Wound clinic nurse

Medway Community Healthcare; Gillingham; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Gillingham is seeking a skilled wound therapist to join their team. The role involves delivering wound care and assessments in dedicated clinics, along with supporting a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should have a degree in tissue viability and experience in providing wound care. A flexible working arrangement can be accommodated. Salary ranges from £31,049 to £37,796 per annum based on NHS experience.

Benefits

In-service training

Two pension scheme options

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in wound care in a community nursing setting.
• Post qualification study in wound management.
• Ability to work under own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Deliver wound care and conduct full assessments.
• Support senior wound therapist in clinic management.
• Oversee healthcare assistants as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

Flexibility

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Tissue Viability

NMC registered

Job description

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?

So what else? We encourage 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

1st -2nd level registered nurse

Leg ulcer care

Independent prescribing

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 yearper annum (dependent on NHS experience)