Clinical Nurse Specialist/Tissue Viability

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking a motivated Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist to manage complex wounds across various health settings. This role includes clinical assessment, training, and contributing to improving patient care. The organization offers a supportive environment with excellent training and a commitment to workforce wellbeing.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Occupational health support

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Paid mandatory training

Career pathways and management development programmes

Qualifications

• Must possess RGN registration and relevant degree or equivalent knowledge.
• Successful completion of a Tissue Viability/Chronic Wound management course is essential.
• Welsh language skills at level 1 are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Managing a clinical caseload of clients with complex wounds.
• Providing clinical training in various healthcare settings.
• Attending relevant training courses and conferences.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Evidence-based practice

Client-centered principles

Education

RGN - professional registration (NMC)

Degree or equivalent in mentorship and education

Tissue Viability/Chronic Wound management course

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3.

If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

Job Overview

We are currently seeking to recruit highly motivated, resilient, autonomous, proactive and forward-thinking Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist, to work throughout all five Health Board localities which includes Primary and Community Care, Secondary Care and Nursing Homes. The service operates Monday – Friday excluding weekends and bank holidays.

Applicants who do not hold a relevant wound care diploma or equivalent and level of competency but are willing to work towards this will be considered under an Annex 21 (band 6) training post- commencing on a maximum of 75% of the top rate of band 6 pay, depending on knowledge and experience.

Main duties of the job

Managing a clinical caseload of clients with complex wounds using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a variety of settings, including wards, outpatient clinics, community hospitals and nursing homes. Additionally, it is an expectation all Tissue Viability Nurses provide clinical training both classroom based and within the clinical environment to increase knowledge and expertise across the Health Board.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Managing a clinical caseload of clients with complex wounds using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a variety of settings, including wards, outpatient clinics, community hospitals and nursing homes. Additionally, it is an expectation all Tissue Viability Nurses provide clinical training both classroom based and within the clinical environment to increase knowledge and expertise across the Health Board. Furthermore, the successful candidate will be expected to attend training courses and conferences relevant to tissue viability.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RGN - professional registration (NMC
• Degree or equivalent demonstrable specialist knowledge of mentorship, education and development practice.
• Successful completion of Tissue Viability/ Chronic Wound management course
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Welsh Language Skills are desirable at level 1 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Sufficient, demonstratable post registration experience in Tissue Viability at band 5
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Relevant teaching qualification