Community Tissue Viability Staff Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Southampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

The post sits in the Southampton Tissue Viability Team at Adelaide Health Centre, employed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The role focuses on specialist wound assessment, leg ulcer care and teaching other health professionals, with patients seen in clinic, at home and in community settings.

Current NMC registration as an RN, or a BSc in Nursing, is needed to apply. The post includes link nurse responsibilities and opportunities for clinical supervision and

Qualifications

• Specialist wound assessment and care planning
• Experience with leg ulcers and complex wounds ideal
• Teaching and mentoring of other health professionals

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist tissue viability assessment, diagnosis, and care planning across clinic, home and community settings
• Assess and manage complex wounds including pressure ulcers and Doppler assessments
• Manage a defined tissue viability caseload with admissions and referrals
• Deliver evidence-based interventions and risk assessment to reduce wound breakdown and recurrence
• Provide teaching and specialist advice to health care professionals and take part in multidisciplinary reviews

Skills

Tissue viability

Wound assessment

Doppler assessment

Patient education

Clinical supervision

Audit & policy

Education

BSc Nursing

NMC Registered Nurse

Job description

This post sits in the Southampton Tissue Viability Team at Adelaide Health Centre, employed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The work centres on specialist wound assessment, leg ulcer care and teaching other health professionals. Patients are seen in clinic, at home, in community hospitals, GP practices and nursing homes, and the post carries link nurse responsibilities. Current NMC registration as an RN, or a BSc in Nursing, is needed to apply.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist tissue viability assessment, diagnosis, treatment and care planning across clinic, home and community settings
• Assess and manage complex wounds, including pressure ulcer classification, lower limb assessment and Doppler assessment
• Manage a defined tissue viability and leg ulcer caseload, including admission, discharge and onward referral
• Promote prevention through risk assessment, education and evidence-based interventions to reduce wound breakdown and recurrence
• Safeguard children and adults, obtaining informed consent for care and for sharing information
• Deliver person-centred nursing care through ongoing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation, keeping accurate records
• Communicate sensitively with patients and carers about treatment plans and changing conditions
• Provide clinical supervision of junior colleagues and students, including safeguarding supervision
• Act as link nurse with clinical autonomy to develop and improve care
• Provide teaching, information and specialist advice, including telephone advice, to health care professionals
• Take part in multidisciplinary reviews of chronic and palliative wounds
• Contribute to audit, clinical standards, policy development and service improvement

What’s required

Qualifications

• BSc Nursing, or RN currently registered with NMC

What’s offered

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