Enhanced Wound Care Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Winchester District Community Teams.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced full time Band 6 enhanced wound care nurse to work in our community teams. The successful candidate will be able to deliver evidence- based nursing care in a supportive team environment.

You will work alongside Clinical Nurse Specialists in Tissue Viability and other enhanced wound care nurses. The successful candidate will act as an expert resource to community and care home staff. The applicant will have a willingness to participate in some TV education programmes with other team members. The role also provides support to an established TV Link Nurse cohort in their geographical area.

Your main role will be working within the community nursing teams in the locality to support registered and unregistered staff to achieve competence, skill and experience with Tissue Viability.

You will be expected to maintain clinical skills and competence, you will have the ability to work unsupervised, be able to prioritise your workload, have excellent communication skills and the interest and enthusiasm to promote best practice in tissue viability. As a team player, you'll be able to prioritise your work in order to meet deadlines and have a customer focused approach.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible in this role to include supporting the community team with weekend working.

Applicants must have a full driving license and full time access to a car.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of the Enhanced Wound Care Nurse is to work across a designated geographical area, providing support in the delivery of evidence based high quality specialist wound / skin care, advice and education to a range of staff within the Integrated Community Winchester District.

The Enhanced Wound Care Nurse in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues and specifically, GP's, Practice Nurses and Social Care professionals, will lead and facilitate a patient or client focused, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people With complex tissue viability issues.

To undertake a comprehensive competence programme that will ensure high levels of knowledge and skill in the area of tissue viability care across the Community team.

To work in clinic settings, patients' homes and in residential care settings to support general clinical staff in providing tissue viability care

To act as a role model and expert in the prevention, treatment and care of tissue viability conditions

The will participate in and influence efforts across health and social services to shape multi-disciplinary pathways designed to support patient choice, improve quality of life, promote self-management and assure early intervention through the proactive provision of care in or as close to the patient's own home as possible.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?

Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?

We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basepoint Winchester

1 Winnall Valley Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO23 0LD

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basepoint Winchester

1 Winnall Valley Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO23 0LD

Employer's website

https://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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