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Job Description
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- 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
- Vascular assessment using a doppler ultrasound
- Knowledge of and/ or experience of the Healthy IO app
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- ENB 998 or FLAP - teaching and assessing in clinical practice
- 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
- Vascular assessment using a doppler ultrasound
- Knowledge of and/ or experience of the Healthy IO app
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- ENB 998 or FLAP - teaching and assessing in clinical practice
Job summary
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.
Please contact Bethany Head (07900264402) if you'd like to discuss this post further.
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.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Date posted
02 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annum, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
083-6504093-LW-A
Job locations
William Budd Health Centre
Downton Road
Bristol
BS4 1WH
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Experience and skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience and skills
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Sirona care & health CIC
Address
William Budd Health Centre
Downton Road
Bristol
BS4 1WH
Employer's website
https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Sirona care & health CIC
Address
William Budd Health Centre
Downton Road
Bristol
BS4 1WH
Employer's website
https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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