(**) Registered Nurse - Burns Outpatient and Outreach

VerseOne Group; Chelmsford; Híbrido; GBP 29 000 - 35 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Chelmsford is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join the Burns Outpatients and Outreach team. The role focuses on delivering specialist burns care across outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, patients’ homes and our Burns Outreach Bus.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to assess, plan and implement care, with emphasis on wound care, rehabilitation and patient-centred support in a dynamic hospital and community setting.

Qualificações

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
• Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor qualification.
• Burns or wound care related training.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver specialist burns care across outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, patients’ homes and the Burns Outreach Bus.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care programmes for patients recovering from burn injuries.
• Provide expert wound care, dressing management, scar management and rehabilitation support.

Conhecimentos

NMC registration

Practice Supervisor/Assessor

Burns/wound care training

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

(**) Registered Nurse - Burns Outpatient and Outreach

Band 5

Main area Burns Outpatients and Outreach Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share

37.5 hours per week Job ref 390-NM-B&P-BR-2972

Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £32,073 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Are you looking for a rewarding role where no two days are the same? Join our innovative, nurse-led Burns Outreach and Outpatient Team, delivering specialist burns care across the London and South East Burns Network, serving a population of almost 10 million people.

This unique role offers the opportunity to care for patients throughout every stage of their recovery journey, working across outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, patients' homes and our pioneering Burns Outreach Bus.

Working within a highly skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will develop specialist burns nursing expertise while enjoying a varied role that combines acute, outpatient and community practice. The position offers a high degree of autonomy, excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to make a lasting difference to patients and families.

We are looking for compassionate, motivated nurses who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient-centred care and embracing innovative ways of working. The service predominantly operates Monday to Friday, providing an excellent work-life balance, with only occasional later clinics and participation in a Saturday rota.

If you are ready to develop specialist skills, work within a forward-thinking service and help transform burns care across the region, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Deliver specialist burns care across a variety of settings, including outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, patients’ homes and the Burns Outreach Bus.

Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care programmes for patients recovering from burn injuries, ensuring high-quality patient-centred care.

Provide expert wound care, dressing management, scar management and rehabilitation support to optimise recovery and long-term outcomes.

Support patients and their families throughout the recovery journey by providing education, advice, emotional support and health promotion.

Work collaboratively within a specialist multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and evidence-based burns care.

Travel across the London and South East Burns Network to provide specialist outreach services and improve access to care closer to patients’ homes.

Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and innovation initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and the delivery of burns services.

Develop and maintain advanced specialist burns nursing knowledge and skills, participating in ongoing professional development within a dynamic and evolving clinical environment.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
• Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor qualification
• Burns or wound care related training

Driving

• Have a driving license valid in the UK
• Has a car in the UK willing to use for business use
• Willing to drive the Burns Outreach Bus

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of working within an acute healthcare setting
• Knowledge of wound care and wound healing
• Plastic surgery experience
• Community nursing experience

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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.