Enhanced Wound Care Community Nurse
Job in
South Derbyshire, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-30
Listing for:
The Methodist Church in Britain
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-30
Job specializations:
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, RN Nurse, Nurse Educator
Job Description & How to Apply Below
A full-time post in the Winchester District Nursing Teams, within the Integrated Community Winchester District service of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The nurse helps community and care home staff build tissue viability skills, and leads co-ordinated care for patients with complex wounds across primary and secondary care. Work is split between clinics, patients' homes and residential care settings, with support from Clinical Nurse Specialists in Tissue Viability.
Applicants need registered general nurse status and a teaching and assessing qualification.
- Deliver evidence-based specialist wound and skin care, advice and education across a designated geographical area
- Lead and facilitate co-ordinated case management for people with complex tissue viability issues, working with GPs, practice nurses and social care professionals
- Support community team staff to build knowledge and skill in tissue viability through a competence programme
- Work in clinics, patients' homes and residential care settings to support clinical staff in tissue viability care
- Act as a role model and expert in the prevention, treatment and care of tissue viability conditions
- Act as an expert resource to community and care home staff
- Provide management and leadership support to the team alongside senior staff
- Support the established tissue viability Link Nurse cohort in the area
- Take part in tissue viability education programmes with other team members
- Complete competence-based assessments with support and supervision from the tissue viability team
- Maintain own clinical skills and competence
- Registered General Nurse
- Post registration qualification or university degree, or relevant experience
- Teaching and assessing qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent) or mentorship qualification, including A1 and PETALS
- NMC registration
- Working unsupervised
- Prioritising workload to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Customer-focused approach
- Team player
- Interest in promoting best practice in tissue viability
- Flexible working requests discussed as part of the interview process
- Support and supervision from the tissue viability team
- Structured competence-based assessment programme
- Tissue viability education programmes
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