Job Description

Do you have experience and interest in tissue viability and wound care.



Are you passionate about complex wound care assessment, planning and evaluating to improve patient outcomes, if yes then this could be the job for you.



An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Ambulatory Care District Nursing Clinics.



We are seeking an experienced wound care nurse.



We are looking for applicants with experience in compression assessment and application, doppler studies either manual or via mesi, and Negative pressure wound therapy.



You do not need to have community nursing experience as we are committed to supporting your development during your induction and beyond. It would be an advantage if you have experience in vascular, surgical nursing and or tissue viability experience.



We are a transforming service working towards enhancing care provision for people with complex wounds, surgical drains, catheter care and nephrostomy care. As an evolving service we have many service improvement initiatives in development which support the implementation of the National Wound Care strategy. We work collaboratively with the Tissue Viability Team, Vascular Service, Foot Health and Compton Lymphoedema service as well as with regional networks.



Within this role, you will independently run a variety of clinics, completing comprehensive holistic assessments, advising on optimal wound treatment and ensuring patient care plans follow the, catheter and wound care pathways.



The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.



We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.



The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

If you were to come and work with us, we can offer:

Flexible working across a 7-day service including extended hours



Dedicated and robust 6-week supernumery induction



An established team of experienced nurses to help you settle in and support your transition in becoming a valued member of our team



We have dedicated community practice education facilitators to help support you with competencies and new skills and development



Promote and support you to become an autonomous and independent practitioner within the specialism



Multi-site working including home visits when required



Support you to manage your own working day



Encourage you to be part of new and exciting developments and service improvements



Empower you to have a voice and bring new ideas and transferable skills to our teams



Support you to lead on changes to improve and develop our services



Support with funding for personal development such as degree top up, masters, apprenticeships, stand-a-lone modules such as health assessment, Tissue Viability, Surgical debridement and many more!



Latest technical innovations to support wound care monitoring and healing



Support you in complex case management of patient



We welcome internal and external candidates who have a desire to work with us. We offer an internal transfer for those directly working within RWT.



If you would like to find out more about the career opportunities, we can offer or discuss any specific requirement you might have please contact us - we would love to hear from you!



Candidates must have a driving licence and own a car they can use for work purposes