Job summary
Permanent Community Wound Care Clinic Nurse Vacancies
- Are you passionate about the delivery of high-quality nursing care in a Wound Clinic setting?
-Does wound healing and wound aetiology fascinate you?
-Are you looking for a new challenge and to expand your knowledge and skills in growing service striving toward excellence in wound care?
-Would you like training, support and personalised ongoing professional development into a variety of career pathways?
If yes, a position in our Community Wound Care Clinic teams could be for you!!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and passionate Nurse to join our North Alliance Wound Care Clinic Service.
We are a professional, skilled and friendly team who work safely with our patients in North Staffordshire to provide innovative, high quality, evidence-based wound care.
Ourservice operates Monday-Friday (including Bank Holidays) - 08:45 - 17:00.We have 16 clinics across the North Staffordshire locality. You may be expected to travel to different Clinic sites as not all clinics operate each working day.
Main duties of the job
By joining this supportive and dedicated team you will have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge of wound healing, factors that prevent healing and to provide optimum care for patients with a wide variety of wounds.
You will be providing holistic care to patient who attend our Wound Care Clinics, including assessment, planning and delivering care in line with our Trust's Tissue Viability Treatment Pathways. You will be able to work autonomously within policies and guidelines, as well as, working effectively within the team.
There will be training provided to enhance your skills to enable you to work as an independent clinician providing high quality patient care.
About us
Working for MPFT
MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff. By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
oputting people at the heart of what we dooempowering people to improve care and wellbeingodelivering better health, better care in partnership
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals. All have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.
We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working. You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
We are also proud to have a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we ask from you?
Role
Working in collaboration with the muti-disciplinary team and colleagues to:-
-Assess, review and complete wound care for patients.-Provide a plan of care using wound care policies and pathways for guidance utilising the wound care dressings formulary.-Liaise with Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and Tissue Viability specialists when indicated.-Providing holistic assessment of patients' needs making onward referrals where required.-Ensure safeguarding needs are met and escalated where indicated.-Supporting junior staff and students in achieving their learning outcomes.
Qualifications and training
Essential- Nursing degree (Or equivalent) including registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.Desirable- Further continued professional development, practice supervisor and assessor training.
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What we ask from you?
Role
Working in collaboration with the muti-disciplinary team and colleagues to:-
-Assess, review and complete wound care for patients.-Provide a plan of care using wound care policies and pathways for guidance utilising the wound care dressings formulary.-Liaise with Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and Tissue Viability specialists when indicated.-Providing holistic assessment of patients' needs making onward referrals where required.-Ensure safeguarding needs are met and escalated where indicated.-Supporting junior staff and students in achieving their learning outcomes.
Qualifications and training
Essential- Nursing degree (Or equivalent) including registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.Desirable- Further continued professional development, practice supervisor and assessor training.
For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in nursing or equivalent
- Current registration with NMC
- Commitment to work toward Mentorship qualification (998-997).
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience/placements to the role including assessment and management of long term conditions, palliative care conditions and wound care
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with people with nursing needs
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
- Community Nursing experience
Desirable
- Experience in the delivery of healthcare
- Relevant placements including surgical, medical, palliative care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in nursing or equivalent
- Current registration with NMC
- Commitment to work toward Mentorship qualification (998-997).
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience/placements to the role including assessment and management of long term conditions, palliative care conditions and wound care
- Ability to manage time and caseload effectively
- Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with people with nursing needs
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
- Community Nursing experience
Desirable
- Experience in the delivery of healthcare
- Relevant placements including surgical, medical, palliative care
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).
