Wound Clinic Staff Nurse
Job Description
Are you passionate about the delivery of high-quality nursing care in a Wound Clinic setting?
Does wound healing and wound aetiology fascinate you?
Are you looking for a new challenge and to expand your knowledge and skills in growing service striving toward excellence in wound care?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and passionate Nurse to work in the DCHS Wound Clinic Service.
We are a professional, skilled and friendly team who work safely with our patients in Derby City to provide innovative, high quality, evidence-based wound care.
The team are based at Florence Nightingale Hospital, Coleman Street and Revive Clinic. and on occasion support the other wound clinics around the Derbyshire localities.
The working hours are 08.30am-4.30pm, Monday-Sunday (including Bank Holidays).
By joining this supportive and dedicated team you will have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge of wound healing, factors that prevent healing and to provide optimum care for patients with a wide variety of wounds.
There will be training provided to enhance your skills to enable you to work as an independent clinician providing high quality patient care.
Within our growing service there are also opportunities for further academic learning and support for career development.
The main focus of this role is to:
Assess, review and complete wound care for patients.
Provide a plan of care using wound care policies and pathways for guidance utilising the wound care dressings formulary for DCHS.
Liaise with Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and Tissue Viability specialists when indicated.
Providing holistic assessment of patients' needs making onward referrals where required.
Ensure safeguarding needs are met and escalated where indicated.
Supporting junior staff and students in achieving their learning outcomes.
Support Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and cover when needed.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD3065728
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Contract
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationDerby, ENG, GB, United Kingdom
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EducationNot mentioned