Tissue Viability Support Nurse

Cornwall Partnership; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Free DBS checks

Discounts from retailers

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Tissue Viability Nurse to join the Tissue Viability Team in North and East Cornwall. You will assess and support patients and develop tissue viability skills across the health community.

We require registration with NMC, a BSc in Nursing or equivalent, and substantial post-graduate experience in tissue viability or wound care. This role offers flexible working contexts within a supportive NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC registration and a BSc in Nursing or equivalent.
• Substantial postgrad experience in tissue viability or wound care.
• Evidence of teaching and leading education for diverse professionals.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and provide tissue viability support and education.
• Promote evidence-based Tissue Viability and wound care practices.
• Engage in root cause analysis and support patient safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with Cornwall's Healthcare community to improve care.

Skills

Nursing excellence

Tissue viability knowledge

Wound care expertise

Leadership

Patient safety orientation

Education

BSc in Nursing or Equivalent

Current NMC registration

Substantial postgrad experience

Experience in Tissue Viability

Job description

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

A post has arisen for a band 6 to work as part of the Tissue Viability Team. The successful candidate will work to enhance their tissue viability skills and provide assessment and support to the whole health community. We are looking for a registered nurse who is enthusiastic about the field of tissue viability, wanting to improve your knowledge and make a difference of patients in the community.

Previous Tissue Viability experience is essential. Location North and East Cornwall 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The Tissue Viability Support Nurse will work in partnership with other members of Cornwall's Healthcare community, offering specialist assessment of patients, to promote an evidence-based approach to all aspects of Tissue Viability and Wound Repair assessment, treatment and management through the education, training and development of specialist skills for professional health care workers, raising awareness across all care sectors and the public domain.

To ensure that the patient safety agenda informs the management and development of the service including the use of root cause analysis and sharing of learning when such events occur.

Working for our organisation

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Education/Qualification and Relevant Experience

• BSc in Nursing or Equivalent
• Current professional registration (Registered Nurse Level 1) – NMC
• Substantial post grad experience
• Evidence of working in with complex wounds
• Evidence of education or training in Tissue Viability or Wound Care
• Evidence of teaching individuals from a range of disciplines including: nursing, medicine, allied health professionals, and the general public
• Leadership
• Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience
• Tissue Viability experience

Knowledge and abilities

• Knowledge on National/Local Tissue Viability initiatives, guidance and policies
• Articulates clear understanding of the Risk Factors implicated in the formation of pressure ulcers and risk assessment tools
• A sound and demonstrable knowledge of current practice and therapies in the care and prevention of pressure ulceration
• Articulates understanding of patient safety agenda and of the use of Root Cause Analysis
• Articulates understanding of managing clinical risk

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

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.

The Health Jobs UK website has jobs from numerous employers, within health and care across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute medical, surgical and specialist services to a population of around 500,000 which can increase significantly during the busy holiday periods.