Job summary
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE
OPPORTUNITY NOT TO MISSED - Tissue Viability post. Fulltime, band 6 Tissue Viability post.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Specialist Tissue Viability Team, covering services across Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust.
We will provide a supportive environment, managerial and clinical support to work towards a bespoke Tissue Viability competency package. This will be supported by the Tissue Viability Matron, Tissue Viability Specialist Nurses, and wider Tissue Viability Team.
You will be part of a dynamic and supportive specialist team. This post is ideally suited to someone seeking a new challenge, who is innovative, motivated and keen to develop their Tissue Viability knowledge and skills further.
Base: The Dukeries Business Centre, Worksop S80 2PU
Hours: 37.5 Hrs, working hours are 9 - 5 Monday - Friday
There is a requirement to cover the Trusts geographical footprint, and the ability to travel Trustwide is essential for this post.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will hold a degree level Tissue Viability qualification (or relevant, demonstrable knowledge and experience), and have excellent communication, organisational and inter-personal skills, being able to work autonomously, as well as part of a team. You will work in collaboration with the Tissue Viability Matron and wider Tissue Viability Team to deliver quality, evidence based care, and develop Tissue Viability services across Nottinghamshire Healthcare.
The successful candidate will play a significant role in supporting staff Trustwide to manage and prevent wounds across the following services: in - patient, Community and Care Home settings. There will be requirement to travel often and provide Tissue Viability services Trustwide, across 3 Divisions, Community Health Services, Mental Health and Forensic and Offender Health Divisions.
We are looking for someone who embodies and lives the Trust values - Trust, honesty, respect, compassion and teamwork.
You will be dynamic, innovative, flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and a team player. Leadership skills and the ability to engage, work in partnership, and work across systems and multidisciplinary teams is essential to this role.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
This role focuses on providing support and management of complex wounds of patients Trustwide. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting patients and staff from a Tissue Viability perspective, and also support the education and training of staff, patients, and carers.
Main duties:
Display Trust values
Lead and support Tissue Viability training, innovation and projects Trustwide - Service development
Complete and present concise investigations, identifying and communicating learning/continuous quality improvement with the support of Tissue Viability Specialist Nurses
Complete and write reports and present findings - data collection and cleansing, research and development
Support Tissue Viability clinical audit
Deliver care to a caseload of patients requiring specialist tissue viability care
Act as a patients advocate maintaining privacy and dignity, and respecting personal choices
Provide advice, support and education to patients and their carers in all aspects of tissue viability care
Provide advice, support and education to clinicians and care providers, on all aspects of tissue viability care and management
To work with teams to monitor standards of Tissue Viability care and contribute to the clinical audit process
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role focuses on providing support and management of complex wounds of patients Trustwide. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in supporting patients and staff from a Tissue Viability perspective, and also support the education and training of staff, patients, and carers.
Main duties:
Display Trust values
Lead and support Tissue Viability training, innovation and projects Trustwide - Service development
Complete and present concise investigations, identifying and communicating learning/continuous quality improvement with the support of Tissue Viability Specialist Nurses
Complete and write reports and present findings - data collection and cleansing, research and development
Support Tissue Viability clinical audit
Deliver care to a caseload of patients requiring specialist tissue viability care
Act as a patients advocate maintaining privacy and dignity, and respecting personal choices
Provide advice, support and education to patients and their carers in all aspects of tissue viability care
Provide advice, support and education to clinicians and care providers, on all aspects of tissue viability care and management
To work with teams to monitor standards of Tissue Viability care and contribute to the clinical audit process
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse
- Relevant post basic study at diploma or degree level (or equivalent experience) in Tissue Viability
- Continuing professional development/ reflective profile
- Computer literate
- Teaching qualification or relevant experience
- V150 prescribing (or willingness to undertake)
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Tissue Viability Link Nurse - or able to demonstrate specialist interest/ experience in effective wound management and pressure ulcer prevention
- Evidence of active involvement in pressure ulcer prevention
- Evidence of recent learning/reflection/teaching /lectures
Desirable
- Audit research
- Service improvement skills
- Previous project management
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relative/carers and staff.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
- Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff
- Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication
- Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
- Demonstrates NHC Trust Values
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
- Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place
- Holistic assessment of patient risk
- Able to present and share case studies
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise workload of self and others
- Demonstrate effective time management skills
- Demonstrate effective resource management
Commitments to Trust Values and Behaviour
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Vision, Values & Behavioural standards
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable
- Enthusiastic and well-motivated
- Cross site working, able to travel
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse
- Relevant post basic study at diploma or degree level (or equivalent experience) in Tissue Viability
- Continuing professional development/ reflective profile
- Computer literate
- Teaching qualification or relevant experience
- V150 prescribing (or willingness to undertake)
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a Tissue Viability Link Nurse - or able to demonstrate specialist interest/ experience in effective wound management and pressure ulcer prevention
- Evidence of active involvement in pressure ulcer prevention
- Evidence of recent learning/reflection/teaching /lectures
Desirable
- Audit research
- Service improvement skills
- Previous project management
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relative/carers and staff.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
- Recognition of own level of competence and limitations and able to communicate these to appropriate staff
- Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication
- Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
- Demonstrates NHC Trust Values
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
- Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place
- Holistic assessment of patient risk
- Able to present and share case studies
Planning and organisation skills
Essential
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise workload of self and others
- Demonstrate effective time management skills
- Demonstrate effective resource management
Commitments to Trust Values and Behaviour
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Vision, Values & Behavioural standards
Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable
- Enthusiastic and well-motivated
- Cross site working, able to travel
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
