Bank Dressing Service Nurse

NHS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a qualified Nurse to work flexibly across dressing clinics in Greenwich. This position emphasizes delivering high-quality patient care and undertaking nurse-led clinics. The ideal candidate should be a registered Nurse with wound management experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. Join us to make a real difference in the community while enjoying a flexible working schedule.

Qualifications

• 1st level Registered Nurse qualified to Diploma/Degree level.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in wound management is preferred.
• Ability to prioritize workload under pressure.
• Confidentiality must be maintained.

Responsibilities

• Set high standards of care and continuously monitor them.
• Deliver evidence-based compassionate care.
• Undertake nurse-led clinics to ensure continuity of service.
• Maintain high-quality clinical records respecting confidentiality.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Wound management

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Education

1st level Registered Nurse (R.G.N) qualified to Diploma/Degree level

Job description

Are you an experienced, dynamic autonomous Nurse looking for a flexible job? Greenwich Health is looking for a qualified Nurse to work in our dressing clinics across the borough of Greenwich. The sessions are for 4 hours and you can work on a flexible basis, booking shifts to suit you.

Main duties of the job

Working across 4 existing locations to suit. We are looking for current NMC registered Nurses with a recent wound care update (within past year) to work 4 hour shifts during the week and weekend. Indemnity is provided.

Appointment slots seeing the following:

• General wounds (cuts and grazes)
• Leg ulcers (compression during the week only, not weekends)
• Post I & D abscess
• Surgical post op wound (including plastics for finger crush injuries)
• Suture removal
• Burns (Follow Up)
• Foot dressings (inc ulcers, podiatry and post op in-growing toe nail)
• Animal bites (Follow Up)

Principal duties and responsibilities

• To be responsible for setting high standards of care within the resources available and to review and monitor these on a continuous basis, through the process of audit, to ensure continuing quality of care.
• Contribute to the delivery of evidence based personalised and compassionate care placing quality at the heart of specialist practice.
• To undertake nurse‑led clinics to ensure continuity of service provision.
• To maintain high quality clinical electronic and paper records as applicable respecting confidentiality at all times.

About us

Greenwich Health is committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and delivering services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population.

Qualifications

• 1st level Registered Nurse (R.G.N) qualified to Diploma /Degree level
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Exposure or experience in wound management.
• Good interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise workload
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.