Job summaryJoin our friendly Community Clinic team who are striving to deliver excellence in wound care to patients in North Staffordshire.Are you interested in wound healing and wound aetiology?Are you committed to delivering high quality nursing and wound care?Are you competent in core community nursing wound care skills including wound & lower limb assessment (inc doppler)?Are you able to lead and support others to develop through supervision & appraisal?Can you coordinate the team and shifts to ensure effective cover across a number of clinics?If yes, then a Senior Community Nurse post within our North Alliance Wound Care Clinic Service could be for you!In return you will receive:--Bespoke development plan to support your professional development-MPFT training packages relevant to role-Opportunities for external training in line with your development pathway including university modules or funded conferencesWe are a professional, skilled and friendly team who work safely with our patients in North Staffordshire to provide innovative, high quality, evidence-based wound care.Our service operates Monday-Friday (including Bank Holidays) - 08:45 - 17:00. We have 16 clinics across the North Staffordshire locality. You will be able to travel to different Clinic sites as not all clinics operate each working day.Main duties of the jobWorking in collaboration with colleagues and the wider multi-disciplinary team you will:-Coordinate the clinic service. You will work alongside the Lead Specialist Practitioner and other Senior Community Nurses to manage the caseload, including reviewing demand and capacity.-Be competent in core wound care assessment & clinical skills. You can share your knowledge and expertise with others, signposting to more specialist services as appropriate.-Be an effective leader, demonstrating care, compassion and empathy whilst role modelling the Trust values. You will be able to support staff within the team to develop their own skills and will offer a high standard of supervision & appraisal.-Support with quality assurance, including audit, incident reporting and gaining patient feedback. You will work with the leadership team to evaluate this in line with objectives.-Provide holistic care to patients who attend our Wound Care Clinics, including assessment, planning and delivering care in line with our Trust's Tissue Viability Treatment Pathways. You will be able to work autonomously within policies and guidelines, as well as, working effectively within the team.Due to the nature of community working, ability to travel across the patch to provide care to patients is essential.About usBy joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;Supporting your career development and progressionExcellent NHS Pension schemeGenerous maternity, paternity and adoption leaveOptions for flexible workingUp to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leaveExtensive Health and Wellbeing support and resourcesIf you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patientsLease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rateSalary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business ratesSalary sacrifice bikes up to £2kFree car parking at all trust sitesFree flu vaccinations every yearAnd more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents.Please ensure you hold the following:-Essential Qualifications and trainingNursing Registration with the NMCMentorship/ Practice Assessor QualificationEssential experienceExperience in leading and supporting othersClinical skills relevant to community nursing wound care as per the community nursing skills passportCompetent in lower limb and doppler assessmentPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialCurrent NMC registrationAssessor/MentorDesirableEvidence of post grad studyExperienceEssentialLeadership experienceCompetent in LLA and DopplerExperience in relevant Community skillsDesirableSupervision/AppraisalDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameMidlands Partnership NHS Foundation TrustAddressNorth Alliance Clinics- Base to be agreedTBCST50DYEmployer's websitehttps://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)