Wound clinic nurse

NHS; Gillingham; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service provider in Gillingham is seeking a skilled wound therapist to deliver comprehensive wound care in community clinics. The ideal candidate should have strong clinical assessment skills, be able to work independently and collaboratively with a team. A chance to work flexibly while making a significant impact in patient care is offered. Salary ranges from £31,049 to £37,796 depending on NHS experience.

Benefits

Two pension schemes

In-service training and supervision

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 1st -2nd level registered nurse.
• Post qualification study in wound management.
• Experience in community nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective evidence-based wound care.
• Support the senior wound therapist in the management of clinics.
• Oversee healthcare assistants and support students.

Skills

Wound care

Problem solving

Team player

Clinical assessment

Education

Degree in Tissue Viability

NMC registered

Job description

Overview

Are you a skilled wound therapist with excellent interpersonal skills and sound clinical assessment skills?

Do you have the confidence to work alone, putting the patient at the heart of what you do; and to get involved within a multi-disciplinary team?

If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you

This is a unique opportunity to work in our dedicated wound clinics which cover all types of wound and leg ulcer care across Medway.

This post is a varied role and will involve delivering based wound care; full assessments, implementation and evaluation of wound and leg ulcer care.

You will need to be flexible as the wound clinics operate 7 days a week across various locations in Medway.

Main duties of the job

• To work as a member of the tissue viability and wound therapy service to undertake the nursing care of patients attending Medway Community Healthcare wound clinics, community nursing and leg ulcer clinics
• To provide effective evidence based wound care including the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, prescription of treatment and advice to patients who are seen by the service.
• To support the senior wound therapist in the management of the clinics and take responsibility for allocating workload for short periods in the absence of the senior wound therapist with support.
• To oversee the healthcare assistants in the team as required and support the senior team members with allocated students and other visitors to the clinic.

About us

So what else?

MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We'll provide excellent and well established in-service training and supervision.
• You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
• Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and our Scottish Widows group personal pension.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview 7 to 10 days after the advert closes.

Job responsibilities

Criteria

Qualifications

1. 1st -2nd level registered nurse
2. Leg ulcer care
3. Independent prescribing
4. Post qualification study in wound management

Experience

• Working as part of a team
• Able to work under own initiative
• Working in a health/social care environment
• Experience of delivering wound care
• Wound care
• Working in the community / a clinic setting

Special knowledge / expertise

• Clinical competence in core nursing care provision.
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Ability to plan and develop programmes of care/care packages
• Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
• IT literate, word processing and use of the internet
• Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge of wound assessment
• Awareness of Buurtzorg care model
• Awareness of self-care principles

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

• Flexibility and adaptability
• Motivated to community work
• Open and friendly
• Team player
• Supportive of colleagues

Practical / intellectual skills

• Problem solving approach
• Able to make clinically appropriate decisions.
• Good collaboratively working skills
• Evidence of ability to undertake complex problem solving

Person Specification

Qualification

• NMC registered
• Degree in Tissue Viability

Skills

• Background in wound care
• N49 N18

Experience

• Previous experience in working in the field of wound care i.e community nursing
• Working in a wound clinic at present
• caring and compassionate, quality and value, working in partnership

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum (dependent on NHS experience)