Wound clinic nurse

Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:
+ is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked 'Good' by the CQC;
+ is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
+ is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
+ offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
+ and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you., 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.

Working for our organisation
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 for personal 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.

· 1^st -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

MCH is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and values diversity of all people. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment of any kind and wish to provide our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At the heart of our values, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect and provide a workplace where people feel they belong.

+ 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., We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MCH. We are positive about disability and we guarantee interviews to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria as specified in the job description. We are committed to offering support and making reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the interview and selection process and through their employee journey.
We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults.