Community Wound Clinic Nurse

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Margate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Margate is seeking an experienced Wound Clinic Nurse. You will provide specialist care for patients with complex wounds in both home and clinic settings. The ideal candidate should have strong clinical judgement, and experience in wound management, and be committed to patient care excellence. Join us to deliver high standards of community care within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in wound care management.
• Ability to assess complex patient needs.
• Skill in providing specialist care in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to patients with complex wounds.
• Support and advise Community Nursing Teams.
• Take responsibility for assessing and planning patient care.

Skills

Wound management

Patient assessment

Clinical judgment

Teaching and mentorship

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Are you interested in joining a Trust committed to your development?

Would you like to be part of an organisation that really values your well-being?

Do you want to treat people rather than conditions?

Here at KCHFT we are constantly working to improve the lives of our staff and our patients. We care for you so you can care for your patients.

Our “We Care” strategy means that our ambitions are to put our communities first, deliver a better patient experience and importantly, be a great place to work for all of our workforce.

These aren’t just empty words either. At our “Outstanding” rated trust more than half of our workforce work flexibly, including compressed hours and term time only. More than 70% of our workforce feel we take positive action on health and wellbeing, and we aim to improve this. We are proud to say that we consistently score above the national average in our staff survey results, particularly for our focus on the well-being of our workforce.

And with the forward NHS vision being based on community care, there has never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for a Wound Clinic Nurse to join our team based in Thanet.

Working out in the community you will provide high quality, specialist care to housebound patients with complex wounds in patient’s homes and in a clinic setting. This service additionally provides advice and support to the Community Nursing Teams as required across wound clinic sites as a source of expertise in managing complex wounds. As a Wound Care Community Nurse, you will support the Wound Clinic Practitioner in the day to day running of the clinic and the responsibilities for the quality of care provided.

As an experienced Wound Care Community Nurse, you will be able to provide sound clinical judgement and act as a role model to junior staff and students. You will be taking responsibility for assessing complex patients and planning their care needs.

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sharon Moon Job title: Wound clinic Lead Nurse Email address: [e-mail]