Wound Clinic Staff Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced band 5 Staff Nurse to join our Wound Clinic Service.

The wound clinic nurse is responsible for the delivery of all types of wound care to patients within the primary care sector. Working within clinic's treating and supporting non-housebound patients whose care needs are outside the criteria of the Practice Nurse and District Nurse.

The post holder will carry out holistic assessments of all service users with regards to their care needs, to aid in the development and implementation of evidence based practice treatment plans. The post holder will work autonomously in their clinical practice while acknowledging their limitations and seek advice as and when necessary. The post holder will work alongside numerous members of the multi-disciplinary team within primary and secondary care to provide effective and safe treatment for service users.

Our Wound Clinic Service has 4 sites based within the Merthyr Tydfil/Rhondda Cynon Taf area - Kier Hardie, Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, Ysbyty Cwn Rhondda, Dewi Sant Health Park. There are also a further 3 clinics within Bridgend.

Main duties of the job

We provide all types of wound care to service users within these area, including carrying out holistic assessments, undertaking Leg ulcer assessments, doppler assessments, initiating Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (VAC), compression bandaging, post surgical wound care, and both acute and chronic wound care.

As a service we are eager to provide effective patient care by following new evidence based practice within our assessment and treatment process and aid in research recruitment of patients, when and where required.

The applicant must be a Registered Nurse with NMC Registration, be confident and competent in a wide range of clinical skills and demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development.

There is a requirement for a flexible approach to the workload due to the set up of a clinical, appointment based environment. The ability to drive with a UK full driving license and business car insurance is required as travel between clinic sites is required in a timely manner.

This particular Role is based within our Merthyr Tydfil/Rhondda Cynon Taf area clinics, however in exceptional circumstances you may be required to work in wound clinics within other areas i.e. Bridgend which make up Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board as the service demands.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organization but of the diverse communities that we serve.