lead nurse

Do you want to be part of an award-winning and dynamic social enterprise that is renowned for providing high-quality care and is ranked 'Good' by the CQC? We are looking for a lead nurse to lead and coordinate the wound clinic, ensuring high standards of patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Mentor, supervise, and develop nursing and support staff within the service.
• Support strategic and operational improvements in wound care delivery.
• Work collaboratively across primary, community, and acute care to ensure integrated pathways.
• Assess, diagnose, and manage a wide range of acute and chronic wounds, including pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, and surgical wounds.
• Undertake complex wound assessments using evidence-based tools and clinical judgement.
• Recommend appropriate wound care products, dressings, and therapies based on current guidelines.
• Prescribe or advise on compression therapy, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), and pressure offloading equipment as appropriate.
• Conduct pressure ulcer risk assessments (e.g., using Purpose-T or similar tools).
• Support clinical supervision, competency assessments, and mentorship.
• Create or contribute to learning resources, workshops, and in-service training programs.
• Work collaboratively with district nursing teams, podiatrists, tissue viability teams, dietitians, GPs, and safeguarding leads.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement projects, and service evaluations.
• Act as a clinical leader in the field of wound care, promoting high standards of care and best practice.
• Empower patients and carers through education and involvement in wound care planning; respect patient dignity, preferences, and cultural considerations in wound care; provide guidance on skin hygiene, nutrition, and lifestyle factors that influence healing.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in line with NMC standards and local policies; participate in incident reporting, safeguarding alerts, and risk assessments; ensure confidentiality and compliance with data protection regulations.
• Stay updated with national guidelines (e.g., NICE, NWCSP) and emerging wound care evidence; maintain NMC registration and complete required continuing professional development (CPD); participate in reflective practice, clinical supervision, and annual appraisals.

Equal Opportunities:

MCH is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and values diversity of all people. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment of any kind and wish to provide our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MCH.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work-life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.