Burns & Plastics Staff Nurse

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Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leicester is seeking a dedicated Burns & Plastics Staff Nurse (Band 5) to join their team. You will assess and provide high-quality evidence-based nursing care to patients, especially in wound care and recovery following surgery. The role includes participation in managing the Burns and Plastics Treatment Centre while supporting patient education. Ideal candidates should possess a strong background in clinical practices and teamwork skills to ensure patient satisfaction and safety.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• Passion for wound care.
• Evidence of post registration development within wound care.
• Continuing Professional Development or reflective profile.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate evidenced-based nursing care for patients.
• Provide patient advice and support as needed.
• Contribute to managing the Burns and Plastics Treatment Centre.

Skills

Wound assessment skills

Clinical risk management

Team working

Communication skills

Education

RGN 1st or 2nd Level

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Leicester Royal Infirmary Town Leicester Salary £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/12/2025 23:59

Burns & Plastics Staff Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

Thank you for your interest in this exciting opportunity for a band 5 Burns and Plastics nurse. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced individual to join our already established team of nurses, specialist nurses and advance practitioners.

The post holder will have a passion for wound care and work within our nurse led Burns and Plastics treatment centre, caring for post op plastic surgery patients including skin cancers, hand trauma, breast reconstruction and lower leg complex care, as well as providing care to our burn injury patients across Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire. In addition to this, participation in managing our video led ‘virtual’ clinics will be required.

We run a busy outpatients clinic Monday-Friday and would like the post holder to have previous experience working as a band 5 within a clinical setting, leadership and autonomous working experience would also be beneficial though not essential.

Working within our team will provide you with excitement, challenges and career opportunities and allow you to have the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does make a difference.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of evidenced-based nursing care to a group of patients.
• Responsible for the patients within the Burns and Plastics Treatment Centre (BPTC). Involving wound assessment, treatment planning using evidence based practice and evaluating outcomes
• Assisting and contributing in the management and organisation of burns and Plastics Treatment Centre (BPTC)
• Actively contribute to setting and maintaining high standards of quality nursing care.
• Actively participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members.
• Act as a clinical and professional role model, assessing and supporting students and learners on placement within the clinical area.
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families.

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Work autonomously, providing an effective nurse-led service as needs dictate.
• Demonstrate comprehensive holistic assessment of patients utilising a variety of advanced clinical skills, while acting as a role model, in line with the Clinical Nurse Specialist role for the service.
• To assess and diagnose specific symptoms within your scope of practice. Advise medical and nursing staff and/or prescribe medications according to patients’ requirements, writing a record in the medical notes and reassessing according to the individual patient needs.
• Provide an effective and accessible telephone advice service for patients and families and their carers.
• Support innovations and change related to improvement of clinical services in relation to the speciality.
• To participate in reviews of performance against Key Performance Indicators and co-operate in addressing areas of concern, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Collaborate in the development and monitoring of a job plan to ensure role and personal effectiveness.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• RGN1st or 2nd Level
• Willingness to undertake new clinical practices, education and training that will enhance service delivery
• Has the physical ability to perform the full range of nursing duties
• Evidence of Continuing Professional development or evidence of a reflective profile
• Evidence of post registration development within wound care
• N.P.W.T competent

Experience

• Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the band applied for
• Experience will be dependent on the post /ward requirements at the time of Recruitment.
• Evidence based practice
• Autonomous work
• Demonstrates understanding of clinical risk management in the NHS
• Demonstrates understanding of Clinical Governance in the NHS

Communication and relationship skills

• Understands the importance of team working and their role within of the Multi Disciplinary team, including working closely with the Burns and Plastics Specialist Nurses.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal skills and relationships with colleagues across the health setting

Skills

• Good basic understanding of the importance of delivering high quality clinical nursing
• Demonstrates knowledge of professional and NHS local and national nursing strategies and priorities
• Able to maintain accurate patient records
• Able to present factual written and verbal information and deal with questions
• Basic Knowledge of IT
• Demonstrates understanding of their own and responsibility in managing efficient and effective use of resources
• High level of wound assessment skills
• Evidence based treatment planning

Planning and organisation skills

• Demonstrates understanding of their own role and responsibility in managing efficient and effective use of resources

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours

Equality and Diversity

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

Additional Information

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to 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.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month’s payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Claire Porter
Job title Advanced Practice Lead
Email address [e-mail]
Telephone number 01162585328
Additional information

Sarah Simpson, Specialist Sister
01126 258 5328
[e-mail]