Community Nurses Wound Tier Service
Job overview
Make a difference every day with Team NHFT
Are you a compassionate and motivated Registered Nurse looking to develop your skills in a specialist community service? We are seeking a Band 5 Community Wound Care Nurse to join our dedicated Community Wound Service, supporting patients with complex and hard‑to‑heal wounds across Northamptonshire.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an Outstanding CQC-rated Trust, committed to delivering safe, high‑quality and patient-centred care. You’ll work closely with the Tissue Viability Team, senior nurses, and colleagues across our community nursing service to provide expert assessment, evidence‑based interventions and personalised care plans.
Main duties of the job
About the role
As a Community Wound Care Nurse, you will:
- Deliver complex wound care management including leg ulcer treatment and wound assessment.
- Perform and interpret Doppler assessments to support effective treatment planning.
- Provide wound care in clinic settings, patients' homes and care environments across the county.
- Educate and empower patients, families and carers to promote self-care and better outcomes.
- Maintain accurate, confidential clinical records in line with NMC and Trust standards.
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective patient care.
- Participate in audits, service improvement and ongoing professional development.
This role requires independent travel across Northamptonshire and the ability to carry equipment and undertake wound care in both clinic and home settings.
About you
You will be a caring, confident and enthusiastic practitioner with:
- Current NMC registration (Adult Nurse).
- Experience within community nursing and managing hard-to-heal wounds.
- Skills in leg ulcer management and Doppler assessment.
- Understanding of tissue viability principles and wound care best practice.
- Excellent communication, organisational and time‑management skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
You will demonstrate the NHFT values and leadership behaviours: compassion, teamwork, accountability, authenticity, and a positive approach to change.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties.We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Registrationand Qualifications
Essential criteria- NMC registered Adult Nurse with post Registrstion community Nursing experience experience
- Accredited university course in Wound Treatment or Tissue Viability obtained in the last 2 years
- Accredited university course in Wound Treatment or Tissue Viability obtained over 2 years ago
Post Registrstion Community Nursing Experience
Essential criteria- Experience working within a Community Nursing or Primary Care as a Registered Nurse
- Current leg ulcer assessment competency (including Doppler assessment)
- Experience using SystemOne Patient Electronic Record
- Demonstrate experience in vacuum-assisted closure dressings
- Demonstrate experience in communicating with the wider MDT
UK car driver
Essential criteria- Uk car driver and owner
Important Information
By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.
You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours.
Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy.For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.