Job summary
This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a highly motivated, and experienced healthcare assistant who has a passion for improving complex leg wounds. This post is based in the Complex Leg clinic at Stroud General Hospital and is part of a wider team covering 5 clinics around the county. There will be occasional need to travel to other clinics to cover sickness and leave.
Main duties of the job
You will be working as a member of the Complex Leg Wound Service, supporting the clinic caseload leads in the delivery of direct patient care. You will be given any necessary training needed, through formal teaching and gaining practical skills in clinic working with an experienced nurse.
You will be working in a supportive team committed to high standards of patient care. Clinical support will be provided by Complex Leg Specialist Nurses and the Professional Lead. Development within the role is encouraged.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as member of the Lower Limb and Complex Wound Team and to support the clinic caseload leads in the delivery of direct patient care
- To provide high standard of leg ulcer management and wound care to people in the community as delegated by the nurses with specialist interest.
- Provide continuity of care and treatment to patients in the clinic and report any changes to the nurses with specialist interest.
- To work as a skilled practitioner and develop expertise in compression bandaging skills.
- To measure and assess healed legs for compression hosiery at defined intervals with supervision.
- To work in line with clear treatment pathways and encourage patient concordance by tailoring treatment to their specific needs.
- To educate the patient in understanding their condition which requires wearing of compression hosiery to prevent ulcer recurrence.
- Patient education forms an important part of this role, teaching self-care to patients to prevent reoccurred
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work as member of the Lower Limb and Complex Wound Team and to support the clinic caseload leads in the delivery of direct patient care
- To provide high standard of leg ulcer management and wound care to people in the community as delegated by the nurses with specialist interest.
- Provide continuity of care and treatment to patients in the clinic and report any changes to the nurses with specialist interest.
- To work as a skilled practitioner and develop expertise in compression bandaging skills.
- To measure and assess healed legs for compression hosiery at defined intervals with supervision.
- To work in line with clear treatment pathways and encourage patient concordance by tailoring treatment to their specific needs.
- To educate the patient in understanding their condition which requires wearing of compression hosiery to prevent ulcer recurrence.
- Patient education forms an important part of this role, teaching self-care to patients to prevent reoccurred
Person Specification
UK driving licence
Essential
- Level 1/GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent Adult Literacy and Numeracy)
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Experience of direct adult patient care in a health/social care setting
Desirable
- Evidence of team working abilities
- Some wound care experience
- Proven ability to work unsupervised
Person Specification
UK driving licence
Essential
- Level 1/GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent Adult Literacy and Numeracy)
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Experience of direct adult patient care in a health/social care setting
Desirable
- Evidence of team working abilities
- Some wound care experience
- Proven ability to work unsupervised
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).
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).
