Job summary We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic registered nurse with community experience to join our Complex Wound Care team. This post is to identify, assess and signpost patients with complex wounds within the allocated caseload, working with GPs and the wider multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be based at 181 Goldie Leigh and will be expected to travel within the borough of Greenwich, delivering care to patient's in their own homes, care homes and in community clinic settings. You will need to be a versatile, adaptable team player who has good organisational and communication skills. Main duties of the job The clinical responsibilities will include the provision of evidenced based wound care, utilising holistic assessment, care planning, implementation and by defining, monitoring outcomes of care and service provision. This will include complex packages of care and complex clinical decision making where appropriate. Close working, co-ordination and liaison with other service providers is required to ensure that patients are able to remain within their own homes. Work in partnership to ensure all treatments and wound care strategies are evidence-based and cost effective. About us Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values: We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care Date posted 28 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £42,939 to £50,697 a year pa inc pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 277-6742373-CPH Job locations 181 Goldie Leigh Lodge Hill London SE2 0AY Job description Job responsibilities To undertake and ensure that all patients within the caseload have a full, comprehensive and holistic clinical assessment at the time of their admission visit and that this is carried out and documented according to the requirements of the overview document. To develop evidenced based wound care plans to meet the individual patients complex health and social needs ensuring that they are regularly reviewed and updated. Support the introduction and use of technical nursing treatments utilising a robust evidenced based approach to ensure the most effective care. Prescribe products to meet the needs of the patients within the allocated caseload utilising your non medical prescribing qualification and own prescribing skills. Ensuring that you prescribe within your sphere of competence. Supports patients with complex wounds who have repeated hospital admission to develop their knowledge and understanding about their health and well being to enable self management within individual abilities. To offer clinical practice advice and professional support to the community nursing and podiatry teams. To ensure that sound clinical guidance is given to community staff. To undertake the delegation of the clinical workload to Community Staff Nurses and Health Care Assistants ensuring they are competent to undertake the clinical wound care duties delegated to them. To raise orders for stock, supplies and ordering clinical equipment (utilising the online Medequip system (Greenwich) or via Inspire Community Stores (Bexley)) to ensure that clinical management plans are implemented. Make independent referrals for diagnostic tests and or opinions and care requirements via open and informed discussions with a range of Clinicians and specialists. Provide clinically based education and training programmes to patients and staff either on an individual or group basis. To work at all times within the NMC Professional Code of Conduct being accountable for own professional action and to undertake regular clinical supervision. Job description Job responsibilities To undertake and ensure that all patients within the caseload have a full, comprehensive and holistic clinical assessment at the time of their admission visit and that this is carried out and documented according to the requirements of the overview document. To develop evidenced based wound care plans to meet the individual patients complex health and social needs ensuring that they are regularly reviewed and updated. Support the introduction and use of technical nursing treatments utilising a robust evidenced based approach to ensure the most effective care. Prescribe products to meet the needs of the patients within the allocated caseload utilising your non medical prescribing qualification and own prescribing skills. Ensuring that you prescribe within your sphere of competence. Supports patients with complex wounds who have repeated hospital admission to develop their knowledge and understanding about their health and well being to enable self management within individual abilities. To offer clinical practice advice and professional support to the community nursing and podiatry teams. To ensure that sound clinical guidance is given to community staff. To undertake the delegation of the clinical workload to Community Staff Nurses and Health Care Assistants ensuring they are competent to undertake the clinical wound care duties delegated to them. To raise orders for stock, supplies and ordering clinical equipment (utilising the online Medequip system (Greenwich) or via Inspire Community Stores (Bexley)) to ensure that clinical management plans are implemented. Make independent referrals for diagnostic tests and or opinions and care requirements via open and informed discussions with a range of Clinicians and specialists. Provide clinically based education and training programmes to patients and staff either on an individual or group basis. To work at all times within the NMC Professional Code of Conduct being accountable for own professional action and to undertake regular clinical supervision. Person Specification Education, Qualifications and Training Essential Registered Nurse Evidence of education or training in Tissue Viability/ Wound Care Desirable Recognised teaching/ mentoring qualification Community nursing experience Experience Essential Experience in clinical audit and service development Knowledge of local and national tissue viability initiatives and guidance Minimum 2 years as a band 5 / 6 Desirable Caseload management experience Skills/ Attributes Essential Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Well developed physical examination skills Proven ability to prioritise and use initiative to meet deadlines Proven track record of excellent nursing care Ability to move across the borough independently Desirable Experience in use of RiO Personal Qualities Essential Ability to handle difficult situations Professional caring manner Person Specification Education, Qualifications and Training Essential Registered Nurse Evidence of education or training in Tissue Viability/ Wound Care Desirable Recognised teaching/ mentoring qualification Community nursing experience Experience Essential Experience in clinical audit and service development Knowledge of local and national tissue viability initiatives and guidance Minimum 2 years as a band 5 / 6 Desirable Caseload management experience Skills/ Attributes Essential Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Well developed physical examination skills Proven ability to prioritise and use initiative to meet deadlines Proven track record of excellent nursing care Ability to move across the borough independently Desirable Experience in use of RiO Personal Qualities Essential Ability to handle difficult situations Professional caring manner Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Address 181 Goldie Leigh Lodge Hill London SE2 0AY Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)