Lower Limb Co-ordinator

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., The post holder will be an experienced band 6 community nurse, registered with NMC, responsible for patients allocated to the lower limb co-ordinator 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 / 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. He/She will work as part of the integrated
primary/community health care team, Liaising with GPs, other professionals and statutory and voluntary agencies. The lower limb co- ordinator will work without direct supervision and provide leadership to the community nursing team.

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.