Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Wound Clinic Nurse
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About the Role
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs
Are you a passionate Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to develop specialist skills in wound care and tissue viability? Do you thrive in a patient-focused environment where expert clinical care, innovation and teamwork come together?
If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 5 Wound Clinic Nurse to join our highly respected Tissue Viability and Wound Therapy Service. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a specialist team delivering high-quality, evidence-based wound care across our community wound clinics.
This position is a 12 months Fixed Term Contract / Secondment to cover Maternity Leave in the team.
Responsibilities
- Assess, treat and monitor patients attending wound clinics, delivering evidence-based wound care and evaluating treatment outcomes.
- Conduct comprehensive wound assessments and develop individualised care plans in collaboration with patients and the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide education, advice and support to patients, families and carers to promote wound healing, self-management and health improvement.
- Communicate effectively with GPs, community services, care homes, hospitals and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated patient care.
- Organise and prepare clinic sessions, prioritising workloads and managing appointments to meet patient needs efficiently.
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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
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About Us
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.
We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.
We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Katie Hajittofis-Chinn
- Job title: Wound Clinic Team Lead
- Email address: katie.hajittofis-chinn@nhs.net
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