Staff Nurse - Bank

Staff Nurse - Bank

The closing date is 30 September 2026

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and developing specialist skills in wound healing and lymphoedema management? Pioneer is looking for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join our bank of supportive, patient-focused specialists.

This is an exciting opportunity for newly qualified and experienced nurses to grow their expertise through a structured preceptorship programme, rotations in ambulatory clinics, and access to advanced specialist skills including sharp debridement.

You will become a member of a team who are committed to delivering the highest standards and adding to the expertise of the fields we operate in via research.

You may have an interest in or have experience with treating wounds and lymphoedema. We provide an intensive induction training programme for wound healing, a formal qualification in lymphoedema and are committed to supporting further education at Masters level.

At Pioneer, your growth is a priority. Our progression framework provides:

• Mentorship from emerging and internationally acclaimed specialists in the field
• Preceptorship from Band 6 nurses and the Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA)
• Development of advanced clinical skills in wound healing and lymphoedema management
• Opportunities to mentor junior staff and students
• Involvement in audits, quality improvement projects, and evidence-based initiatives
• A clear route to Band 6 Specialist Tissue Viability Nurse, recognising your clinical competence, leadership, and specialist knowledge

Key Responsibilities

• Perform holistic wound assessments and deliver patient-centred care following referrals
• Develop, implement, and evaluate care plans for wound healing and lymphoedema
• Support patient care through telemedicine triage and ambulatory clinic rotations
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including carers and other healthcare professionals
• Educate patients, carers, and colleagues on best practice in wound care
• Participate in clinical audits, service improvement projects, and research initiatives
• Ensure all care is delivered in line with NMC guidance and latest tissue viability guidelines

Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres are the UKs largest expert wound healing and lymphoedema team and are leaders in the two specialities with many decades of specialist experience between us. Headquartered in Sussex, we have, for the past 25 years been delivering evidence-based wound and lymphoedema treatment and consistently achieve what we believe are the best healing outcomes in the UK for chronic wounds.

On behalf of the NHS, we deliver world-class care from our centres across the UK and we also work alongside colleagues in hospitals, hospices, community nursing, Nursing Homes and GP Practices.

• Generous Pension
• Income Protection Scheme
• Occupational Health Support
• Annual Leavealigned to NHS
• Salary aligned to NHS Agenda for Change
• Training,development and progression opportunities
• Mentorship from a Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA)
• Neurodiversity Support
• Be part of ateam committed to excellence for our patients and for our staff

To work as an integral member of the Tissue Viability Team, providing evidence-based tissue viability services for patients across diverse clinical settings. The post-holder will work collaboratively to implement audit processes and systems within Pioneer for the purpose of promoting clinically effective and continuously improving care.

The role will drive and help to continually embed Pioneers values; putting Patients First
,effective Communication
,invest in Staff Development
,strive for Excellence
,and advance practice through Research
.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

To work as an integral member of the Tissue Viability Team, providing evidence-based tissue viability services for patients across diverse clinical settings. The post-holder will work collaboratively to implement audit processes and systems within Pioneer for the purpose of promoting clinically effective and continuously improving care.

The role will drive and help to continually embed Pioneers values; putting Patients First
,effective Communication
,invest in Staff Development
,strive for Excellence
,and advance practice through Research
.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Care

• Perform complex holistic wound assessments following referrals from healthcare professionals.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate specialist care, including diagnostic tests such as Doppler and…