PCN Wound Clinic Nurse
| Posting date: | 02 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 February 2026 |
| Location: | St Nicholas Street, CA1 2EF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | A2260-26-0002 |
Summary
The nurse will play an important role in the PCN, utilising the appropriate skills, training and experience to undertake independent consultations with patients relating to specific symptoms; assessing, examining, investigating, diagnosing, treating, and following up patients as required. You will use clinical decision making within your scope of practice and ensure the delivery of evidence-based care in relation to wound management and tissue viability. This role will work closely with GPs and practice teams to manage a caseload of patients, acting as a central point of contact to ensure appropriate support is made available to them and their carers; supporting them to understand and manage their condition and ensuring their changing needs are addressed. Training - Personal and Professional Development The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented as part of this employment, such training to include: participation in an annual individual performance review. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. A commitment to maintain a high professional standard of nursing care and keep up to date with all aspects of nursing care relevant to post Identify personal development and training needs in conjunction with Clinical Lead. To participate in continuing education and maintain a contemporary level of professional knowledge and skills. Contribute to the assessment of service needs. Contribute a nursing perspective to the practice development plan. To attend staff meetings. Completion of regular mandatory and otherwise specified learning. Communication The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating, including those receiving bad news and respond accordingly Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues Participate in practice team meetings, delivering the nursing agenda and run nurse department meetings Produce evidence towards the contribution of the nursing team to the practice priorities as and when required. Governance Undertake DBS check at regular intervals Able to recognise and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines Able to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written) Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained and contribute to infection control audits and policies Ensure awareness of statutory and local protection procedures, including systems of referral Support the Practice clinical governance agenda Identify changes to clinical practice that are required to implement evidence-based guidelines Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures Work within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable children and adults, and all aspects of Safeguarding, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate Aware of identification and reporting procedures related to professional standards An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality To work only in accordance with the UKCC Code of Conduct and within the scope of professional practice To have a written professional development plan and to maintain an up to date portfolio which meets the requirements of registration with the UKCC Cooperate with annual appraisal meetings Confidentiality In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data. The Employee must adhere to all practice policies, which includes; Information Governance, Data Protection, Confidentiality, Caldecott and Safeguarding Policies. Health & safety The post-holder will implement and lead on a full range of promotion and management their own and others health and safety and infection control as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures. This will include (but will not be limited to): Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines. Awareness of national standards of infection control and cleanliness and regulatory / contractual / professional requirements, and good practice guidelines. Responsible for the correct and safe management of the specimens process including collection, labelling, handling, use of correct and clean containers, storage and transport arrangements. Management and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the practice including provision, ordering, availability and ongoing correct usage by staff. Responsible for impressing the importance of hand hygiene across the practice. Awareness of infection control and clinically based patient care protocols, and adherence of those protocols across the practice. Active observation of current working practices across the practice in relation to infection control, cleanliness and related activities, ensuring that procedures are followed and weaknesses / training needs are identified, escalating issues as appropriate to the nominated infection control lead. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks across clinical and patient process. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills, and initiate and manage the training of others across the full range of infection control and patient processes. Monitoring practice facilities and equipment in relation to infection control, ensuring that provision of hand cleansing facilities, wipes etc are sufficient to ensure a good clinical working environment. Lack of facilities to be escalated as appropriate. Safe management of sharps procedures including training, use, storage and disposal. Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy, clean and sterile, and safe way, free from hazards. Initiation of remedial / corrective action where needed or escalation to responsible management. Actively identifying, reporting, and correction of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised. Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, sterile, identifying issues and hazards / risks in relation to other work areas within the business Undertaking periodic infection control training. Routine management of own team / team areas, and maintenance of workspace standards. Waste management including collection, handling, segregation, container management, storage and collection. Spillage control procedures, management and training. Decontamination control procedures, management and training, and equipment maintenance. Maintenance of sterile environments. Demonstrate due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of patients. Equality and Diversity The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Identify patterns of discrimination and take action to overcome this and promote diversity and equality of opportunity Support people who need assistance in exercising rights Monitor and evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies Accept the rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate in care and refuse care Assist patients from marginalised groups to access quality care Safeguarding of Children & Vulnerable Adults To adhere to the principals of effective safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.