Leg Ulcer/Vascular Nurse

As a community Leg Ulcer nurse, you'll be giving a high standard of care to patients dealing with venous, arterial and mixed aetiology leg ulcers.

You'll develop a broad range of nursing skills, including doppler assessments, compression therapy, applying compression garments, giving a comprehensive holistic assessment and managing Well Leg Clinics.

We are an integrated team with the Vascular Department at Musgrove Park Hospital, working closely with them to ensure our patients get a high standard of care.

You'll need to make autonomous clinical decisions and create holistic care plans, with the support of your colleagues and Team Leaders.

You will be expected to work independently in each clinic location, with the occasional help from an experienced HCA.

As a Leg Ulcer Service with Somerset Foundation Trust, you will be working together as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate care plans. The team is committed to providing high standards of individualised care for the people who use our services, whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity at all time

To provide evidence based specialist leg ulcer assessments and treatments, delivering high quality care, support, advice, and information to patients and carers, ultimately enabling patients to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.

You will be seeing non-housebound patients in a variety of clinic locations.

Please see Job Description attached for more information.

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Qualifications

Essential: - NMC Registered Nurse; - Evidence of CPD

Desirable: - Teaching or assessor qualification; - Compression Therapy qualification

Experience

Essential: - Experience of Wound Care Management

Desirable: - Evidence of multi - agency working; - Experience working within a Leg Ulcer Service; - Experience working within a Tissue Viability Service

Additional Criteria

Essential: - Please see attached job description and person specification

Desirable: - Please see attached job description and person specification