Staff Nurse

Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres; South Tyneside; In loco; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

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Pension

Annual leave

Occupational health

Private menopause support

Structured training

Career progression

Mentorship

Descrizione del lavoro

Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres is recruiting a Band 5 Staff Nurse to deliver specialist wound care and lymphoedema management across community and nursing home settings. Regular travel across Eastbourne, Crawley and surrounding areas is required.

The role offers structured preceptorship, specialist training and progression toward advanced tissue viability practice. We provide mentorship, education and professional development opportunities, with a commitment to evidence-based

Competenze

• Current registration with the NMC as an Adult Nurse.
• Experience in wound care or lymphoedema management.
• Willingness to travel regularly across Eastbourne and Crawley locales.
• Experience in community settings and commitment to CPD.

Mansioni

• Provide specialist wound care and lymphoedema management across community and nursing home settings.
• Work with patients, carers and MDT to promote healing and high-quality care.
• Carry out complex wound assessments and plan/ evaluate specialist care.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

IT skills

Willingness to travel

CPD commitment

Formazione

NMC registration as Adult Nurse

Strumenti

EPR systems

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Descrizione del lavoro

Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 20 November 2026

Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join its Team, delivering specialist care in community and nursing home settings across Eastbourne, Crawley and surrounding areas. Regular travel is essential.

The ideal candidate will have an interest in wound care and lymphoedema management and a commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based patient care.

A structured preceptorship, specialist training in wound healing and lymphoedema management, and opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills, including sharp debridement, are provided.

Professional development opportunities include mentorship from experienced senior clinicians and a Professional Nurse Advocate, further education up to master's level, involvement in audits and quality improvement, and a pathway enabling progression to a Band 6 Specialist Tissue Viability Nurse role.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist wound care and lymphoedema management across community and nursing home settings, working collaboratively with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team to promote healing, improve outcomes and maintain high standards of person-centred care.

About us

Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres is the UK's largest specialist wound healing and lymphoedema team, with 25 years of experience delivering evidence-based care. Headquartered in Sussex, we work in partnership with NHS services, hospitals, hospices, community nursing teams, nursing homes and GP practices to improve outcomes for patients with chronic wounds and lymphoedema.

• Salary in line with NHS Agenda for Change.
• Generous pension and income protection scheme.
• Annual leave in line with NHS arrangements.
• Occupational health and private menopause support.
• Structured training, professional development and career progression.
• Mentorship and support from a Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA).

The opportunity to join a specialist team committed to high-quality patient care, clinical excellence and staff development

Job responsibilities

To work as an integral member of the Tissue Viability Team, providing evidence based tissue viability services for patients across diverse clinical settings.

The role will drive and help to continually embed Pioneers values; putting Patients First; effective Communication; invest in Staff Development; strive for Excellence; and advance practice through Research.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Care

Perform complex holistic wound assessments following referrals from healthcare professionals.

Plan, implement, and evaluate specialist care, including diagnostic tests such as Doppler and full vascular assessments.

Demonstrate advanced clinical skills, including differential diagnosis and complex care planning.

Support triaging via telemedicine for appropriate patient care.

Ensure dignity, respect, and shared decision-making; obtain informed consent prior to interventions.

Promote a multidisciplinary, patient-centred approach in collaboration with carers, healthcare professionals, and other agencies.

Work according to NMC Code of Professional Conduct and professional guidelines.

Communication

Convey complex and sensitive information to patients, carers, and staff, using empathy and reassurance as required.

Act as an advocate for patients and staff, maintaining professional boundaries.

Educate patients, carers, and colleagues on tissue viability and wound care best practice.

Communicate effectively internally and externally with, community teams, GP practices, and other health care professionals.

Personal and People Development

Maintain and develop professional knowledge and skills through CPD, reflection, personal development plans and appraisal processes.

Contribute to the training, development, and competency assessment of junior staff and colleagues.

Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and guidance to students and staff.

Lead on professional development initiatives for the wider workforce where required.

Health, Safety and Security

Comply with Pioneer policies on Clinical, Corporate, Health & Safety, Information Governance, and Infection Prevention.

Participate in risk management, incident reporting, investigations, and improvement action plans.

Implement clinical governance measures and contribute to service quality assurance initiatives.

Service Improvement & Quality

Support data collection, audits, and service improvement to meet Pioneer standards

Contribute to service and quality improvement initiatives, including education and training programs.

Ensure high standards of clinical practice, record-keeping, and reporting.

Equality and Diversity

Carry out duties and responsibilities in line with the Pioneer Equal Opportunity policy.

Act in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples expressed beliefs, preferences and choices, respecting diversity and valuing people as individuals in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures.

Information & Technology

Use electronic patient records (EPR) and other IT systems (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Collect, record, and analyse clinical data accurately and in line with professional standards.

Safeguarding

Adhere to child and adult protection procedures and local safeguarding policies.

Ensure all clinical staff understand and fulfil safeguarding responsibilities.

Maintain accurate records of interventions, consistent with legislation and policy.

Uphold Pioneers commitment to equality, diversity, and a smoke-free working environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC as an Adult Nurse.

Experience

• Strong communication, organisational and IT skills.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly across the Eastbourne and Crawley localities to meet the needs of the community service.
• Existing experience and clinical skills in wound care or lymphoedema management, together with a commitment to further learning and professional progression.
• Awareness of NICE guidance, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel EPUAP guidance and current tissue viability guidelines.
• An interest in clinical audit, research and quality improvement.
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of lower limb and pressure ulcer assessment and management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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