# Wound Clinic Staff Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/wound-clinic-staff-nurse/758d4b91-5e4d-4f43-8f10-22118e266692 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/wound-clinic-staff-nurse/758d4b91-5e4d-4f43-8f10-22118e266692.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Chesterfield - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave cover) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 days per week over a 7 day week including weekends and bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T13:12:31.895Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Long_Eaton/Derbyshire_Community_Health_Services_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Wound_Clinic_Nursing/Wound_Clinic_Nursing-v8059360 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8059360?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.dchs.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and passionate Nurse to work in the DCHS Wound Clinic Service. We are a professional, skilled and friendly team who work safely with our patients in Erewash to provide innovative, high-quality, evidence-based wound care. The team are based at Long Eaton Health Centre and Ilkeston Hospital and, on occasion, support other wound clinics across Derbyshire. The working hours are 08.30 am-4.30 pm, Monday-Sunday,  including weekends and Bank Holidays. ### Main duties of the job 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. Within our growing service there are also opportunities for further academic learning and support for career development. The main focus of this role is 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 for DCHS. Liaise with Wound Clinic Lead Nurse 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. Support Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and cover when needed. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification.   To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site.  You will need to register if you do not already have an account. As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) ## Job Details 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? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and passionate Nurse to work in the DCHS Wound Clinic Service. We are a professional, skilled and friendly team who work safely with our patients in Erewash to provide innovative, high-quality, evidence-based wound care. The team are based at Long Eaton Health Centre and Ilkeston Hospital and, on occasion, support other wound clinics across Derbyshire. The working hours are 08.30 am-4.30 pm, Monday-Sunday, including weekends and Bank Holidays. ## Job Description 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. Within our growing service there are also opportunities for further academic learning and support for career development. The main focus of this role is 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 for DCHS. Liaise with Wound Clinic Lead Nurse 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. Support Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and cover when needed. ## Responsibilities Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to drive as you will be expected to travel to clinical sites and across the county, to attend meetings/training - Able to work weekends and bank holidays ### Skills and Attributes **Essential** - IT Skills ### Aptitude and Personal Qualities **Essential** - Flexible approach to working practice - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Able to use own initiative and work autonomously - Able to work as part of a team ### Experience and Knowledge Required **Essential** - Experience of working in the community **Desirable** - Experience of lower limb management - Working knowledge of SystmOne or similar ### Education, Qualifications and Training **Essential** - NMC-Registered General Nurse - Evidence of recent training **Desirable** - Wound care qualification ## Documents - [jd+ps (pdf, 333.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10349521) - [application guidance (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2565) ## 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.