Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen in the Community Tissue Viability & Infection Prevention Team for a Leg Ulcer Specialist Nurse. If you are a dynamic individual that embraces new challenges, then this is the job for you. This post will base in the Trafford community initially but with the future development of the service will expand to cover Manchester area.Join this innovative team and be part of driving and improving standards for patients and contributing to new strategies in the field of lower limb management. This rewarding role allows you as a practitioner to share your knowledge and skills with others around you ensuring best practice is at the centre of the care we deliver.Main duties of the jobAs a professional role model you will provide direct and indirect clinical are, ensuring the needs of the patient are central to service delivery.S/he will monitor and improve standards of care through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleaguesThis post will focus on embedding best practice across the community in the area of leg ulceration and lower limb wounds.The role will be to support the leg ulcer clinic and will be focused on providing specialist advice for patient's receiving care in Clinic, and patient homes.Be a part of improving the quality of life for our leg ulcer patients, by reducing their time to heal.About usMFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Person SpecificationQualifications and knowledgeEssentialRegistered 1st level Nurse with Current NMC registrationContinued professional developmentExperience in Leg ulcer/wound care/TVDesirableQualification in Leg ulcer/TV/wound careV150 prescribing qualifiationSkillsEssentialKnowledge of recent recommendations for leg ulcerationExcellent communication skillsIT skillsDesirableEvidence of leadership skillsValuesEssentialAble to cope under pressureAbility to priorities workloadBehaviours and Physical requirementsEssentialPost registration experience in Leg ulcer/TV/Wound careCar driverDisclosure 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 nameManchester University NHS Foundation TrustAddressTrafford CommunityChapel Road, SaleManchesterM33 7EGEmployer's websitehttps://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)