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This is an opportunity for a band 5 nurse with a keen interest in wound care to join the Swansea Bay Wound Care Service. We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse to join our dynamic team, with an interest in innovative working within the field of wound care.

Main duties of the job

This is a 7 day service providing wound care across the Swansea Bay footprint. The service undertakes diagnostic assessments, and works closely with other community services to ensure optimal treatments and outcomes for patients. We aim to provide gold standard wound care through professional development and evidences based practice.

The Wound Care service has numerous clinics across Swansea and Neath/Port Talbot and the successful applicant will be expected to work at any of these clinics when required.

Working for our organisation

The Community Wound Care Service is a fast paced clinic setting, where high quality patient care is our priority.

We are a welcoming, friendly team who strive to always improve and ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualification/Experience

• 1st level Registered Nurse (R.G.N) qualified to Diploma /Degree level
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Exposure or experience in wound management.
• Evidence of post registration study
• Experienced in mentorship
• Experience of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working
• Self motivated
• Ability to work on own initiative

Other

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.