Registered Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
Interview on Friday 11th April 2025
Up to 28.5 hours per week.
An exciting opportunity has arisen as a for Band 5 Community Registered Nurse within the DN Treatment Clinics/ Lower Limb Service (LLS) working across Livewell Southwest Clinics. The LLS has been successful in becoming a National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP) Implementation Site 1st tranche for the NWCSP Lower Limb Recommendations. The service has also recently been shortlisted for a HSJ award.
You will need to demonstrate a strong interest/knowledge in Tissue Viability & lower limb management in order to provide specialist care, in all aspects of lower limb health & skin care. Working clinically under the guidance of Community Sisters & Team Managers. Effective communication & teamwork are key. Health promotion/patient education is an essential part of this role, as is collaboration with other allied healthcare professionals as Marjon Universitys Sports Therapists deliver our Wellbeing programme.
The DN Treatment Clinics provide care to non-housebound patients that is unavailable at their GP surgeries: pleural drain management, urinary catheter management, routine tracheostomy care, nephrostomy care & Topical Negative Pressure Therapy wound dressings.
Daily duties require periods of prolonged bandaging & the work is physically demanding. You will be required to work in a variety of treatment clinic settings across the Livewell footprint, including an informal setting within a village hall.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the DN Treatment Clinics/Wellbeing Lower Limb Service you may be required to work independently during your working day.
The post holder will demonstrate a history of interest in lower limb management and Tissue Viability.
The post holder is supported by the Community Team Manager and Specialist Service Lead and is responsible for providing specialist advice and information for the holistic assessment and management of Lower Limb disease. To be highly skilled in compression bandage application techniques and Doppler assessment, measurement and interpretation of the ABPI. Underpinning aetiology and management of patients with leg ulcers. The post holder will be required to make contemporaneous recommendations for the management of lower limb conditions and implementation of an appropriate care plans. Demonstrating the principles of wound healing and management, the aim of which is to enable patients to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.
"please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job responsibilities
Full Job Description provided in supporting evidence
Key Tasks and Responsibilities of the Post
To embed competency frameworks
To provide holistic evidence based / best practice care to patients in accordance with National and Trust approved policies/procedures and individual care plans.
To be responsible for specialist assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation of care packages on a day-to-day basis with support from the Clinical Nurse Specialist/Team Manager/Team Leaders and in her/his absence. The work may be unpredictable and often of a sensitive nature.
To problem solve and liaise as soon as possible with the Community Team Manager/Team Leaders any problems that may arise.
To be involved in triaging referrals, preventative strategies and maintenance of lower limb health and discharge planning.
To maintain accurate records, which are confidential, contemporaneous, legible, and all care given to be documented. These records may be an IT based system and must be maintained as specified in the Trust Policies, NMC guidelines and Government directives. The post holder will be expected to oversee the standard of patients' records by audit or peer review and have a regular open discussion with team members including caseload supervision.
To undertake comprehensive risk assessments of all situations associated with the care of patients in order to ensure nurses' and patient safety. This might include the assessment and provision of equipment ensuring it is used safely.
The post holder is required to comply with all infection control policies and guidance, attend relevant updates and report issues of concern to their immediate line manager (if no action or explanation received, then it is the individual's responsibility to escalate to Director of Operations/ Chief executive office)
Monitor and maintain the health, safety and security of self, others in the team and patients.
Be conversant with the vulnerable adult and child protection procedures and policies of Livewell Southwest.
To be responsible for organising own time management on a daily basis in line with service demands, balancing patient needs with the administrative aspect of the role.
To work within challenging environments across varying localities within the Livewell footprint.
To act as a clinical advisor on health care issues within their area of expertise and act as a Link Nurse.
To provide education and continuing support to patients, family and carers.
To identify areas of improvement of practice and communicate to the Community Team Manager/Team Lead.
To undertake health promotion as requested to all age groups and contribute to planned health promotion activities e.g. NSF's, smoking cessation and long-term conditions in association with the health improvement team and sports therapist.
To be aware of organisational, professional and national developments within primary care and work within these guidelines e.g. NSF/ NICE/ NMC.
Initiate and participate in Clinical Supervision and mentorship.
To be involved in audit and research.
To be aware of and abide by Livewell Southwest approved policies, patient group directives, standards and quality assurance initiatives.
To be involved in all aspects of clinical governance including audits and effective and safe use of resources and equipment.
Management & Leadership:
To share knowledge and information to promote a cohesive team.
To be responsible in the absence of the Community Team Manager/Team Leader to manage own workload and delegate nursing care to appropriately skilled staff and ensure that these are supported.
To act as a role model for all staff and students demonstrating specialist clinical skills relating to complex lower limb conditions and high standards of practice and professional conduct.
To participate in team activities so as to develop and consolidate a cohesive and supportive team ensuring openness within the team.
To contribute to national and local Trust wide policy development.
To utilise resources economically and effectively and promote cost effectiveness throughout the service.
In collaboration with the budget holder may be an authorised signatory for ordering stores, equipment and stationery.
Ensure that all loans of equipment are monitored and maintained in good working order as per operational policy.
Complete on time and submit all necessary forms, documentation, including IT data and forward as required by the manager/organisation. All patient notes must be contemporaneous.
The post holder will ...
