
Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Driving
Have a driving license valid in the UK
- Driving
Has a car in the UK willing to use for business use
- Driving
Willing to drive the Burns Outreach Bus
- Qualifications
Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
- Qualifications
Degree/Diploma level qualification in Nursing or equivalent registration qualification
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of working within an acute healthcare setting
- Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge of wound care and wound healing
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Practice Supervisor and/or Practice Assessor qualification
- Qualifications
Burns or wound care related training
- Knowledge & Experience
Burns nursing experience
- Knowledge & Experience
Plastic surgery experience
- Knowledge & Experience
Community nursing experience
Job overview
Are you looking for a rewarding role where no two days are the same? Join our innovative, nurse-led Burns Outreach and Outpatient Team, delivering specialist burns care across the London and South East Burns Network, serving a population of almost 10 million people.
This unique role offers the opportunity to care for patients throughout every stage of their recovery journey, working across outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, patients' homes and our pioneering Burns Outreach Bus.
Working within a highly skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team, you will develop specialist burns nursing expertise while enjoying a varied role that combines acute, outpatient and community practice. The position offers a high degree of autonomy, excellent professional development opportunities and the chance to make a lasting difference to patients and families.
We are looking for compassionate, motivated nurses who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient-centred care and embracing innovative ways of working. The service predominantly operates Monday to Friday, providing an excellent work-life balance, with only occasional later clinics and participation in a Saturday rota.
If you are ready to develop specialist skills, work within a forward-thinking service and help transform burns care across the region, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Deliver specialist burns care across a variety of settings, including outpatient clinics, inpatient wards, patients’ homes and the Burns Outreach Bus.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised care programmes for patients recovering from burn injuries, ensuring high-quality patient-centred care.
Provide expert wound care, dressing management, scar management and rehabilitation support to optimise recovery and long-term outcomes.
Support patients and their families throughout the recovery journey by providing education, advice, emotional support and health promotion.
Work collaboratively within a specialist multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and evidence-based burns care.
Travel across the London and South East Burns Network to provide specialist outreach services and improve access to care closer to patients’ homes.
Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and innovation initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and the delivery of burns services.
Develop and maintain advanced specialist burns nursing knowledge and skills, participating in ongoing professional development within a dynamic and evolving clinical environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description. We look forward to your application! Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Registered Nurse - Burns Outpatient and Outreach with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Westcliff-on-Sea, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Registered nurse role. The advertised salary is £32073.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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