Staff Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Preston is seeking a qualified nurse for their Treatment Room service. The role requires providing high-quality clinical and nursing care, including wound management and injections. The ideal candidate must be flexible with work hours and work well both independently and within a team. This position encourages diversity and welcomes applicants from under-represented groups, reflecting the communities served.

Qualifications

• Experience in treating patients through wound care and injections is desirable.
• Willing to work flexibly over 5 days.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of clinical and nursing care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate programmes of care.
• Manage patient care for acute and chronic wounds.

Skills

Wound care

Injections

Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

Previous applicants need not apply.

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Treatment Room service in the Greater Preston and Chorley South Ribble areas. The service operates Monday to Friday (excluding weekends and bank holidays) with appointment‑only hours of 08:30 to 16:30, plus two late evening clinics (up to 8 pm) and one early clinic (8 am start) once a week. Applicants must be able to work flexibly over 5 days, work well within a team and on their own initiative.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of clinical and nursing care within the treatment room setting, including nurse‑led services.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care; undertake extended roles appropriate to treatment room services.
• Provide care for patients with acute and chronic wounds, perform post‑operative wound assessment, remove sutures and clips, administer intra‑muscular injections, perform lower limb assessments, compression bandaging and ear irrigation.
• Participate in a range of clinical and service audits within the treatment room and comply with all policies and protocols relating to treatment room.
• Assist in delivering objectives set out within the Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust business plan.

Qualifications & Eligibility

• Willing to work flexibly over 5 days, work well within a team and on own initiative.
• Experience in treating patients through wound care, injections and related treatment room procedures is desirable.

Work Patterns

• Appointment‑only service between 08:30 and 16:30 on weekdays; 2 late evening clinics (up to 8 pm) and one early clinic (8 am) once a week.
• Flexible working options such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time may be considered.

Diversity and Inclusion

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Roxanne Marsden
Job title: Treatment Room and Phlebotomy Nurse Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 07773256678