Wound clinic nurse assistant (band 3)
| Posting date: | 30 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24071.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2024 |
| Location: | Medway, ME8 8AA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B9813-24-0311 |
Summary
Job purpose To work as a member of a self-directed wound clinic team that delivers person centred integrated care in a clinic setting. Care will be focussed on improving self-reliance and empowerment; seeing patients as a whole and supporting as required their health, social and psychological needs. To work as an integral part of a clinic based team providing consistent care to a defined clinic caseload of patients 365 days a year. This requires flexibility and commitment to maintain effective service provision for the teams caseload. The team is self-managing where designated responsibilities for the team are shared and specific roles within the team are rotated i.e. allocation of clinics, team rota construction therefore your role within the team is to support the ethos of a self-directed team with the authority to make decisions about workload, recruitment, training requirements etc. The team covers the Medway area and care will be delivered in a location close to the patients home. The team sees mobile patients with a wide range of wounds including diabetic foot ulcers, leg ulcers, PUs, post-surgical wounds, burns and supports patients with a range of treatments including suture removal, topical negative pressure, compression therapy, etc. The role requires close collaboration with the GP and other health, social care and voluntary organisations including but not limited to therapists, mental health, social workers, care navigators, case managers etc. Your role will support the team to achieve the following core aims: Having happy patients: through direct access, continuity of care, flexibility of care provision and providing quality clinical care. Having happy nurses and care givers; by working collaboratively and flexibly with your team colleagues and being empowered to make decisions as a team to best meet the requirements of your patients and their families. Self-empowered patients who will work jointly with the team to achieve agreed outcomes. Person specification Criteria Essential Desirable Qualifications Foundation degree in health and social care or nursing associate Care certificate Experience Previous experience in health or social care setting Working in a team Able to work under own initiative Previous experience in health in a community setting Special knowledge / expertise Standard IT skills including word processing and use of internet Knowledge of health and safety and principles of risk assessment. Be able to understand and plan a range of delegated clinical duties Analytical and judgmental skills Phlebotomy Wound care Pressure area care Catheter care Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment Ability to work under pressure Good communication and interpersonal skills Attention to detail and presentation Flexibility and adaptability Motivated to community work Open and friendly Contributes to the team Willingness to develop professionally Practical / intellectual skills Standard IT skills. Ability to travel to various sites in a timely manner