*INTERNAL ONLY* Community Staff Nurse- Ambulatory Clinics

NHS Jobs; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Community Staff Nurse for Ambulatory Clinics to work across clinic community settings. The role involves assessing and managing wound care, planning care using established policies, and liaising with wound care leadership and tissue viability specialists.

You will conduct holistic assessments, coordinate referrals, and ensure safeguarding is addressed. The post includes supervising junior staff and students while traveling within a defined geographical area.

Qualifications

• Essential: Nursing degree (or equivalent) including registration with the NMC.
• Desirable: CPD, practice supervisor and assessor training.

Responsibilities

• Assess, review and complete wound care for patients.
• Provide a plan of care using wound care policies and pathways.
• Liaise with Wound Clinic Leadership team and Tissue Viability specialists.
• Provide holistic assessment of patients' needs and onward referrals.
• Ensure safeguarding needs are met and escalated where indicated.
• Support junior staff and students in achieving learning outcomes.

Skills

Wound care

Holistic assessment

Team liaison

Safeguarding

Education

Nursing degree (or equivalent) including registration with NMC

Job description

*INTERNAL ONLY* Community Staff Nurse- Ambulatory Clinics

What we ask from you? Role Working in collaboration with the muti-disciplinary team and colleagues to:

• Assess, review and complete wound care for patients.
• Provide a plan of care using wound care policies and pathways for guidance utilising the wound care dressings formulary.
• Liaise with Wound Clinic Leadership team and Tissue Viability specialists when indicated.
• Providing holistic assessment of patients' needs making onward referrals where required.
• Ensure safeguarding needs are met and escalated where indicated.
• Supporting junior staff and students in achieving their learning outcomes.

Qualifications and training

• Essential- Nursing degree (Or equivalent) including registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Desirable- Further continued professional development, practice supervisor and assessor training.

The successful applicant will be working across clinic community settings, therefore, musthave the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post.

For further information please see the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.