above. What youll need: A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an paediatric hospital environment within the last 3 years Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices A Paediatric Nursing Degree *Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills. The benefits we can offer you in return: Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life. Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly. Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies. Our team is always happy to help- access our support line any time. Working options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements. Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy. Explore different wards,keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience. Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more. Who are NHS Professionals? NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements. Apply Today By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Job Title: - Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit Trust: - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Location: - Reading Pay Rates: £20 - £30 Shift Patterns: - Flexible About the Trust- Rated Good in their most recent CQC report, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust provides a wide range of acute, surgical and specialist services (including cancer, dialysis and eye surgery) to Reading, Wokingham and Berkshire. As one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country, the Trust offers staff a range of benefits including local discount schemes, a free shuttle bus from Reading train station and more. Based in and around Reading, there is plenty of leisure activities to get involved in, with excellent transport to surrounding areas and London. Why might this job interest you? Being an intensive care nurse in the NHS is both demanding and incredibly fulfilling. It involves providing specialised, high-level care to critically ill patients who require constant monitoring and complex medical interventions. The flexibility in scheduling enables intensive care nurses to balance their professional commitments with personal responsibilities, ensuring they can provide optimal care while maintaining their well-being. It's a role that requires dedication, resilience, and a compassionate approach to ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients in intensive care units. What you can add: Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices Undertake nursing assessment and evaluation to enable development of appropriate plans of care based on the needs of the individual Be proficient in the delivery of care to patients Ensure safe administration of drugs in accordance with NMC and CHS policies Ensure accurate records are kept in accordance with CHS policy and NMC guidelines Working as an effective team member and promoting team and interdisciplinary relationships The role will involve, but not be limited to you performing the above. What you'll need: A minimum of 6 months paid experience in an ICU hospital environment within the last 3 years Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices Ensure accurate records are kept in accordance with CHS policy and NMC guidelines *Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills. The benefits we can offer you in return: Putting People in Places to Care be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life. Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly. Blue Light Card NHS Discount Provider First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies. Our team is always happy to help- access our support line any time. Working options to suit your lifestyle being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements. Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSPs own academy. Explore different wards,keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience. Being part of the NHSP Community means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more. Who are NHS Professionals? NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements. Apply Today By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.