Staff Nurse - Bank

Bidvane; Eastbourne; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Income protection scheme

Occupational health support

Annual leave aligned to NHS

Salary aligned to NHS Agenda forChange

Training and progression opportunities

Mentorship from a Professional Nurse

Neurodiversity support

Job summary

Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres is seeking a Staff Nurse to join the Tissue Viability Team in Eastbourne. The role focuses on holistic wound assessment and delivery of specialist wound and lymphoedema care with opportunities for telemedicine triage and ambulatory clinic rotations.

Newly qualified and experienced adult nurses are welcome, with a structured preceptorship and a pathway to Band 6. NMC registration as an adult nurse is required to apply.

Qualifications

• Strong communication, organisation and IT skills.
• Commitment to professional development and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex holistic wound assessments following referrals from healthcare professionals.
• Plan, implement and evaluate specialist wound and lymphoedema care, including Doppler and full vascular assessments.
• Support triage via telemedicine and ambulatory clinic rotations.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills, including differential diagnosis and complex care planning.
• Educate patients, carers and colleagues on wound care and tissue viability best practice.

Skills

Communication

Organisation

IT skills

Professional development

Reflective practice

Education

NMC registration (adult nurse)

Job description

This bank Staff Nurse post sits within the Tissue Viability Team at Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres, a specialist provider of wound healing and lymphoedema care. The work centres on holistic wound assessment and specialist care for patients referred by other healthcare professionals, with telemedicine triage and ambulatory clinic rotations. Newly qualified and experienced adult nurses are both considered, with a structured preceptorship, a formal lymphoedema qualification and a route to Band 6. Registration as an NMC adult nurse decides fit.

What the job involves

• Perform complex holistic wound assessments following referrals from healthcare professionals
• Plan, implement and evaluate specialist wound and lymphoedema care, including Doppler and full vascular assessments
• Support triage via telemedicine and ambulatory clinic rotations
• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills, including differential diagnosis and complex care planning
• Work with carers, healthcare professionals and other agencies, including community teams and GP practices
• Educate patients, carers and colleagues on wound care and tissue viability best practice
• Obtain informed consent and ensure dignity, respect and shared decision-making
• Participate in clinical audits, service improvement projects and research initiatives
• Contribute to training, competency assessment and clinical supervision of junior staff and students
• Use electronic patient records and collect and analyse clinical data accurately
• Participate in risk management, incident reporting and clinical governance measures
• Adhere to safeguarding procedures and Pioneer policies, including infection prevention and information governance

What’s required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as an adult nurse (newly qualified welcome)

Skills & knowledge

• Strong communication, organisation and IT skills
• Commitment to professional development and reflective practice

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Nice to have

• Awareness of NICE, EPUAP and latest tissue viability guidelines
• Experience in wound care or lymphoedema management

What’s offered

• Generous pension
• Income protection scheme
• Occupational health support, including private menopause support
• Annual leave aligned to NHS
• Salary aligned to NHS Agenda for Change
• Training, development and progression opportunities
• Mentorship from a Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA)
• Neurodiversity support