Wound Clinic Staff Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Job summary

Are you passionate about the delivery of high-quality nursing care in a Wound Clinic setting?

Does wound healing and wound aetiology fascinate you?

Are you looking for a new challenge and to expand your knowledge and skills in growing service striving toward excellence in wound care?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and passionate Nurse to work in the DCHS Wound Clinic Service.

We are a professional, skilled and friendly team who work safely with our patients in Erewash to provide innovative, high-quality, evidence-based wound care.

The team are based at Alfreton, Belper and Heanor (with weekends in Clay Cross) and, on occasion, supports the other wound clinics around the Derbyshire localities.

The working hours are 08.30 am-4.30 pm, Monday-Sunday (including Bank Holidays).

Main duties of the job

By joining this supportive and dedicated team you will have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge of wound healing, factors that prevent healing and to provide optimum care for patients with a wide variety of wounds.

There will be training provided to enhance your skills to enable you to work as an independent clinician providing high quality patient care.

Within our growing service there are also opportunities for further academic learning and support for career development.

The main focus of this role is to:

Assess, review and complete wound care for patients.

Provide a plan of care using wound care policies and pathways for guidance utilising the wound care dressings formulary for DCHS.

Liaise with Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and Tissue Viability specialists when indicated.

Providing holistic assessment of patients’ needs making onward referrals where required.

Ensure safeguarding needs are met and escalated where indicated.

Supporting junior staff and students in achieving their learning outcomes.

Support Wound Clinic Lead Nurse and cover when needed.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • NMC-Registered General Nurse
  • Evidence of recent training

Desirable

  • Wound care qualification

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

  • Experience of working in the community

Desirable

  • Experience of lower limb management
  • Working knowledge of SystmOne or similar

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • IT Skills

Aptitude and Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Flexible approach to working practice
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Able to use own initiave and work autonomously
  • Able to work as part of a team

Other

Essential

  • Ability to drive as you will be expected to travel to clinical sites and across the county, to attend meetings/training
  • Able to work weekends and bank holidays

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications 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 Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 20 September 2026

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