Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability

The Methodist Church in Britain; Swindon; Presencial; GBP 42 000 - 56 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexible working

Resumo da oferta

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist in tissue viability to lead the Trust-wide service, manage the tissue viability team and provide expert advice across care homes, GP surgeries and patients' homes.

You will be an registered nurse with post-registration tissue viability experience, deliver evidence-based wound care, and educate staff and external organisations, working autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualificações

• Registered general nurse (RGN) with post-registration tissue viability experience.
• Teaching qualification or willingness to undertake one.
• Trained in pressure ulcer prevention and management.
• Wound assessment and management expertise, including leg ulcers.
• Experience leading a tissue viability team and providing expert guidance.

Responsabilidades

• Manage, develop and deliver the tissue viability service across care homes, GP surgeries and patients' homes.
• Lead and manage the tissue viability team, providing specialist clinical advice and support.
• Provide evidence-based, patient-centred care that meets patient, relative and carer needs.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care for patients with compromised tissue viability.
• Act as the expert adviser to healthcare professionals, patients, carers and external organisations.
• Act as key worker for individual patients and advocate for them, including on ethical dilemmas.
• Collaborate with statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure seamless service and continuity of care.
• Refer patients to other specialists such as vascular surgeons, podiatry, orthotics and other CNSs.
• Share skills and knowledge to enhance patient care and be recognised as a skilled tissue viability practitioner.
• Take part in formal and informal education and relevant audit activity.
• Work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team.

Conhecimentos

Team leadership

Wound care expertise

Education & training

Communication skills

IT proficiency

Formação académica

RGN registration

Post-registration tissue viability qualification

Teaching qualification

Descrição da oferta de emprego

This Clinical Nurse Specialist post sits within the Trust-wide tissue viability service at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and includes managing the tissue viability team. The core of the work is specialist clinical advice, evidence-based wound and pressure ulcer care, and education for staff and external organisations. The role is largely community-based, covering care homes, GP surgeries and patients' own homes, with autonomous practice and key-worker responsibility for individual patients. Applicants must be registered general nurses with post-registration tissue viability experience.

What the job involves

• Manage, develop and deliver the Trust-wide tissue viability service across care homes, GP surgeries and patients' homes
• Lead and manage the tissue viability team, providing specialist clinical advice and support
• Provide evidence-based, patient-centred care that meets the needs of patients, relatives and carers
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care for patients with compromised tissue viability
• Act as the expert adviser to healthcare professionals, patients, carers and external organisations
• Act as key worker for individual patients and advocate for them, including on ethical dilemmas
• Work with statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure a seamless service and continuity of care
• Refer patients to other specialists such as vascular surgeons, podiatry, orthotics and other CNSs
• Share skills and knowledge to enhance patient care and be recognised as a skilled tissue viability practitioner
• Take part in formal and informal education and relevant audit activity
• Work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Registered general nurse (RGN) registration
• Relevant post-registration qualifications and experience in tissue viability
• Teaching qualification, or willingness to undertake one
• Trained and competent in pressure ulcer prevention and management
• Wound assessment and management, including leg ulcers

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Advanced knowledge and skills in wound care
• Experience of leadership and management
• Managing own clinical caseload autonomously
• Advanced person-centred assessment for patients with complex needs
• Knowledge of national agendas and their effect on practice, such as the national wound care strategy and best practice statements

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to lead, manage, supervise and co-ordinate a team
• Prioritising competing priorities, meeting deadlines and adapting flexibly
• Excellent written and verbal communication, accurate record keeping and IT proficiency
• Excellent interpersonal skills for working in multidisciplinary environments
• Identifying and delivering Trust-wide training needs, with staff support and training
• Clinical risk assessment and evaluation, and change management

What’s offered

• Flexible working requests can be discussed as part of the interview process