Registered General Nurse (Hard to Reach Homeless Community)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The "must haves" for this role:

• Physical and mental health experience (both areas can be developed).
• Desire to work with a complex client group who need support.
• Compassion and offer trust to our homeless and vulnerably homed clients in Reading and West Berkshire.
• Ability to 'think on your feet and adapt to the situation'.

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.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Amanda Magee on 07827 255931 or email: amanda.magee@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.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
• Recent experience of working in a primary care setting
• Health Promotion Experience

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria

• Willingness to undertake further training and development
• Evidence of on-going professional development

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Post registration experience
• Working with minority groups, homeless/mental health/substance misuse settings
• Computer skills / report writing
• Knowledge of primary care
• Chronic disease management experience

Desirable criteria

• Audit knowledge
• Family planning experience
• Teaching / assessing qualification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Enthusiasm to engage with and meet the needs of this client group
• Adaptable to situations and non-judgemental towards clients displaying challenging behaviours
• Strategic Vision
• Motivating and enabling skills
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships within and across organisations
• Communication Skills
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of public health and promotion of self-care
• Able to demonstrate use of own initiative and ability to work alone

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• Able to drive to multiple sites

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.

Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.

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

Watch our careers video to learn more.

We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.

If you need help with your application, please contact us on recruitment.enquiries@berkshire.nhs.uk

Once you have applied, please check your email regularly for updates. All appointments are subject to NHS Employment Checks, and false information may result in withdrawal of offers. For information on how we store your information, please review our privacy statement.

No agencies, please.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 456.4KB)
• Values & Behaviour Framework (PDF, 454.2KB)
• Working for Us (PDF, 766.8KB)
• Help with your application guide (PDF, 218.2KB)