* Are you a skilled wound therapist with excellent interpersonal skills and sound clinical assessment skills?
* Do you have the confidence to work alone, putting the patient at the heart of what you do; and to get involved within a multi-disciplinary team?
If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you
This is a unique opportunity to work in our dedicated wound clinics which cover all types of wound and leg ulcer care across Medway.
This post is a varied role and will involve delivering based wound care; full assessments, implementation and evaluation of wound and leg ulcer care.
You will need to be flexible as the wound clinics operate 7 days a week across various locations in Medway.
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of the tissue viability and wound therapy service to undertake the nursing care of patients attending Medway Community Healthcare wound clinics, community nursing and leg ulcer clinics
To provide effective evidence based wound care including the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, prescription of treatment and advice to patients who are seen by the service.
To support the senior wound therapist in the management of the clinics and take responsibility for allocating workload for short periods in the absence of the senior wound therapist with support.
To oversee the healthcare assistants in the team as required and support the senior team members with allocated students and other visitors to the clinic.
About us
So what else?
MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients
* This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
* We'll provide excellent and well established in-service training and supervision.
* You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
* Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time forpersonal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us
The small print
* Informal visits can be arranged on request.
* We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and our Scottish Widows group personal pension.
* Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview 7 to 10 days after the advert closes.
Job responsibilities
Criteria
Qualifications
1st -2nd level registered nurse
Leg ulcer care
Independent prescribing
Post qualification study in wound management
Experience
Working as part of a team
Able to work under own initiative
Working in a health/social care environment
Experience of delivering wound care
Wound care
Working in the community / a clinic setting
Special knowledge / expertise
Clinical competence in core nursing care provision.
Evidence of continual professional development
Ability to plan and develop programmes of care/care packages
Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
IT literate, word processing and use of the internet
Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge of wound assessment
Awareness of Buurtzorg care model
Awareness of self-care principles
Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment
Flexibility and adaptability
Motivated to community work
Open and friendly
Team player
Supportive of colleagues
Practical / intellectual skills
Problem solving approach
Able to make clinically appropriate decisions.
Good collaboratively working skills
Evidence of ability to undertake complex problem solving
Person Specification
Qualification
* NMC registered
* Degree in Tissue Viability
Skills
* Background in wound care
* N49 N18
Experience
* Previous experience in working in the field of wound care i.e community nursing
* Working in a wound clinic at present
* caring and compassionate, quality and value, working in partnership
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum (dependent on NHS experience)
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