Wound Care Nurse

We have an exciting opportunity for a nurse with a passion for wound care to join our team on a 12 month fixed-term contract or secondment. As a Nurse within the Wound Care Service, you will be mentored by tissue viability specialist nurses to develop your knowledge and skills in all aspects of wound management. Once competent and confident you will be carrying out assessments in different settings, including home visits, joint visits (both in patients' homes and GP surgeries), and clinics for non-housebound patients.

The Wound Care Service covers Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG), therefore there is a requirement to travel across all of this area. We have an office in each area.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide assessment, treatment planning and advice for patients who have been referred into the Wound Care Service, with the support and guidance of the specialist nurses within the team. They will be working in a variety of community settings including patients' homes, clinics, GP practices, nursing and residential homes to support the delivery of excellent wound care across the Sirona care and health population. Patient visits may be undertaken alone or jointly with the nurses providing the patient's wound care.
• The post requires a registered nurse with experience in community nursing, a passion for wound care, sound knowledge and skills set in lower limb wound management, wound care and pressure injury prevention, or willingness to develop these skills.
• Assessments will include lower limb and vascular assessment (dopplers and toe pressures), pressure injury and pressure mapping assessments, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT/ VAC), general wound assessments.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Person Specification

Experience and skills

Essential

• Experience in wound and leg ulcer management.
• Application of negative pressure wound therapy.
• Experience in community nursing.
• Selection and application of compression bandages, wraps and hosiery.
• Pressure injury risk assessment and prevention strategies.

Desirable

• Vascular assessment using a doppler ultrasound.
• Knowledge of and/ or experience of the Healthy IO app.

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Desirable

• ENB 998 or FLAP - teaching and assessing in clinical practice.