Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse, within the Yeovil District Hospital acute team.

This post is part time (30 hours per week), pattern to be negotiated.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is formed from recent mergers of Musgrove Park Hospital, Yeovil District Hospital and Somerset Partnership (Community Trust); this is therefore a great time to join the specialism, as we look to transform the tissue viability provision across the healthcare system within Somerset.

The successful candidate would ideally have experience of elements of the healthcare environments within Somerset and the digital systems used.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential to achieving the high standard of evidence-based care expected by the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Main duties can be found in the Job Description, please make contact with the team to seek additional information.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. Please make contact with the team to seek additional information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Evidence of relevant post graduate specialist training - short course at diploma or above level
• Mentoring qualification or equivalent
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Proven experience at a senior staff nurse level- including supporting junior colleagues.
• Experience in use of IT platforms such as- Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams.
• Audit and/ or research.

Additional Criteria

• Ability to use specialist wound therapies, such as Doppler assessment (including toe pressures), compression therapy, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Larval Therapy
• Act as a role model.
• Ability to prioritise own work load and to keep to deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support our patients.
• Access to transport to travel in connection with the post e.g. to attend meetings or training events across the county.
• Knowledge of the national strategies/ agenda relevant to the discipline.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.