Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability. This part-time role involves providing expert advice and leadership in wound care, alongside education and training for staff. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in tissue viability and a strong commitment to patient care.

Benefits

Tailored personal development programs

Flexible working arrangements

Dedicated reward programme

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse with extensive experience in wound care.
• Degree or MSc in Tissue Viability required.
• Teaching and leadership skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Tissue Viability Service within the trust.
• Provide specialist education and training to staff.
• Assess and develop care plans for patients with complex wounds.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Wound Care Knowledge

IT Skills

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Degree Level 6 or MSc Level 7 in Tissue Viability

Teaching Qualification

Non Medical Prescriber Qualification

Advanced Assessment Course

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Outpatients Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 276-7071454-AfC

Site Queen Victoria Hospital Town East Grinsted Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/06/2025 23:59

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.

We also offer attractive benefits such as

• tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
• flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
• a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes

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Sustainability

At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.

We are looking for an expert practitioner to provide professional leadership, highly specialist advice and support related to tissue viability within the organisation.

You will work as part of team of clinical specialists nurses in wound care to lead and develop a strategic approach to the prevention, assessment and management of complex acute and chronic wounds.

We require someone who is confident in assessing wounds, providing care plans, advice and up to date knowledge on wound care products.

The post is for three days a week.

Main duties of the job

Accountable to take an autonomous specialist lead in developing, coordinating, evaluating and managing the Tissue Viability Service within the trust

Provide specialist education and training to staff including students, patients and carers. Innovate and improve current practice through the delivery of appropriate education and training to meet service needs.

Provide expert professional care advice to patients, carers and the multi-disciplinary team.

Continually evaluate current treatments to improve clinical outcomes, patient experience and cost improvement.

Oversee the wound care link nurses in the trust to ensure best practice, guidelines and policies are followed correctly.

Actively participate in patient reviews, ward rounds, case discussions and multidisciplinary team meetings. Liaise with inter-hospital departments/personnel across the organisation and professional boundaries.

In partnership with medical devices and senior management, responsible for co-coordinating, advising, auditing and monitoring of beds and suitable mattresses across the trust.

Working for our organisation

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise.Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services.Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide highly visible and accessible clinical presence, demonstrating expert knowledge and high standards of clinical practice.

Provide support and expert advice when necessary to patients, staff, families and carers.

Assess patients, recommend products and care plans, support implementation of care for patients with a range of complex wound types.

Receive referrals from other professionals for consultation to provide specialist Tissue Viability advice, support and intervention.

Actively participate in patient reviews, ward rounds, case discussions and multidisciplinary team meetings. Liaise with inter-hospital departments/personnel across the organisation and professional boundaries.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Degree Level 6 or MSc Level 7 qualification in Tissue viability and/or wound mangement
• Teaching Qualification
• Non Medical Prescriber or working towards qualification
• Advanced Assessment course or working towards

Experience and knowledge

• Extensive post registration experience in wound care/tissue viability
• Evidence of working at band 6 level for substantive period of time
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Experience of developing and providing training and education
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary/agency working
• Leadership course

Skills and Attributes

• Knowledge of national and local policies informing wound, Leg ulcer management and pressure ulcer leg ulcer management
• Good IT skills with ability to write reports, able to use powerpoint, excel, word.
• Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Undertaken clinical & nursing research

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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.