Job summary
Modality
Partnership (Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven Division) has a full time vacancy for Practice-based Wound Care Specialist Nurses. The postholder(s) will
be a registered nurse with qualification/skills in the management of complex
and chronic wounds. Working across Modality Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven
Division one post to cover across Craven sites: Fisher Medical centre and
Gargrave, Cross Hills, Steeton and Silsden and one to cover Airedale sites:
Haworth and Oakworth, Kilmeny and Long Lee and Farfield and Holycroft. Responsible
for the delivery and management of complex and chronic wound care to the whole
practice population. We are seeking
dedicated postholders to join our team and who can display our CARE values:
Commitment, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.
This job is
suitable for individuals who are career driven and have a passion for working
in an agile manner, implementing solutions, delivering high quality patient
care and who are committed to make real changes to the health care services
provided within Primary Care to improve patient care.
As an employee with us you can benefit from:
Enrolment to the NHS pension scheme
Annual leave minimum 27 days, plus 8 days bank holiday pro rata
Employee discounts and benefits scheme
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
Education and career pathways
Enhanced indemnity cover
Flexible working
Wellbeing and fun
If you are interested in learning more, please read on.
Main duties of the job
The role is both the delivery of evidence-based practice for patients presenting with complex and chronic wound care requirements, and the provision of preventative health care to the practice population. Responsible for the care delivered to their patients, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making in the management of patients.
The role is not a regular 9am-5pm job; the job requires innovation, flexibility, and commitment and the postholder will be required to work resourcefully as part of the team to ensure tasks are completed.
About us
We are one of
the largest GP super-partnerships in the UK, serving over 450,000 patients and
with a workforce of 1500+. We are
unique, we are always looking at ways to improve our delivery of services
through the implementation of new and innovative solutions that we can scale
across the organisation. This is a role that will equip you with a portfolio of
nursing in primary care with career advancing opportunities.
All employees
are welcomed to enrol in our employee benefits scheme and NHS pension scheme.
We are committed to developing our people through education and career pathways
and who align to our organisational values of CARE.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will enjoy
this role if you have a passion for supporting
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live
healthily and apply principles of self-care. You will be involved in proactively identifying,
diagnosing, and treating chronic and complex wounds, working closely with
leadership teams to influence service improvement.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to
the supporting documents section to retrieve the JD detailing the core
responsibilities of this role.
You will enjoy
this role if you have a passion for supporting
patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to live
healthily and apply principles of self-care. You will be involved in proactively identifying,
diagnosing, and treating chronic and complex wounds, working closely with
leadership teams to influence service improvement.
If you feel
this is the ideal career advancing opportunity for you and you want to rise to
the challenge of this opportunity, we welcome an application for you to join
our growing team of likeminded people.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN qualification, NMC pin holder with no restrictions.
Desirable
- Nurse mentor qualification i.e., facilitating learning in clinical practice, Advanced qualification in wound care, Nurse prescriber qualification, Experience and formal qualification in the management of long-term conditions.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of complex and chronic wound care/leg ulcer management, with evidence of compression bandage application and doppler training, Experience using system one, Able to demonstrate sound nursing experience using evidence-based practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Speciality in wound care and the management of defined chronic wounds, Knowledge of diagnosis and management of patients with chronic conditions, Knowledge of accountability of own role and other roles in primary care, Knowledge of health promotion strategies, Knowledge of local and national health policy, Wider health economy awareness, Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care, Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy, Knowledge of current immunization schedule, Knowledge of local and national guidance and policy relating to all relevant areas of own practice.
Skills
Essential
- Clinical leadership skills, Change-management skills to implement evidence-based care improvements into practice, Ability to support patients to change lifestyle, Communication skills, both written and verbal, Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families, Negotiation and conflict management skills, IT skills, Critical thinking and analytical skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-directed practitioner, Highly motivated, Flexibility, Enthusiasm, Team player, Ability to work across boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN qualification, NMC pin holder with no restrictions.
Desirable
- Nurse mentor qualification i.e., facilitating learning in clinical practice, Advanced qualification in wound care, Nurse prescriber qualification, Experience and formal qualification in the management of long-term conditions.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of complex and chronic wound care/leg ulcer management, with evidence of compression bandage application and doppler training, Experience using system one, Able to demonstrate sound nursing experience using evidence-based practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Speciality in wound care and the management of defined chronic wounds, Knowledge of diagnosis and management of patients with chronic conditions, Knowledge of accountability of own role and other roles in primary care, Knowledge of health promotion strategies, Knowledge of local and national health policy, Wider health economy awareness, Knowledge of clinical governance issues in primary care, Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy, Knowledge of current immunization schedule, Knowledge of local and national guidance and policy relating to all relevant areas of own practice.
Skills
Essential
- Clinical leadership skills, Change-management skills to implement evidence-based care improvements into practice, Ability to support patients to change lifestyle, Communication skills, both written and verbal, Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families, Negotiation and conflict management skills, IT skills, Critical thinking and analytical skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-directed practitioner, Highly motivated, Flexibility, Enthusiasm, Team player, Ability to work across boundaries.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
