Job summary
- Main area
- Skin Integrity Service
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 083-6323739-LW
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- William Budd Healthcare Centre
- Town
- Downton Road
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/07/2024
Employer heading
Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate
NHS AfC: Band 4
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Job overview
We have an opportunity for a Nurse Associate or Assistant Practitioner to join our team.
This role will complement the work of the Wound Care and Lymphoedema Service specialist nurses to improve patient experience and outcomes. T
he role supports the specialist nurses in providing comprehensive assessment, treatment planning and evaluation providing a unique interface supporting the integrated network teams.
Main duties of the job
To work with the Sirona Wound Care Service across the organisation supporting the integrated network teams in vascular assessment using a Doppler ultrasound.
To work with the Lymphoedema Service to use shared decision making to empower and support patients and carers with their short- and long-term self-management plans.
To work independently as part of the team, providing specialist wound care, lower limb assessment and lymphoedema care following guidelines and protocols.
Liaison with the specialist nurses following assessments to plan treatment based on results.
Be able to and willing to work flexibly and to travel throughout the Sirona area
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role and can only accept applications from UK based applicants.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Successful completion of Foundation Degree Level 5 or equivalent or willing to undertake
- Evidence of continuous personal/professional development relevant to the role
- Willingness to undertake training required for the role
Skills, experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out relevant clinical competences required of the post implementing and evaluating care, using agreed protocols and reporting adverse signs to registered professionals
- Contribute to the holistic assessment of the service user
- Excellent communication skills in varied ways with colleagues, service users and other stakeholders
- Able to use a variety of IT platforms i.e. EMIS, email
- Experience of direct client care in health or social care setting
- Experience of team working and working without direct supervision
Desirable criteria
- Experience in wound care and Doppler assessments
- Experience of working in the community
- Up to date knowledge of Evidence Based Practice, local and national standards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Francesca Allen
- Job title
- Clinical and Operational Lead in Lymphoedema
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07929879126
- Additional information
Bethany Head
Clinical and Operational Lead in Tissue Viability
07900264402
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