Lower Limb Coordinator
The closing date is 14 May 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 Community Nurse to take on the role of Lower Limb Coordinator within our Community Nursing Service. The post holder will lead on the assessment, management, and treatment of patients with lower limb conditions, particularly leg ulcers, delivering high-quality, evidence-based care. You will hold a defined caseload, working both autonomously and collaboratively within the wider multidisciplinary team.
This role offers a balance of clinic-based work alongside community visits, enabling you to deliver holistic, patient-centred care within both structured and home environments. You will also play a key role in supporting and developing staff, contributing to service improvement, and ensuring best practice in lower limb care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an experienced band 6 community nurse, registered with NMC, responsible for patients allocated to the lower limb coordinator for leg ulcer management and treatment.
The post holder will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.
The post holder will be responsible for a caseload, supporting their peers and team leader, and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative. They will have a commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.
The post holder will work in clinic and visit patients in the community setting one day per week. They will be responsible for educating and assisting new starters with competencies and be responsible for the management of a caseload ensuring the provision of a high standard of nursing care to patients and their families in the community. The lower limb coordinator will work without direct supervision and provide leadership to the community nursing team.
Responsibilities
* Holistic assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients with leg ulcers.
* Monitoring and reviewing patient treatment plans.
* Nurse Prescribing, Non-Medical Prescribing.
* First contact assessment, care and referral.
* Continuing care, rehabilitation and delivering the National Service Frameworks.
* Providing public health and health promotional programmes to improve health and reduce inequalities.
* Compression therapy.
* Caseload management.
* Maintaining contemporaneous written and computerised records.
Benefits
High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering, and Waltham Forest) of 15% of the basic salary, with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 per year pro rata for part-time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registration
Experience
* Experience working as a Band 5/6 nurse within a community setting.
* Demonstrable experience in leg ulcer management and lower limb care.
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.
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
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