PCN Wound Clinic Nurse

Thenurse will have skills, training and experience, relating to wound management,vascular assessment and dressing application to provide and maintain a high standard of nursing care for patients.

Provide nursing assistance to the GPs, and other members of primary healthcare team, whilst providing supervision and working closely with a woundclinic Healthcare Assistant.

Theduties will (with training where necessary) include running a practice based wound management, vascular assessment and dressings clinic, and providing a vaccinationservice to our housebound and care home patients. The nurse will undertake independentconsultations with patients relating to specific symptoms within the post holdersscope of practice; assessing, examining, investigating, diagnosing (with support where needed), treating, and following up patients as required.

Thenurse will use clinical decision making within their scope of practice and be responsible for leading the wound clinic and housebound vaccination service forthe PCN Practices. They will ensure the delivery of evidence-based care in relation to tissue viability including legulcer management.

Duties and responsibilities

Assist and perform routine tasks related to patient care as directed.

Such tasks may include (list not exclusive):

• Management of patients with chronic disease relating to wound prevention and management,including diabetes and vascular conditions.
• Providea holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines.
• Makeand receive referrals for patients with compromised tissue viability, fromnurses, general practitioners, consultants and other health professionals.
• Provide advice on the most appropriate wound dressing products.
• Assessfor and advise on compression bandaging and hosiery.
• Tobe responsible for the follow up of the patients under their care.
• Provide advice on management of slow healing wounds.
• Practice with autonomy and accountability and make decisions within the scope of ownprofessional practice area of clinical competence.
• Promotea supportive and collaborative team-working environment.
• Providesupervision and support to Healthcare Assistants.
• To identify future service requirements to the Line Manager. Administrationadult vaccinations to our housebound and care home population.
• Assist patients to identify their health needs, incorporating the use of care plans.

Carlisle Primary Care Network (PCN) consists of 3 Practice;

Eden Medical Group, Warwick Square Group and Carlisle Central. The Network and Practices are focussed on shaping our services to best meet our patients needs, and work collaboratively to ensure we improve services andbuild for the future.

We are focussed on providing new and innovative solutions toaddressing the healthcare requirements of our patients, now and in the future.

We are passionate in providing our multi-disciplinary teamswith support and positive working environments, and strive to ensure we work collaboratively to provide this.

The role is part of a wider team supporting patients acrossall practices, liaising closely with clinicians from practices and PCN toimprove the health & wellbeing of patients.

The nurse will play animportant role in the PCN, utilising the appropriate skills, training and experience to undertake independent consultations with patients relating to specific symptoms; assessing, examining, investigating, diagnosing, treating,and following up patients as required.

You will use clinical decision making within your scope of practice andensure the delivery of evidence-based care in relation to wound management andtissue viability.

This role will work closely with GPs and practice teams to manage a caseload of patients, acting as acentral point of contact to ensure appropriate support is made available tothem and their carers; supporting them to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs are addressed.

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented as part of this employment, such training to include:

• participation in an annual…