Job summary
Would you like to be part of a team dedicated to improving the care and treatment outcomes across a wide range of patients whilst continuing to develop specialist skills in wound care?
We currently have vacancies within our Wound Healing Service. We are a specialist Wound Service focusing on Hard to Heal wounds, working with each patient on realistic goals depending on their wound healing potential.
We deliver advanced wound healing treatments within patients own home or residential/nursing home and within a clinic setting for ambulatory patients. We also work alongside Practice Nurses, Community Nurses and nursing homes offering lots of variety to the role with imparting wound care knowledge across the community.
The role involves working within a variety of settings including clinic, community or residential home settings depending on the patient's needs, delivering advanced wound healing interventions.To work as an engaged member of the Wound Healing Service to provide effective evidence based Wound healing treatments and advice to patients who attend the Wound Healing Service.
Please be advised that interviews will take place on 21st May 2025.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Main duties of the job
- To have continued responsibility in providing clinical day to day management for the wound healing service, including the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care plans.
- To ensure the provision of high quality standards of care to all patients within the wound healing service.
- To provide ongoing supervision and development of staff within the wound healing service.
- To work and liaise with other services, organisations and agencies involved in wound management
- To provide information to the Clinical Nurse Specialist- wound care about the outcome of patients under the care of the wound healing service
- To work within a multidisciplinary and integrated teams to promote tissue viability issues
- To actively promote patient involvement within tissue viability and assist the clinical nurse specialist in ensuring that the wound healing services is responsive to patients needs
- To use all forms of electronic communication effectively within the wound healing service
Access to a vehicle and a full UK driving license are essential for this role, please note we do not accept an international driving license
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure the provision of high quality standards of care to all patients within the wound healing service.
- To provide ongoing supervision and development of staff within the wound healing service.
- To work and liaise with other services, organisations and agencies involved in woundmanagement
- To provide information to the Clinical Nurse Specialist- wound care about the outcome of patients under the care of the wound healing service
- To work within a multidisciplinary and integrated teams to promote tissue viability issues
- To actively promote patient involvement within tissue viability and assist the clinical nurse specialist in ensuring that the wound healing services is responsive to patients needs
- To use all forms of electronic communication effectively within the wound healing service
- Makes direct referrals to vascular surgeons with support from the clinical nurse specialist
- To make independent clinical decisions and initiate treatments for patients with complex woundswithin the wound clinic setting. For example: Topical Negative Pressure Therapy and Maggot TherapyTo facilitate comprehensive documented assessment of patients with wound care needs
- To assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for specific patients with wound management problems
- To have keyboard skills to enable use of the information systems with the service
- The post requires highly developed physical skills, where accuracy is important, but there is no specific requirement for speed.
- The post holder will be expected to apply compression bandages and dressings with skill.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure the provision of high quality standards of care to all patients within the wound healing service.
- To provide ongoing supervision and development of staff within the wound healing service.
- To work and liaise with other services, organisations and agencies involved in woundmanagement
- To provide information to the Clinical Nurse Specialist- wound care about the outcome of patients under the care of the wound healing service
- To work within a multidisciplinary and integrated teams to promote tissue viability issues
- To actively promote patient involvement within tissue viability and assist the clinical nurse specialist in ensuring that the wound healing services is responsive to patients needs
- To use all forms of electronic communication effectively within the wound healing service
- Makes direct referrals to vascular surgeons with support from the clinical nurse specialist
- To make independent clinical decisions and initiate treatments for patients with complex woundswithin the wound clinic setting. For example: Topical Negative Pressure Therapy and Maggot TherapyTo facilitate comprehensive documented assessment of patients with wound care needs
- To assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for specific patients with wound management problems
- To have keyboard skills to enable use of the information systems with the service
- The post requires highly developed physical skills, where accuracy is important, but there is no specific requirement for speed.
- The post holder will be expected to apply compression bandages and dressings with skill.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
