Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse

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Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an exceptional Band 6 Tissue Viability Nurse to join our talented and committedintegrated community team.

The role includes assessing complex patients in their home or in a nurse led clinic setting, participating in teaching and mentoring of other professionals, engaging in clinical trials. You will be required to work closely with other stakeholders.

This post will be 37.5 hours a week and countywide. If you are highly motivated, enthusiastic and feel you have the skills required to join our Tissue Viability team, we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing ongoing or shared care for patients.
To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment evidence-based advice and education to individuals with tissue viability problems.
To provide supervision to health care professionals in relation to: prevent pressure ulcers/Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD) and other wounds, and use of equipment.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues.
Act as a patient advocate through the application of critical and professional knowledge and skills.
To organise the job role effectively with regards to clinical priorities and use of time.
To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects.

About us

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities. For further information on CPFT please visit our website.

Date posted

30 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year Per annum per rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

310-OPAC-4315380

Job locations

Histon Police Station

15 Mowlam Close, Impington

Cambridge

CB24 9NA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To plan, implement and evaluate individualised specialist patient care

programmes based on evidence-based practice and the application of

clinical reasoning skills.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own

work including management of patients in your care.

The post holder will require a high degree of communication skills in

communicating highly sensitive information regarding individuals medical

conditions. To ensure effective communication with the wider community

and Healthcare professionals, to persuade change, influence and improve

practice.

Empathy, reassurance and negotiating skills are required to encourage

patient compliance to treatment/management strategies, where there may

be significant barriers to understanding in some patient groups e.g. learning

disabilities, mental health.

Provide advised to palliative care services in wound and equipment

management.

Promote better understanding on prevention and management of wounds,

MASD and equipment prevision to patients, their families and carers, and

other agencies involved with the patient through education and support.

Involvement of the service user, carers and other professional including

clinical management plans where required.

Ensure personal clinical skills are regularly updated as required by Lead

Clinician to a specialist level.

Participate in research and clinical trials in accordance with Clinical

Governance and Trust policy.

Involvement of the service user, carers and other professional including

clinical management plans where required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

To plan, implement and evaluate individualised specialist patient care

programmes based on evidence-based practice and the application of

clinical reasoning skills.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own

work including management of patients in your care.

The post holder will require a high degree of communication skills in

communicating highly sensitive information regarding individuals medical

conditions. To ensure effective communication with the wider community

and Healthcare professionals, to persuade change, influence and improve

practice.

Empathy, reassurance and negotiating skills are required to encourage

patient compliance to treatment/management strategies, where there may

be significant barriers to understanding in some patient groups e.g. learning

disabilities, mental health.

Provide advised to palliative care services in wound and equipment

management.

Promote better understanding on prevention and management of wounds,

MASD and equipment prevision to patients, their families and carers, and

other agencies involved with the patient through education and support.

Involvement of the service user, carers and other professional including

clinical management plans where required.

Ensure personal clinical skills are regularly updated as required by Lead

Clinician to a specialist level.

Participate in research and clinical trials in accordance with Clinical

Governance and Trust policy.

Involvement of the service user, carers and other professional including

clinical management plans where required.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

BSc Nursing
Tissue Viability/Continence Modules in the last 6 years
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Willing to undertake further studies
Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

Level of experience of tissue viability/Continence within the present job
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of participating to audit
Development of clinical guidelines

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal skills with awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
Good multi-disciplinary skills
Good record keeping skills
Good written presentation skills
Ability to use tact, diplomacy, persuasion in implementing change
Ability to deal with those with life limiting conditions

Desirable

Ability to work with databases in Excel

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

BSc Nursing
Tissue Viability/Continence Modules in the last 6 years
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Willing to undertake further studies
Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

Level of experience of tissue viability/Continence within the present job
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of participating to audit
Development of clinical guidelines

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal skills with awareness of the need for confidentiality at all times
Good multi-disciplinary skills
Good record keeping skills
Good written presentation skills
Ability to use tact, diplomacy, persuasion in implementing change
Ability to deal with those with life limiting conditions

Desirable

Ability to work with databases in Excel

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Histon Police Station

15 Mowlam Close, Impington

Cambridge

CB24 9NA

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Histon Police Station

15 Mowlam Close, Impington

Cambridge

CB24 9NA

Employer's website

https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)