About this role
Job summary
Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres is seeking a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join its Team, delivering specialist care in community and nursing home settings across Eastbourne, Crawley and surrounding areas. Regular travel is essential.
The ideal candidate will have an interest in wound care and lymphoedema management and a commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based patient care.
A structured preceptorship, specialist training in wound healing and lymphoedema management, and opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills, including sharp debridement, are provided.
Professional development opportunities include mentorship from experienced senior clinicians and a Professional Nurse Advocate, further education up to master's level, involvement in audits and quality improvement, and a pathway enabling progression to a Band 6 Specialist Tissue Viability Nurse role.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist wound care and lymphoedema management across community and nursing home settings, working collaboratively with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team to promote healing, improve outcomes and maintain high standards of person-centred care.
About us
Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres is the UK's largest specialist wound healing and lymphoedema team, with 25 years of experience delivering evidence-based care. Headquartered in Sussex, we work in partnership with NHS services, hospitals, hospices, community nursing teams, nursing homes and GP practices to improve outcomes for patients with chronic wounds and lymphoedema.
Benefits
- Salary in line with NHS Agenda for Change.
- Generous pension and income protection scheme.
- Annual leave in line with NHS arrangements.
- Occupational health and private menopause support.
- Structured training, professional development and career progression.
- Mentorship and support from a Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA).
The opportunity to join a specialist team committed to high-quality patient care, clinical excellence and staff development
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as an integral member of the Tissue Viability Team, providing evidence based tissue viability services for patients across diverse clinical settings.
The role will drive and help to continually embed Pioneers values; putting Patients First; effective Communication; invest in Staff Development; strive for Excellence; and advance practice through Research.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical Care
Perform complex holistic wound assessments following referrals from healthcare professionals.
Plan, implement, and evaluate specialist care, including diagnostic tests such as Doppler and full vascular assessments.
Demonstrate advanced clinical skills, including differential diagnosis and complex care planning.
Support triaging via telemedicine for appropriate patient care.
Ensure dignity, respect, and shared decision-making; obtain informed consent prior to interventions.
Promote a multidisciplinary, patient-centred approach in collaboration with carers, healthcare professionals, and other agencies.
Work according to NMC Code of Professional Conduct and professional guidelines.
Communication
Convey complex and sensitive information to patients, carers, and staff, using empathy and reassurance as required.
Act as an advocate for patients and staff, maintaining professional boundaries.
Educate patients, carers, and colleagues on tissue viability and wound care best practice.
Communicate effectively internally and externally with, community teams, GP practices, and other health care professionals.
Personal and People Development
Maintain and develop professional knowledge and skills through CPD, reflection, personal development plans and appraisal processes.
Contribute to the training, development, and competency assessment of junior staff and colleagues.
Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and guidance to students and staff.
Lead on professional development initiatives for the wider workforce where required.
Health, Safety and Security
Comply with Pioneer policies on Clinical, Corporate, Health & Safety, Information Governance, and Infection Prevention.
Participate in risk management, incident reporting, investigations, and improvement action plans.
Implement clinical governance measures and contribute to service quality assurance initiatives.
Service Improvement & Quality
Support data collection, audits, and service improvement to meet Pioneer standards
Contribute to service and quality improvement initiatives, including education and training programs.
Ensure high standards of clinical practice, record-keeping, and reporting.
Equality and Diversity
Carry out duties and responsibilities in line with the Pioneer Equal Opportunity policy.
Act in ways that acknowledge and recognise peoples expressed beliefs, preferences and choices, respecting diversity and valuing people as individuals in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures.
Information & Technology
Use electronic patient records (EPR) and other IT systems (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Collect, record, and analyse clinical data accurately and in line with professional standards.
Safeguarding
Adhere to child and adult protection procedures and local safeguarding policies.
Ensure all clinical staff understand and fulfil safeguarding responsibilities.
Maintain accurate records of interventions, consistent with legislation and policy.
Uphold Pioneers commitment to equality, diversity, and a smoke-free working environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC as an Adult Nurse.
Experience
Essential
- Strong communication, organisational and IT skills.
- Commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice.
- Ability and willingness to travel regularly across the Eastbourne and Crawley localities to meet the needs of the community service.
Desirable
- Existing experience and clinical skills in wound care or lymphoedema management, together with a commitment to further learning and professional progression.
- Awareness of NICE guidance, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel EPUAP guidance and current tissue viability guidelines.
- An interest in clinical audit, research and quality improvement.
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of lower limb and pressure ulcer assessment and management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Pioneer Wound Healing & Lymphoedema Centres
Address
Wish Tower House
1c Edward Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN23 8AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.pioneer-whlc.org/ (Opens in a new tab)