Would you like to be part of a team dedicated to improving the care and treatment outcomes across a wide range of patients whilst continuing to develop specialist skills in wound care?
We currently have vacancies within our Wound Healing Service. We are a specialist Wound Service focusing on Hard to Heal wounds, working with each patient on realistic goals depending on their wound healing potential.
We deliver advanced wound healing treatments within patients own home or residential/nursing home and within a clinic setting for ambulatory patients. We also work alongside Practice Nurses, Community Nurses and nursing homes offering lots of variety to the role with imparting wound care knowledge across the community.
The role involves working within a variety of settings including clinic, community or residential home settings depending on the patient’s needs, delivering advanced wound healing interventions.
To work as an engaged member of the Wound Healing Service to provide effective evidence based Wound healing treatments and advice to patients who attend the Wound Healing Service.
Please be advised that interviews will take place on 01st April 2025.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
To have continued responsibility in providing clinical day to day management for the wound healing service, including the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of care plans.
To ensure the provision of high quality standards of care to all patients within the wound healing service.
To provide ongoing supervision and development of staff within the wound healing service.
To work and liaise with other services, organisations and agencies involved in wound management
To provide information to the Clinical Nurse Specialist- wound care about the outcome of patients under the care of the wound healing service
To work within a multidisciplinary and integrated teams to promote tissue viability issues
To actively promote patient involvement within tissue viability and assist the clinical nurse specialist in ensuring that the wound healing services is responsive to patients needs
To use all forms of electronic communication effectively within the wound healing service
Access to a vehicle and a full UK driving license are essential for this role, please note we do not accept an international driving license
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation’s core values.
To ensure the provision of high quality standards of care to all patients within the wound healing service.
To provide ongoing supervision and development of staff within the wound healing service.
To work and liaise with other services, organisations and agencies involved in wound management
To provide information to the Clinical Nurse Specialist- wound care about the outcome of patients under the care of the wound healing service
To work within a multidisciplinary and integrated teams to promote tissue viability issues
To actively promote patient involvement within tissue viability and assist the clinical nurse specialist in ensuring that the wound healing services is responsive to patients needs
To use all forms of electronic communication effectively within the wound healing service
Makes direct referrals to vascular surgeons with support from the clinical nurse specialist
To make independent clinical decisions and initiate treatments for patients with complex wounds within the wound clinic setting. For example: Topical Negative Pressure Therapy and Maggot TherapyTo facilitate comprehensive documented assessment of patients with wound care needs
To assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care for specific patients with wound management problems
To have keyboard skills to enable use of the information systems with the service
The post requires highly developed physical skills, where accuracy is important, but there is no specific requirement for speed.
The post holder will be expected to apply compression bandages and dressings with skill.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description

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