Registered Nurse, Integrated Neighbourhood TeamNHS

Job summary

Registered Nurse - Integrated Neighbourhood Team (Wound Healing Focus)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse to join the Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary neighbourhood team, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based care to patients in their own homes, care homes and community clinic settings. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, delivering and evaluating care for patients with a range of acute, chronic and complex healthcare needs, promoting independence and supporting patients to remain safely within their own communities. A significant element of this role will involve supporting patients with wound healing needs, including lower limb ulceration, pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, lymphovenous conditions and other complex wounds. You will undertake holistic assessments, develop evidence-based treatment plans and evaluate healing outcomes whilst working within agreed clinical pathways. Whilst wound healing will be a priority area of practice, the role extends to the wider management of patients on your caseload. Nurses will be expected to deliver holistic care in line with individual patient needs, including medication management, insulin administration, long-term condition management, clinical monitoring and other community nursing interventions as required.

Main duties of the job

About the Neighbourhood Team

Our Integrated Neighbourhood Teams provide coordinated care closer to home, bringing together health and social care professionals to provide proactive, responsive and personalised care for local populations.

The team supports patients with acute, chronic and complex health needs, helping to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, facilitate hospital discharge and promote independence. We work collaboratively across services to ensure patients receive seamless care that meets their physical, psychological and social needs.

As a Registered Nurse within the Neighbourhood Team, you will play a key role in delivering holistic care, coordinating treatment plans and supporting positive outcomes for patients across a diverse community caseload.

The successful candidate must have post-preceptorship experience

Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration will not be considered for this post.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP

Job description

What We Are Looking For

We are seeking nurses who:

• Are NMC Registered Nurses with post-preceptorship experience.
• Have an interest in community nursing, wound healing and lower limb management.
• Are passionate about delivering evidence-based care that improves patient outcomes and quality of life.
• Demonstrate excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills.
• Have effective communication and caseload management skills.
• Are able to work autonomously whilst contributing positively to a multidisciplinary team.
• Are committed to continual professional development and competency development.
• Can adapt to the changing needs of a diverse community caseload.

Hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within community nursing, wound care or lower limb services.
• Knowledge of wound assessment, treatment planning and dressing selection.
• Understanding of compression therapy and lower limb assessment.
• Experience managing patients with long-term conditions and complex healthcare needs.
• Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary services.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop enhanced knowledge and competencies in wound healing and lower limb management whilst maintaining the breadth and variety of community nursing practice.

The group is currently trialling a new Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) model following a collaborative event with internal and external stakeholders. This pilot aims to explore team structures and assess the impact on patient experience. While no formal redesign has taken place yet, the outcomes of this trial may inform future service delivery and team configuration across the group.

If you are successful in your application, please be aware that your team structure and line management may be subject to change in the future as part of this evolving model. However, any formal changes will be preceded by appropriate consultation in line with organisational policy.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.