Job summary
- Main area
- Tissue Viability and Wound Hub
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 0830-1630)
- Job ref
- 293-CCS-0764
- Employer
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kenworthy Road Health Centre
- Town
- Hackney
- Salary
- £37,259 - £45,356 p.a. incl.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Nurse Tissue Viability hub
NHS AfC: Band 5
Advert
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse, wishing to expand their knowledge and expertise within the Tissue Viability. This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse looking for a new challenge to join our dynamic and innovative Tissue Viability and Wound Hub team. We are looking for a registered nurse with a passion for tissue viability and improving clinical outcomes for patients. You should have some experience of working in wound care either within a hospital or community setting. If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you.
You will be supported by the Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialists and wider adult community nursing service to develop your knowledge and skills to implement evidence based practice high quality care to the residents of City and Hackney.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will practice within a multidisciplinary team and provide care to patients within the Tissue Viability Wound Hub.
Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs under the supervision of Clinical Nurse Specialists.
They will be responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic nursing care whilst promoting and maintaining health education and independence.
The post holder will take responsibility for their own actions when delivering clinical care; maintaining competency and skill in line with role requirements.
Working for our organisation
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Essential/Desirable
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse NMC Registered
- Evidence of ongoing post registration training.
- Ability to assess and treat variety of wounds (surgical, traumatic, pressure ulcer, leg ulcer, moisture lesions)
- Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in a wide range of settings.
- Good organisation and planning skills
- Ability to teach clients, relatives and carers management of health conditions
- Understanding the needs of ethnic minorities and inequalities within health and care settings
- Understanding of professional accountability and delegation issues
- Experience of identifying and reporting safe guarding concerns
- Experience of successfully managing violence and aggression
Desirable criteria
- Staff Nurse Development Programme/Preceptorship
- Experience of working in an inner-city environment
- Experience of contributing to service developments
- Understanding Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its implications for community nursing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joana Escorcio
- Job title
- Lead Tissue Viability Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920 261165
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