Job summary

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Tissue Viability community Staff Nurse

Band 5: £29,970 - £36,483

Various locations

Hours - full or part time hours

Permanent

Main duties of the job

Locala are welcoming applications from registered nurses with a special interest in wound care.

Working within the Community Nursing Network team/ Tissue Viability Team, you will undertake duties involving delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patient's health needs using a person-centred approach.

This includes providing quality and seamless nursing care to patients in clinic setting and patients own homes, being proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate. This will include utilising wound, pressure ulcer and leg ulcer management skills and knowledge to undertake the holistic assessment of patients, including the use of Doppler ultrasound techniques and using interpretation skills to diagnose and plan specialized care delivery, Supporting the delivery of care in our Complex Wound and leg ulcer Clinics and working in collaboration with our nine Community Nursing Network Teams.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery. We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated, and reliable Community Staff Nurses with a specialist tissue viability interest who are keen to support and deliver a range of quality nursing services to our patients within Kirklees.

We are looking for people with energy, enthusiasm, and drive, as well as excellent professional skills.

About us

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.