Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Plastics Dressings Clinic Nurse . This is an ideal role for a motivated proactive individual with plastics / wound care knowledge and experience  to join our team .  This post  will include cross site cover, whilst we work predominantly at the UHCW site , we also cover Rugby St Cross on an Monday afternoon. 

Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post.

The successful candidate must have post-preceptorship experience. 

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

• Provide safe, effective and compassionate nursing care to patients attending the plastic dressing clinic.
• Assess wounds, including size, depth, tissue type, exudate, odour, surrounding skin and signs of infection.
• Assess and manage post-operative wounds, grafts, flaps,  donor sites and complex wounds within the nurse’s competence.
• Undertake VAC/NPWT dressing changes following appropriate training and competency assessment.
• Maintain aseptic technique and infection prevention and control standards during wound care.
• Monitor patients for complications 
• Escalate concerns promptly to the relevant healthcare professional.
•  Provide patient education 
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation, including wound assessment, dressing products, patient tolerance and escalation
• Take and upload wound photographs in accordance with local policy and consent requirements.
• Liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Arrange appropriate follow-up appointments
• Recognise safeguarding concerns and follow relevant Trust safeguarding procedures.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with NMC Code, Trust policies and professional standards.
• Maintain professional competence through mandatory training, CPD and competency-based training.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.