Leg Ulcer Nurse - North Warwickshire and Rugby

South Warwickshire Foundation Trust Leg Ulcer Service, based in North Warwickshire, is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse for 30 hours per week.

The post holder needs to be a well organised individual and have a genuine interest in the management of wound care. The exciting and rewarding role involves collaborating with the wider MDT (Vascular / Dermatology / Dieticians / Podiatry / Lymphoedema Services / District Nurses etc) to support individuals through their leg ulcer journey.

In this process, the individual will gain an array of transferrable skills and experience in developing individualised plans of care from evidence-based practice. Become proficient in undertaking the vascular assessment and interpretation of the findings and develop a secure knowledge base around wound care and dressing selection.

The Team is based at Camphill Health Centre and carry out clinic and home visits across North Warwickshire and Rugby. The service currently runs Mon - Fri 8:30 - 16:30 hrs.

The post is a community based and the ability to meet the travel requirements of the role is essential. Applicants must hold a full driving license and have access to own vehicle (car lease scheme in operation).

Main duties of the job

To support the day to day running of the nurse led clinics North Warwickshire.

To be responsible for the assessment and management of the health needs of an identified population and for the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients with lower leg ulceration.

To prescribe using the nurse formulary and to ensure that nurse prescribing is undertaken in a safe and cost effective manner.

To provide support to the team including performance development reviews, clinical supervision, audit, education and training related to leg ulcer management.

To assist in acting as co-ordinator in the care delivery of GP and District nurse caseloads.

To work across professional boundaries, proving comprehensive health care that is sensitive to the needs of the population.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.