Wound Clinic Practitioner

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Margate; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Wound Clinic Practitioner to deliver specialist wound care to housebound patients across East Kent, in clinic settings and in patients' homes when required. You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team aligned to Primary Care Networks, with access to Patient Transport.

You will deliver evidence-based interventions and holistic assessments that promote healing, independence and improved quality of life.

Qualifications

• Deliver evidence-based interventions and holistic assessments that promote healing, independence and improved quality of life.
• Manage a varied caseload with assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of personalised care for patients with complex wound care needs.
• Change wound dressings, catheter care, holistic assessments and clinical interventions within scope.
• Supervision and development of junior colleagues, Healthcare Assistants and students.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan personalised wound care for housebound patients.
• Deliver evidence-based wound interventions and monitor healing.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and referrals.

Job description

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

Join our dedicated Wound Centre Service, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to housebound patients with complex wounds across East Kent. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team aligned to Primary Care Networks, you will provide specialist wound care in clinic settings, supported by Patient Transport, and in patients' own homes where required.

You will deliver evidence-based interventions and holistic assessments that promote healing, independence and improved quality of life. The service works closely with Community Nursing teams to provide integrated care and ensure patients receive the right treatment at the right time.

This role offers excellent opportunities for professional development, enabling you to build advanced clinical skills through training and specialist support. Interventions commonly include wound management for leg ulcers and post-operative wounds, lower limb and Doppler assessments, VAC therapy, maggot therapy, and health promotion for patients living with long-term conditions.

As a Wound Clinic Practitioner, no two days are the same. You will manage a varied caseload, providing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of personalised care for patients with complex wound care needs.

Your responsibilities will include changing wound dressings, catheter care, undertaking holistic assessments and delivering clinical interventions within your scope of practice. You will work in partnership with patients to develop integrated care plans that support their health goals and promote self-management wherever possible.

The role also includes supporting the supervision and development of junior colleagues, Healthcare Assistants and students, helping to maintain high standards of care across the service. Working collaboratively with community and primary care teams, you will contribute to safe, effective and compassionate care that makes a real difference to patients across East Kent.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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