Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust; Worthing; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join the Tissue Viability team at a leading healthcare trust. The role involves providing expert advice and treatment in tissue viability to ensure quality patient care across multiple sites. The post holder will collaborate with clinical teams and provide educational resources, fostering an environment of growth and professional development.

Benefits

Wellbeing Programme for staff

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Experienced nurse with knowledge in tissue viability.
• Competent in underpinning practice with national standards.
• Ability to provide education and training to staff.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and treatment for tissue viability.
• Managing complex inpatient cases and junior staff.
• Overseeing education packages for staff training.

Skills

Expert knowledge of tissue viability

Communication

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join our Tissue Viability team at Worthing & St Richards Hospital. However, there may be a need for the post holder to be flexible at times to provide service delivery and advanced knowledge on all matters relating to tissue viability, across multiple hospital sites across the county of Sussex.

The Tissue viability nurse specialist is an integral part of the Harm Free Care Team providing specialist, expert advice, treatment and education to support our clinical teams to deliver safe and compassionate care, reduce harm and improve patient experience.

There will be support and supervision to ensure the post holder is competent and confident to deliver the needs of the service across the differing sites.

The post holder will have expert knowledge of all aspect of tissue viability. They will be responsible for ensuring that the care given to patients both for prevention of pressure ulcers and the treatment of wounds meets the individual needs of patients in addition to meeting national standards, research-based practice and locally agreed standards.

The specialist role will have operational responsibility for complex inpatient caseload and line management of junior team members.

The post holder will work with the wider Trust TVNs and multidisciplinary teams to promote effective and consistent prevention measures and wound management.

The specialist role will develop and oversee education packages to equip staff with the knowledge and skills to achieve best practice. They will also provide expert advice to the clinical teams and identify and issues and concerns relating to tissue viability and take a lead in supporting implementation of appropriate actions to address these.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Paula Tucker Job title: Head of Nursing - Quality & Harm Free Care Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01444441881

In the first instance, for an informal discussion please contact Paula Tucker via email

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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