Permanent Community Wound Care Clinic Nurse Opportunity

- 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

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.

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.

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 Leadership team 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 please see 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

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience to the role including assessment & 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

Desirable

• Community Nursing experience

Understanding

Essential

• Genuine interest in wound care and community nursing

Desirable

• Understanding of autonomous working & escalation processes

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in nursing or equivalent
• Current registration with NMC

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification or working towards

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Porthill Clinic

Inglewood Drive, Porthill

Newcastle Under Lyme

ST50DY

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301-VA-24-6503083