We are seeking to recruit a full time Community Enhanced Wound Care Band 6 nurse to support the community team and to run a leg ulcer/Wound clinic both in a clinic setting.
Although your main role will be working within the Integrated Community Team and leading a leg ulcer/Wound Clinic in the locality plus supporting registered and unregistered staff to achieve competence, skill and experience with Tissue Viability whilst improving the care and management of patients, you will also be expected to support the recruitment, induction, clinical supervision and day to day/operational management of the Integrated community Team by taking on some Clinical team leader responsibilities, and ensure an effective contribution to the implementation of SHFT clinical, governance and other strategies.
You will be working under the supervision of a Clinical Nurse Specialists in Tissue Viability and Community Tissue Viability Nurse. The successful candidate will act as an expert resource to community and care home staff and be a lead in a leg Ulcer/wound clinic working with community nurses. The applicant will develop the ability and willingness to participate in some Tissue Viability education programmes with other team members. The role also provides support to an established Tissue Viability Link Nurse cohort in their geographical area.
Access to a vehicle and possession of a full driving license is essential.
Community Experience is essential., The primary role of the Community Sister is to provide strong holistic leadership to the team and support the Community Team Matron (Band 7). To include day to day leadership responsibilities, development and creative leadership, responsive leadership, enabling the team to achieve a 'well led' culture.
The Community Sister in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues and specifically, GP's, Practice Nurses and Social Care professionals, will lead and facilitate a patient or client focused, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to, and at high risk of repeat admissions to hospital.
The Community Sister will participate in and influence efforts across health and social services to shape multi-disciplinary pathways designed to support patient choice, improve quality of life, promote self-management and assure early intervention through the proactive provision of care in or as close to the patient's own home as possible.
The Community Sister will work across the caseload and the single point of access or (equivalent), using their clinical skills to identify the needs of patients and the correct services to liaise with.
The Community Sister will provide an expertise in their own discipline to the wider team.
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
With a workforce of more than 7000 and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we're committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities, whilst placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
We are currently working closely with other NHS Trusts to combine all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services, with the plan to create a new larger, more integrated and accessible organisation.
The transformation will happen in stages; Hampshire CAMHS, part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust joined Southern Health in February 2024, with Isle of Wight NHS Trust mental health and community services transitioning across in May 2024. The final combination of Southern Health and Solent NHS Trust services is expected in late 2024, when our new organisation, to be known as Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, will be formed.
Our new Trust will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, making healthcare across the county more accessible, as well as offering staff more opportunities for career development, training and partnership working.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.