Nursing Associate Wound Care
Company
Location
Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
1/23/2025
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Description
Job Summary
Welcome to FCMS!
We are looking for an experienced Nursing Associate to join our ever-expanding team of Health care Professionals here at FCMS, Urgent and Emergency Care Yorkshire!
We pride ourselves on being part of the Doncaster Wound Care Alliance and currently run clinics six days a week from The Same Day Health Centre. We also hold twice weekly complex lives, walk in wound care clinics; this has a huge positive impact on patients who are unable to attend routine appointments due to their complex lifestyle. The team is currently made up of two senior nurses and healthcare assistances.
The City of Doncaster now exceeds 300,000 people who can all benefit from the service we offer. Patients are referred into our service through their own GPs, the emergency department, triage, or pharmacy. We care for varying wound types, from superficial burns to complex Tier 3 leg ulcers.
FCMS Yorkshire pride ourselves on an open and honest culture and show dedication towards supporting our peers, working with staff to maximize potential, and deliver outstanding care. We value new ideas, welcome change, and always listen to what you say. The candidate will have completed a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and have an active NMC registration.
Hours: 30 hours a week (flexible to increase hours to cover sickness / annual leave)
Pay: £13.57 - £14.87 with enhancements for weekends and bank holidays
Operates:The service operates 6 days a week, Monday-Saturday, including bankholidays
Main duties of the job
The candidate will work closely with our Senior Wound Care nurses to support the day to day running of the wound care service, whilst managing their own workload. The post holder will be based at the SDHC but will be expected to work across all areas to support with wound care delivery if needed.
About Us
The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.
Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.
Date posted
22 January 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£13.57 to £14.87 an hour Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
U0051-25-0010
Job locations
Same Day Health Centre
South Parade
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 2DJ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties Of The Job
Work under direct and indirect guidance from the Wound Care Nurses
Provide expert wound care to all patients in line with the Wound Care Alliance training.
Give clear and concise communication to service users.
Liaise with secondary care providers and primary care to ensure continuity of care and referrals as appropriate.
Practice safely and effectively with the patients best interest at the core, work within own limitations and seek expert help and advice when needed.
Demonstrate a sound understanding to clinical assessment and advice relating to the treatment and management plan in line with local formularies.
Ensure all mandatory training is up to date and have willingness to develop with further CPD.
Support the senior management team and clinical manager with service improvement.
Act in accordance with the NMC.
Role
Following Completion Of The Wound Care Alliance Training And Following Patient Assessment From One Of Our Wound Care Nurses, The Post Holder Will Manage The Following Presentations
Skin tears
Post-operative wounds
Burns
Self-harm
Leg ulcers
Cavity wounds
The Post Holder Will Also
Provide face to face assessments
Provide a clear follow up plan and safety netting after each appointment
Demonstrate flexible working in line with the need of the service
Escalate and discuss any clinical concerns with the wound care nurse and the clinical manager
Keep up to date with mandatory training
Maintain competence in adult and childrens safeguarding
Provide peer support
Engage and evidence continued learning
Mentor healthcare assistants
Attend meetings when required
Promote the service and implement changes in line with Doncaster CCG
Promote patient education on nutrition and scar management
Work with the team to book patients into clinics as appropriate
Knowledge, Skills, And Experience Required
Experience of working within wound care is desirable. The post holder will demonstrate good professional work ethic and a willingness to learn, whilst working within their scope of practice and under the guidance of the wound care nurse. They will demonstrate good clear communication skills and the ability to work autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team. Treatment plans will be in line with local formulary, and with the patient at the centre. The post holder will engage in continuous learning and development throughout their employment and have a willingness to share
experience and teaching with the wider team. The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the duties and responsibilities associated with a wound care nursing associate within urgent and
emergency care. The post holder will ensure all aspects of safeguarding are considered in each patient contact and act appropriately with local and organizational guidelines.
Duties & Responsibilities
Provide tier 3 wound care for wounds such as, venous leg ulcers, arterial leg ulcers, surgical wounds, trauma wounds, burns, skin tears and assisting in mild to moderate lymphoedema management, compression bandaging and negative pressure.
Provide thorough holistic assessments
Health promotion and patient education
Thorough lower limb assessments using ABPIS,TBPIS and Doppler
Thorough documentation
Stocking
Keeping costings up to date on a daily basis
Referrals to other services such as vascular, podiatry and TVALS
Working to best practice
Promoting use of antimicrobial stewardship
Recognising infection and escalating
Input into holistic care plans, in order to ensure a focus on the individuals goals and support them to comply with the plan ultimately improving health outcomes
Work to attain the service KPIs and targets
Ensure all patient contact is recorded in a timely manner on the IT systems to enable tracking of patient outcomes, both in real-time to support ongoing intervention planning and retrospectively to understand the impact of the service
To ensure mandatory training is kept up to date
Acknowledge and accommodate barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language and emotion.
Flexibility in attending organised educational updates and eagerness to expand on current knowledge base and cascading new educational information to colleagues whenever possible
Inform the Clinical Manager of any untoward incidents Work within all relevant policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and risk management
The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder.
Education and In Service Training
Doncaster Wound Care Alliance Training either completed or will book onto
Attend relevant study/induction days, seminars, courses etc, for individual development and for the benefit of the service.
Where necessary relevant training in the operation of new or unfamiliar equipment, software or procedures will be provided or arranged.
Confidentiality
In the course of your duties, you may have access to confidential information about patients, staff or health service business. On no account must such information be divulged to anyone who is not authorised to receive it. Confidentiality of information must be preserved at all times whether at or away from work. FCMS has in place a Whistle blowers Policy for staff wishing to express concerns.
Data Protection Act, 1998
Carry out any requirements within the duties applicable to the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Health and Safety At Work Act, 1974
The Post Holder Will
Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others
Comply with the Organisations Business continuity Plan
Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety
Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects
Report as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed
Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative
Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills
Clinical & Corporate Governance/Quality Assurance
All employees are expected to comply with the clinical and corporate governance arrangements of FCMS. Every employee is personally responsible for the quality of the work, and standard of care, which they individually provide. It is their duty to seek to attain the highest standards achievable both individually and collectively within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them.
Outside Employment/Outside Interests
If you have other work or outside interests, this must not conflict with your duties and responsibilities of your attendance for work as an employee of the Practice.
It is a condition of appointment that you must inform your manager before taking up of any private practice, work for outside agencies or other employers, other work for this Practice (including bank work), voluntary work or outside interests you have or propose to have. This is to ensure there is no question of it creating a conflict of interest with your NHS duties. You must also therefore seek your manager's approval before taking on any such other work or outside interest at any time after entering employment.
Working Time Directive
You are required to comply with the regulations governing working time and to any locally agreed associated arrangements.
Harassment and Bullying
The Practice condemns all forms of harassment and bullying and is actively seeking to promote a workplace where employees are treated with dignity, respect and without bias.
Equal Opportunities
In all the foregoing text any reference to one gender whether direct or implied equally includes the opposite gender unless specifically stated to be otherwise.
Fire Training
Each member of the staff has a statutory obligation to attend a Fire Lecture each year. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement.
No Smoking Policy
FCMS has a no smoking policy
Disclosure/Criminal Record (DBS)
This post will be subject to enhanced disclosure under DBS.
Disability Confident Employer
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others
Comply with the Organisations Business continuity Plan
Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety
Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects
Report as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed
Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative
Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills
Clinical & Corporate Governance/Quality Assurance
All employees are expected to comply with the clinical and corporate governance arrangements of FCMS. Every employee is personally responsible for the quality of the work, and standard of care, which they individually provide. It is their duty to seek to attain the highest standards achievable both individually and collectively within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them.
Outside Employment/Outside Interests
If you have other work or outside interests, this must not conflict with your duties and responsibilities of your attendance for work as an employee of the Practice.
It is a condition of appointment that you must inform your manager before taking up of any private practice, work for outside agencies or other employers, other work for this Practice (including bank work), voluntary work or outside interests you have or propose to have. This is to ensure there is no question of it creating a conflict of interest with your NHS duties. You must also therefore seek your manager's approval before taking on any such other work or outside interest at any time after entering employment.
Working Time Directive
You are required to comply with the regulations governing working time and to any locally agreed associated arrangements.
Harassment and Bullying
The Practice condemns all forms of harassment and bullying and is actively seeking to promote a workplace where employees are treated with dignity, respect and without bias.
Equal Opportunities
In all the foregoing text any reference to one gender whether direct or implied equally includes the opposite gender unless specifically stated to be otherwise.
Fire Training
Each member of the staff has a statutory obligation to attend a Fire Lecture each year. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement.
No Smoking Policy
FCMS has a no smoking policy
Disclosure/Criminal Record (DBS)
This post will be subject to enhanced disclosure under DBS.
Disability Confident Employer
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Person Specification
Skills
Knowledge & Skills Essential
Welcome to FCMS!
We are looking for an experienced Nursing Associate to join our ever-expanding team of Health care Professionals here at FCMS, Urgent and Emergency Care Yorkshire!
We pride ourselves on being part of the Doncaster Wound Care Alliance and currently run clinics six days a week from The Same Day Health Centre. We also hold twice weekly complex lives, walk in wound care clinics; this has a huge positive impact on patients who are unable to attend routine appointments due to their complex lifestyle. The team is currently made up of two senior nurses and healthcare assistances.
The City of Doncaster now exceeds 300,000 people who can all benefit from the service we offer. Patients are referred into our service through their own GPs, the emergency department, triage, or pharmacy. We care for varying wound types, from superficial burns to complex Tier 3 leg ulcers.
FCMS Yorkshire pride ourselves on an open and honest culture and show dedication towards supporting our peers, working with staff to maximize potential, and deliver outstanding care. We value new ideas, welcome change, and always listen to what you say. The candidate will have completed a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and have an active NMC registration.
Hours: 30 hours a week (flexible to increase hours to cover sickness / annual leave)
Pay: £13.57 - £14.87 with enhancements for weekends and bank holidays
Operates:The service operates 6 days a week, Monday-Saturday, including bankholidays
Main duties of the job
The candidate will work closely with our Senior Wound Care nurses to support the day to day running of the wound care service, whilst managing their own workload. The post holder will be based at the SDHC but will be expected to work across all areas to support with wound care delivery if needed.
About Us
The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.
Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.
Date posted
22 January 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£13.57 to £14.87 an hour Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
U0051-25-0010
Job locations
Same Day Health Centre
South Parade
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 2DJ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties Of The Job
Work under direct and indirect guidance from the Wound Care Nurses
Provide expert wound care to all patients in line with the Wound Care Alliance training.
Give clear and concise communication to service users.
Liaise with secondary care providers and primary care to ensure continuity of care and referrals as appropriate.
Practice safely and effectively with the patients best interest at the core, work within own limitations and seek expert help and advice when needed.
Demonstrate a sound understanding to clinical assessment and advice relating to the treatment and management plan in line with local formularies.
Ensure all mandatory training is up to date and have willingness to develop with further CPD.
Support the senior management team and clinical manager with service improvement.
Act in accordance with the NMC.
Role
Following Completion Of The Wound Care Alliance Training And Following Patient Assessment From One Of Our Wound Care Nurses, The Post Holder Will Manage The Following Presentations
Skin tears
Post-operative wounds
Burns
Self-harm
Leg ulcers
Cavity wounds
The Post Holder Will Also
Provide face to face assessments
Provide a clear follow up plan and safety netting after each appointment
Demonstrate flexible working in line with the need of the service
Escalate and discuss any clinical concerns with the wound care nurse and the clinical manager
Keep up to date with mandatory training
Maintain competence in adult and childrens safeguarding
Provide peer support
Engage and evidence continued learning
Mentor healthcare assistants
Attend meetings when required
Promote the service and implement changes in line with Doncaster CCG
Promote patient education on nutrition and scar management
Work with the team to book patients into clinics as appropriate
Knowledge, Skills, And Experience Required
Experience of working within wound care is desirable. The post holder will demonstrate good professional work ethic and a willingness to learn, whilst working within their scope of practice and under the guidance of the wound care nurse. They will demonstrate good clear communication skills and the ability to work autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team. Treatment plans will be in line with local formulary, and with the patient at the centre. The post holder will engage in continuous learning and development throughout their employment and have a willingness to share
experience and teaching with the wider team. The post-holder will be expected to undertake all the duties and responsibilities associated with a wound care nursing associate within urgent and
emergency care. The post holder will ensure all aspects of safeguarding are considered in each patient contact and act appropriately with local and organizational guidelines.
Duties & Responsibilities
Provide tier 3 wound care for wounds such as, venous leg ulcers, arterial leg ulcers, surgical wounds, trauma wounds, burns, skin tears and assisting in mild to moderate lymphoedema management, compression bandaging and negative pressure.
Provide thorough holistic assessments
Health promotion and patient education
Thorough lower limb assessments using ABPIS,TBPIS and Doppler
Thorough documentation
Stocking
Keeping costings up to date on a daily basis
Referrals to other services such as vascular, podiatry and TVALS
Working to best practice
Promoting use of antimicrobial stewardship
Recognising infection and escalating
Input into holistic care plans, in order to ensure a focus on the individuals goals and support them to comply with the plan ultimately improving health outcomes
Work to attain the service KPIs and targets
Ensure all patient contact is recorded in a timely manner on the IT systems to enable tracking of patient outcomes, both in real-time to support ongoing intervention planning and retrospectively to understand the impact of the service
To ensure mandatory training is kept up to date
Acknowledge and accommodate barriers to communication and understanding including speech, hearing, language and emotion.
Flexibility in attending organised educational updates and eagerness to expand on current knowledge base and cascading new educational information to colleagues whenever possible
Inform the Clinical Manager of any untoward incidents Work within all relevant policies and procedural guidelines e.g., infection control, safeguarding, chaperoning and risk management
The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder.
Education and In Service Training
Doncaster Wound Care Alliance Training either completed or will book onto
Attend relevant study/induction days, seminars, courses etc, for individual development and for the benefit of the service.
Where necessary relevant training in the operation of new or unfamiliar equipment, software or procedures will be provided or arranged.
Confidentiality
In the course of your duties, you may have access to confidential information about patients, staff or health service business. On no account must such information be divulged to anyone who is not authorised to receive it. Confidentiality of information must be preserved at all times whether at or away from work. FCMS has in place a Whistle blowers Policy for staff wishing to express concerns.
Data Protection Act, 1998
Carry out any requirements within the duties applicable to the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Health and Safety At Work Act, 1974
The Post Holder Will
Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others
Comply with the Organisations Business continuity Plan
Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety
Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects
Report as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed
Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative
Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills
Clinical & Corporate Governance/Quality Assurance
All employees are expected to comply with the clinical and corporate governance arrangements of FCMS. Every employee is personally responsible for the quality of the work, and standard of care, which they individually provide. It is their duty to seek to attain the highest standards achievable both individually and collectively within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them.
Outside Employment/Outside Interests
If you have other work or outside interests, this must not conflict with your duties and responsibilities of your attendance for work as an employee of the Practice.
It is a condition of appointment that you must inform your manager before taking up of any private practice, work for outside agencies or other employers, other work for this Practice (including bank work), voluntary work or outside interests you have or propose to have. This is to ensure there is no question of it creating a conflict of interest with your NHS duties. You must also therefore seek your manager's approval before taking on any such other work or outside interest at any time after entering employment.
Working Time Directive
You are required to comply with the regulations governing working time and to any locally agreed associated arrangements.
Harassment and Bullying
The Practice condemns all forms of harassment and bullying and is actively seeking to promote a workplace where employees are treated with dignity, respect and without bias.
Equal Opportunities
In all the foregoing text any reference to one gender whether direct or implied equally includes the opposite gender unless specifically stated to be otherwise.
Fire Training
Each member of the staff has a statutory obligation to attend a Fire Lecture each year. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement.
No Smoking Policy
FCMS has a no smoking policy
Disclosure/Criminal Record (DBS)
This post will be subject to enhanced disclosure under DBS.
Disability Confident Employer
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Comply with safety policies, procedures and guidelines for self and others
Comply with the Organisations Business continuity Plan
Refrain from the wilful misuse or interference with equipment provided in the interest of Health and Safety
Report as soon as is practically possible any hazards or defects
Report as soon as practically possible accidents or untoward incidents and ensure appropriate incident reporting documentation is completed
Be actively involved as an appropriate departmental representative
Making effective use of training to maintain knowledge and skills
Clinical & Corporate Governance/Quality Assurance
All employees are expected to comply with the clinical and corporate governance arrangements of FCMS. Every employee is personally responsible for the quality of the work, and standard of care, which they individually provide. It is their duty to seek to attain the highest standards achievable both individually and collectively within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them.
Outside Employment/Outside Interests
If you have other work or outside interests, this must not conflict with your duties and responsibilities of your attendance for work as an employee of the Practice.
It is a condition of appointment that you must inform your manager before taking up of any private practice, work for outside agencies or other employers, other work for this Practice (including bank work), voluntary work or outside interests you have or propose to have. This is to ensure there is no question of it creating a conflict of interest with your NHS duties. You must also therefore seek your manager's approval before taking on any such other work or outside interest at any time after entering employment.
Working Time Directive
You are required to comply with the regulations governing working time and to any locally agreed associated arrangements.
Harassment and Bullying
The Practice condemns all forms of harassment and bullying and is actively seeking to promote a workplace where employees are treated with dignity, respect and without bias.
Equal Opportunities
In all the foregoing text any reference to one gender whether direct or implied equally includes the opposite gender unless specifically stated to be otherwise.
Fire Training
Each member of the staff has a statutory obligation to attend a Fire Lecture each year. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they comply with this legal requirement.
No Smoking Policy
FCMS has a no smoking policy
Disclosure/Criminal Record (DBS)
This post will be subject to enhanced disclosure under DBS.
Disability Confident Employer
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
The role is subject to a DBS check which will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).
The organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to fulfil your mandatory safeguarding training at the level applicable to this role.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Person Specification
Skills
Knowledge & Skills Essential
- Ability to work as a team member and autonomously
- Able to exercise initiative in organisation and prioritising
- Good communication skills both written and oral
- Good Interpersonal skills
- Basic IT skills
- Confident in face-to-face consultations and recognising needs for referrals/escalation
- Fully qualified Nurse Associate. The candidate will have completed a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree and have an active NMC registration.
- Completed Doncaster wound care alliance training
- Willing / able to attend appropriate training
- Commitment to own personal development
- Experience of working and caring for Wounds
- Ability to take and record patient observations
- Accurate documentation using TIMES assessment
- Working with tier 3 wounds
- Experience of working with patients who have complex needs such as homelessness, rough sleeping, addiction
- Enthusiastic and committed about the role
- Flexible
- Positiv
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