Wound Clinic Staff Nurse

Are you passionate about the delivery of high-quality nursing care in a Wound Clinic setting? Does wound healing and wound aetiology fascinate you? Are you looking for a new challenge and to expand your knowledge and skills in a growing service striving toward excellence in wound care? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and passionate Nurse to work in the DCHS Wound Clinic Service.

We are a professional, skilled and friendly team who work safely with our patients in Erewash to provide innovative, high‑quality, evidence‑based wound care.

The team is based at Alfreton, Belper and Heanor (with weekends in Clay Cross) and, on occasion, supports the other wound clinics around the Derbyshire localities. The working hours are 08.30am‑4.30pm, Monday‑Sunday (including Bank Holidays).

• Assess, review and complete wound care for patients.
• Provide a plan of care using wound care policies and pathways for guidance and utilising the wound care dressings formulary for DCHS.
• Liaise with the Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and Tissue Viability specialists when indicated.
• Provide holistic assessment of patients' needs and make onward referrals where required.
• Ensure safeguarding needs are met and escalated where indicated.
• Support junior staff and students in achieving their learning outcomes.
• Support the Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and cover when needed.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire. We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.