Tissue Viability Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; King's Lynn; Presencial; GBP 32 000 - 42 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust seeks a Tissue Viability Nurse to lead specialist wound care, assess patients, plan treatment, and support clinical teams across community and inpatient settings in Norfolk.

You will deliver education, maintain records, contribute to pressure ulcer prevention, and collaborate with NHS, community and voluntary providers to embed pathways. Current NMC registration and a full driving licence are required.

Qualificações

• Current NMC registration is required.
• Continuing professional development evidence.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain tissue viability best practice across Norfolk Adults with community, inpatient, dermatology and lymphoedema teams.
• Maintain a patient caseload, delivering and evaluating specialist care and interventions.
• Assess patients' condition, plan and implement treatment, and keep accurate clinical records.
• Provide wound care advice and support for nursing teams to reduce harm, aid healing and avoid admissions.
• Cover other place clinicians during leave, high demand or as service needs require.
• Support the tissue viability education and training plan and audits in community and ward teams.
• Develop relationships with NHS, community and voluntary sector providers to embed pathways and integrated delivery.
• Work with acute trust tissue viability teams and community and inpatient teams on discharge of patients with complex wounds.

Conhecimentos

Wound care expertise

Education delivery

Communication skills

CPD evidence

Formação académica

Nursing Diploma

Registered Nurse

Descrição da oferta de emprego

This Tissue Viability Nurse post sits in the Tissue Viability Service at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust, covering the West Place locality of Norfolk. The role centres on specialist wound care: clinical assessment, advice and leadership for patients with complex tissue viability needs, plus education for clinical teams and support for pressure ulcer prevention. It is place-based across community and inpatient settings, so the post holder will also cover other place clinicians during leave or high demand. Current NMC registration and a full driving licence are required.

What the job involves

• Maintain tissue viability best practice across Norfolk Adults with community, inpatient, dermatology and lymphoedema teams, giving place-based clinical care, leadership and oversight
• Maintain a patient caseload, delivering and evaluating specialist care and interventions
• Assess patients' condition, plan and implement treatment, and keep accurate clinical records
• Provide wound care advice and support for nursing teams to reduce harm, aid healing and avoid admissions
• Cover other place clinicians during leave, high demand or as service needs require
• Support the tissue viability education and training plan and audits in community and ward teams
• Forge links across health care settings in Norfolk Adults to improve care and the environment it is delivered in
• Engage clinical teams in new care pathways when national tissue viability guidance is published, keeping up to date with national initiatives
• Develop relationships with NHS, community and voluntary sector providers to embed pathways and integrated delivery
• Work with acute trust tissue viability teams and community and inpatient teams on the discharge of patients with complex wounds
• Support the Trust pressure ulcer action plan to reduce preventable pressure ulcers
• Provide information to support informed consent and act as patient advocate

What’s required

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Nursing Diploma
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration

Experience

• Significant wound care experience and understanding of the importance of maintaining skin integrity
• Experience delivering training or education

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of the national tissue viability strategy
• Management of acute and chronic wounds
• Knowledge and implementation of pressure ulcer prevention
• Good observational and reporting skills
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to adapt communication to different stakeholders
• Ability to use own initiative

Checks & eligibility

• Full and valid driving licence, with access to a vehicle where applicable

Other

• Passed fit for full duties through occupational health, with reasonable aids and adaptations
• Effective written and verbal English
• Ability to move between detail and the bigger picture

Nice to have

• Degree and/or Masters-level post-graduate course, or desire to undertake ENB N18 or Care and Management of Leg Ulcers course certification
• Tissue Viability course
• Chronic oedema course
• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Experience of teaching
• Experience of audit
• Significant community nursing experience
• Willingness to undertake appropriate training