Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and innovative individual to join our friendly Tissue Viability team. We are a nurse lead service who cover 2 main acute sites, and 3 community hospitals. UHDB is one of the largest Trusts in the East Midlands and provides care to patients in both Derbyshire and Staffordshire. UHDB provides a variety of services, and the Tissue Viability team is responsible for the safe and effective delivery of pressure ulcer prevention and wound management across all the sites. The post holder will work with the Lead Nurse, and the Clinical Lead for Tissue Viability, to deliver on the Trust priorities, and to provide expert advice for complex wound management and pressure ulcer prevention across the Trust. This will include pathway development and dissemination of education programmes regarding pressure ulcer prevention and wound management working alongside other teams to ensure cohesive working for excellent patient care.

The service comprises a Lead Nurse, a Clinical Lead specialist and 5 whole time equivalent band 6's and a Support worker. As a member of the team the post holder will work across all sites and must be able to travel independently to and from these sites, it is therefore essential that the post holder is able to drive and has their own transport.

Main duties of the job

• Work as an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the assessment, primary and/or secondary diagnosis, management and evaluation of treatment and/or care for patients with complex wounds.
• Support the Lead Nurse and Clinical Lead for Tissue Viability in the delivery of the Tissue Viability Trust's strategic aims and objectives.
• Assist in developing and implementing Pressure Ulcer Prevention Policies and Guidelines.
• Provide direction and support for clinical staff and managers regarding all aspects of tissue viability.
• Develop and deliver specialist training across UHDB in line with the Trust's needs.
• Offer support, advice, and education to various staff disciplines, patients, and significant others in wound care management.
• Promote professionalism both within UHDB and externally.
• Collaborate with Lead nurses for Tissue Viability to foster a culture of learning from incidents and lead improvements, reporting to the Clinical Lead.

Closing date of applications: 5 June 2025

Interview date: 19 June 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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