# Community Nurses Wound Tier Service > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurses-wound-tier-service/6194abab-d2e7-426c-9ace-733485e05500 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-nurses-wound-tier-service/6194abab-d2e7-426c-9ace-733485e05500.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kettering - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (community and district) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Core service Hours 0800-1800hrs including weekends and bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T12:30:54.855Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northamptonshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8052243 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052243?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse looking to develop your skills in a specialist community service? We are seeking a Band 5 Community Wound Care Nurse to join our dedicated Community Wound Service, supporting patients with complex and hard‑to‑heal wounds across Northamptonshire. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an Outstanding CQC-rated Trust, committed to delivering safe, high‑quality and patient-centred care. You’ll work closely with the Tissue Viability Team, senior nurses, and colleagues across our community nursing service to provide expert assessment, evidence‑based interventions and personalised care plans. ### Main duties of the job As a Community Wound Care Nurse, you will: - Deliver complex wound care management including leg ulcer treatment and wound assessment. - Perform and interpret Doppler assessments to support effective treatment planning. - Provide wound care in clinic settings, patients' homes and care environments across the county. - Educate and empower patients, families and carers to promote self-care and better outcomes. - Maintain accurate, confidential clinical records in line with NMC and Trust standards. - Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective patient care. - Participate in audits, service improvement and ongoing professional development. This role requires independent travel across Northamptonshire and the ability to carry equipment and undertake wound care in both clinic and home settings. You will be a caring, confident and enthusiastic practitioner with: - Current NMC registration (Adult Nurse). - Experience within community nursing and managing hard-to-heal wounds. - Skills in leg ulcer management and Doppler assessment. - Understanding of tissue viability principles and wound care best practice. - Excellent communication, organisational and time‑management skills. - Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team. - A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle. You will demonstrate the NHFT values and leadership behaviours: compassion, teamwork, accountability, authenticity, and a positive approach to change. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document. ## Job Details Are you a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse looking to develop your skills in a specialist community service? We are seeking a Band 5 Community Wound Care Nurse to join our dedicated Community Wound Service, supporting patients with complex and hard‑to‑heal wounds across Northamptonshire. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an Outstanding CQC-rated Trust, committed to delivering safe, high‑quality and patient-centred care. You’ll work closely with the Tissue Viability Team, senior nurses, and colleagues across our community nursing service to provide expert assessment, evidence‑based interventions and personalised care plans. ## Job Description As a Community Wound Care Nurse, you will: Deliver complex wound care management including leg ulcer treatment and wound assessment. Perform and interpret Doppler assessments to support effective treatment planning. Provide wound care in clinic settings, patients' homes and care environments across the county. Educate and empower patients, families and carers to promote self-care and better outcomes. Maintain accurate, confidential clinical records in line with NMC and Trust standards. Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective patient care. Participate in audits, service improvement and ongoing professional development. This role requires independent travel across Northamptonshire and the ability to carry equipment and undertake wound care in both clinic and home settings. You will be a caring, confident and enthusiastic practitioner with: Current NMC registration (Adult Nurse). Experience within community nursing and managing hard-to-heal wounds. Skills in leg ulcer management and Doppler assessment. Understanding of tissue viability principles and wound care best practice. Excellent communication, organisational and time‑management skills. Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle. You will demonstrate the NHFT values and leadership behaviours: compassion, teamwork, accountability, authenticity, and a positive approach to change. ## Responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document. ## Person Specification ### UK car driver **Essential** - Uk car driver and owner ### Registrationand Qualifications **Essential** - NMC registered Adult Nurse with post Registrstion community Nursing experience experience **Desirable** - Accredited university course in Wound Treatment or Tissue Viability obtained in the last 2 years - Accredited university course in Wound Treatment or Tissue Viability obtained over 2 years ago ### Post Registrstion Community Nursing Experience **Essential** - Experience working within a Community Nursing or Primary Care as a Registered Nurse - Current leg ulcer assessment competency (including Doppler assessment) **Desirable** - Experience using SystemOne Patient Electronic Record - Demonstrate experience in vacuum-assisted closure dressings - Demonstrate experience in communicating with the wider MDT ## Documents - [benefits (pdf, 570.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2078) - [community nurses wound tier service (pdf, 832.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341754) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.