lead nurse in London

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.

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

Are you a Nurse with a passion for wound care? Are you able to act as the clinical expert in wound assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning? Are you competent in providing advanced, autonomous patient care for complex or chronic wounds? You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

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.

The small print:

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the Scottish Widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.