Leg Ulcer/Vascular Nurse

**The closing date is 12th Oct 2026**

## **Job summary**

Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse seeking a new opportunity? We have a Leg Ulcer Nurse position available within the team, based at 7 different locations across West and East Somerset, which includes Bridgwater, Burnham on Sea, Taunton, Wellington, Minehead, Shepton Mallett and Wells. You will be expected to cover all 7 clinic locations.

Our service covers the urban and rural areas of West Somerset, from the Quantock Hills to Exmoor. These positions are dayshifts only and are 8.30am-4.30pm. There are no late, weekend or night shifts. We offer flexible working solutions where possible to ensure a work-life balance.

You’ll need to be a car driver with your own vehicle to visit each clinic location. We offer a generous mileage allowance to cover the use of your car for NHS business, which includes both mileage and depreciation.

If you’re a qualified nurse looking for a rewarding challenge to advance your nursing career, join our friendly, and highly skilled team of nurses and support staff. We also welcome applications from newly qualified nurses, where we can offer you preceptorship to support and guide you in your new role.

If you are a qualified nurse, currently looking for a new exciting and rewarding challenge within the community, please look no further and apply today!

## **Main duties, tasks & skills required**

As a community Leg Ulcer nurse, you’ll be giving a high standard of care to patients dealing with venous, arterial and mixed aetiology leg ulcers.

You’ll develop a broad range of nursing skills, including doppler assessments, compression therapy, applying compression garments, giving a comprehensive holistic assessment and managing Well Leg Clinics.

We are an integrated team with the Vascular Department at Musgrove Park Hospital, working closely with them to ensure our patients get a high standard of care.

You’ll need to make autonomous clinical decisions and create holistic care plans, with the support of your colleagues and Team Leaders.

You will be expected to work independently in each clinic location, with the occasional help from an experienced HCA.

## **About us**

At **Somerset NHS Foundation Trust**, we’re committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

– **Flexible working options** to help you balance work and life
– **NHS pension scheme** for long-term financial security
– **Generous annual leave allowance** to recharge and relax
– A strong focus on **career development** to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you’ll gain access to our **Blue Light Card**, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a **diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce**, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

**Why Somerset?** Somerset offers the perfect blend of **idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty**, and **breathtaking coastlines**, with vibrant cities like **Bristol**, **Bath**, and **Exeter** just a short drive away – and only two hours to **London**.

The region is home to excellent **educational facilities**, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it’s a great place to build both your career and your future.

**Somerset truly has it all** – the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

## **Job description**

As a Leg Ulcer Service with Somerset Foundation Trust, you will be working together as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess care needs, develop, implement and evaluate care plans. The team is committed to providing high standards of individualised care for the people who use our services, whilst maintaining their privacy and dignity at all time

To provide evidence based specialist leg ulcer assessments and treatments, delivering high quality care, support, advice, and information to patients and carers, ultimately enabling patients to enjoy maximum independence and optimum quality of life.

You will be seeing non-housebound patients in a variety of clinic locations.

Please see Job Description attached for more information.

## **Person specification**

### **Qualifications**

#### **Essential**

NMC Registered Nurse

Evidence of CPD

#### **Desirable**

Teaching or assessor qualification

Compression Therapy qualification

### **Experience**

#### **Essential**

Experience of Wound Care Management

#### **Desirable**

Evidence of multi – agency working

Experience working within a Leg Ulcer Service

Experience working within a Tissue Viability Service

### **Additional Criteria**

#### **Essential**

Please see attached job description and person specification

#### **Desirable**

Please see attached job description and person specification

### **Disclosure and Barring Service Check**

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

### **UK Professional Registration**

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

### **For help with your application, contact:**

Catherine Cooper

catherine.cooper@somersetft.nhs.uk

07753349963

### **Pay scheme**

Agenda for Change

### **Band**

Band 5

### **Salary**

£32073.00 to £39043.00 Yearly

### **Contract**

Permanent

### **Working pattern**

Full-Time

### **Reference number**

184-OL-OR-5795

### **Job locations**

Parkgate House
East Reach
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3ES