Community Wound Care Nurse Specialist

Job overview

As an enthusiastic registered nurse with community experience and with current NMC registration and Mentorship Training qualifications, you will have good communication and computer skills and experience of working in a customer focused environment. You will be excited about learning and willing to participate in further training and development.

Enjoying collaboration, you will work with the Community Nursing Team Leader, Clinical Leads and the Community Nursing Manager and will provide clinical support and assistance to the service. This role will improve and maintain standards of patient care.

Your role will be responsible for leading wound / pressure care management and be an expert resource for community staff across the Reading Locality. The post holder will ensure the delivery of evidence-based care in relation to all aspects of Tissue Viability.

Main duties of the job

• Make and receive referrals for patients with compromised tissue viability, from nurses, general practitioners, consultants and other health professional.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care utilising advanced knowledge and skills and research and developments in tissue viability.

• Be available to offer expert advice on all aspects of wound care, providing clinical advice and support to staff in meeting the standards and protocols in delivery of care.

• Assess current treatment practices, maximise cost effectiveness whilst improving outcomes.

• Provide information and advice to healthcare professionals about tissue viability using enhanced clinical judgement. Act as an information resource on tissue viability issues.

• To support and deliver the provision of education and training relating to tissue viability to all levels of staff and disciplines.

• Support and contribute to the development of programmes of care to improve clinical outcome in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and non-healing and complex wounds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:

• Car driver with access to own car

• Evidence of ongoing professional development

• Knowledge of current government legislation and recommendations

• Demonstrate effective Chronic Disease management

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.