Consultant Nurse - Tissue Viability

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Consultant Nurse in Tissue Viability to enhance patient care through expert clinical practice and leadership. This role involves working autonomously and collaborating with multi-professional teams to improve patient outcomes. Candidates should have significant clinical expertise and a willingness to pursue further academic qualifications.

Qualifications

• Current Professional Nursing Registration with NMC required.
• Significant experience in Tissue Viability and complex wound care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert clinical care in Tissue Viability.
• Lead on clinical and strategic direction for the tissue viability service.

Skills

Leadership

Education

Clinical Expertise

Quality Improvement

Education

MSc in Advanced Practice

PhD or Professional Doctorate

Job description

Band 5 NurseandBand 2 Healthcare Support Workerrecruitment iscentralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered fora number of rolesacross the Trust. If you have any questions please email:[e-mail] .

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Main area Nursing - Tissue Viability Grade Band 8b (AfC) Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (Hours typically worked weekdays, subject to job planning.) Job ref 321-CORP-7180703-B8b-PUB

Site Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - John Radcliffe Hospital Site (JRH) Town Oxford Salary £62,215 - £72,293 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 19/06/2025

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel .

Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values

Job overview

Due to the forthcoming retirement of the current post holder, we are excited to offer an opportunity for a clinical expert in Tissue Viability to join the OUH as a Consultant Nurse!

The Consultant Nurse in tissue viability, will work as an autonomous, consultant level practitioner, responsible for providing highly specialised nursing advice and support, to demonstrate the highest levels of clinical expertise in supporting and facilitating quality, individualised patient care, in collaboration with the multi-professional team.

The role will be structured around the four core functions of consultant practice (expert clinical practice, leadership, education and research), and provide strategic leadership and consultancy in relation to expert practice in tissue viability, harm reduction initiatives related to Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer (HAPU) prevention and management.

The role will be lead for the OUH Tissue Viability Services, and work in partnership with other local NHS organisations, integrated care system colleagues, independent contractors and other non-NHS organisations, to positively impact patient safety, quality, and reduce potential harm.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an expert clinical practitioner delivering a comprehensive service to patients by employing a high degree of professional and personal autonomy to improve patient outcomes and experience in Tissue Viability. The role is expected to deliver clinical care for at least 50% of their job plan, with remaining time dedicated to leadership, education, training, quality improvement and research.

Please review the attached job description for the full record of main duties of the Consultant Nurse Tissue Viability role. The post is structured around the four core functions of Consultant Practice as set out in the the Multi-Professional Consultant Level Practice Capability and Impact Framework (NHSE, 2023), with expected consultancy across all domains.

This role will be supported with access to supervision and CPD, a supportive forum network of Multi-Professional Consultant Practitioners, and a variety of senior, research active, leadership roles.

A PhD or Professional Doctorate relevant to an advanced/expert practice scope and the service area/speciality is desirable, but we will welcome applications from candidates with significant clinical expertise in tissue viability, who would be willing to transition to a Doctoral pathway of studies within 4 years from commencing in post.

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will lead on the clinical and strategic direction for the tissue viability service and be a key member of the senior corporate nursing team, influencing organisational initiatives and quality improvement related to tissue viability and harm reduction. The role will lead on the development and implementation of a research strategy within tissue viability to contribute towards improved patient pathways and harm reduction related to HAPU.

Please review the attached job description for the main duties and responsibilities of the Consultant Nurse Tissue Viability role.

Please also review the person specification (at the end of the JD) and review the essential and desirable criteria. We welcome applications from candidates with significant experience and expertise in tissue viability, complex wound care and HAPU reduction, who meet all (or nearly all) of the essential and the desirable criteria.

Candidates that are shortlisted and invited to interview must be willing to attend with evidence of their professional qualifications to date, and their professional portfolio/ePortfolio.

Person specification

• Current Professional Nursing Registration with NMC
• NMC Registered Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
• MSc - in Advanced Practice or relevant specialism (Tissue Viability)
• Completed PhD or Professional Doctorate; or willing to commence within 4 years
• Education and Teaching qualification and experience
• Leadership and Management qualification and experience
• Significant, credible experience as an expert in Tissue Viability
• Evidence of scholarship and publication relevant to Tissue Viability/Nursing
• Completed PhD or Professional Doctorate
• Evidence of successful applications for research Grant Income
• Evidence of proven experience of working at a strategic level across the health community
• Evidence of Quality Improvement (QI) with demonstrable impacts in clinical practice
• Experience of interpreting a range of data, to produce high quality reports/presentations, with clear evidence-based recommendations for Executive Board/Lead Groups, for impact at local, provider or system level

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment , we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

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.

Name Claire Osborne Job title Trust Lead for Advancing Practice Email address [e-mail] Additional information

For enquiries relating to this advert, please contact us on the email address ([e-mail]); as the current retiring post holder and Claire will be happy to answer any questions or queries in relation to the post.

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