Job summary
Employer heading
Nursing associate - wound clinic
Band 4
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.
Job overview
To work as a member of a self-directed wound clinic team that delivers person centred integrated care in a clinic setting. Care will be focussed on improving self-reliance and empowerment; seeing patients as a whole and supporting as required their health, social and psychological needs.
To work as an integral part of a clinic-based team providing consistent care to a defined clinic caseload of patients 365 days a year. This requires flexibility and commitment to maintain effective service provision for the team’s caseload.
- 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.
Main duties of the job
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 wound therapist.
To oversee the healthcare assistants in the team as required and support the senior nurse therapist with allocated students and other visitors to the clinic.
Working for our organisation
So what else?
- 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 encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- 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 work life balance 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.
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 the scottish widows group pension scheme.
- MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job purpose
To work as a member of a self-directed wound clinic team that delivers person centred integrated care in a clinic setting. Care will be focussed on improving self-reliance and empowerment; seeing patients as a whole and supporting as required their health, social and psychological needs.
To work as an integral part of a clinic-based team providing consistent care to a defined clinic caseload of patients 365 days a year. This requires flexibility and commitment to maintain effective service provision for the team’s caseload.
The team is self-managing where designated responsibilities for the team are shared and specific roles within the team are rotated i.e. allocation of clinics, team rota construction therefore your role within the team is to support the ethos of a self-directed team with the authority to make decisions about workload, recruitment, training requirements etc.
The team covers the Medway area and care will be delivered in a location close to the patient’s home. The team sees mobile patients with a wide range of wounds including diabetic foot ulcers, leg ulcers, PUs, post-surgical wounds, burns and supports patients with a range of treatments including suture removal, topical negative pressure, compression therapy, etc.
The role requires close collaboration with the GP and other health, social care and voluntary organisations including but not limited to therapists, mental health, social workers, care navigators, case managers etc.
Your role will support the team to achieve the following core aims:
1. Having happy patients: through direct access, continuity of care, flexibility of care provision and providing quality clinical care.
2. Having happy nurses and care givers; by working collaboratively and flexibly with your team colleagues and being empowered to make decisions as a team to best meet the requirements of your patients and their families.
3. Self-empowered patients who will work jointly with the team to achieve agreed outcomes.
Person specification
Criteria
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Essential |
Desirable |
Qualifications |
Foundation degree or nursing associate qualification
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Care certificate
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Experience |
Previous experience in health or social care setting Knowledge or experience of wound care Working in a team Able to work under own initiative
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Previous experience in health in a community setting |
Special knowledge / expertise |
Standard IT skills including word processing and use of internet Knowledge of health and safety and principles of risk assessment. Be able to understand and plan a range of delegated clinical duties Analytical and judgmental skills
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Wound care Pressure area care
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Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment |
Ability to work under pressure Good communication and interpersonal skills Attention to detail and presentation Flexibility and adaptability Motivated to community work Open and friendly Contributes to the team
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Willingness to develop professionally |
Practical / intellectual skills |
Standard IT skills. Ability to travel to various sites in a timely manner
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Person specification
qualification
Essential criteria
- qualifications
Applicatio form
Essential criteria
- Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Experience
willingness to learn
Essential criteria
- Willingness to learn
MCH Values
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of MCH values
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ellen Wren
- Job title
- Clinical lead wound clinic Central
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0789 6157106
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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MCH House
Bailey Drive
Gillingham Business Park
Gillingham
ME8 0PZ
- Telephone
- 07796182085
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