Healthcare & Nursing Jobs

Staff Nurse – Mental Health Community

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust • Tilehurst, Reading

Salary

£40k – £48k

Posted

23 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is hiring a Staff Nurse – Mental Health Community in Tilehurst, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. The advertised salary is £40k – £48k. Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job overview BHFT is developing a specialist multidisciplinary Assertive Outreach (AO) service, aligned with Community Mental Health Services, to provide safe, compassionate and flexible support for people with severe and enduring mental health needs who may struggle to engage with services. The service will initially operate from two hubs in Reading and Slough, and we are recruiting two Band 6 nurses to support its rollout. This role is based within the Reading team and is one of several new s…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £48k
How this salary compares: about 11% above the £43,284 median across 2,907 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Tilehurst, Reading · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Tilehurst — browse them
Posted: 23 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.