Tissue Viabillity Nurse

Job summary

Doyou have a passion to make a difference to people living with wounds in thecommunity? An exciting opportunity hasarisen for a Tissue Viability Nurse post with Your Healthcare for a 12 monthfixed term contract (commencing November 2024) to cover maternity leave.

Main duties of the job

Youwill work with our community nursing teams, local practice nurses, inpatientward and local care homes to support them in providing effective,patient-centred wound care, offering specialist advice and support for peoplewith a variety of wounds. The successfulcandidate must possess relevant knowledge, skills and experience in pressureulcer, leg ulcer and complex wound management.Knowledge of national guidance around pressure ulcer reporting andmanagement, and leg ulcer management is essential.

Provisionof wound care training is an integral part of the role and therefore previousexperience in training and/or mentorship is highly desirable.

Youwill need to be well organised and able to plan your own workload, haveexcellent written and verbal communication skills, and be able to workautonomously making clinical decisions and providing guidance to otherclinicians.

Inreturn for your enthusiasm, commitment and hard work we can offer you afriendly and supportive work environment, a range of training opportunities forpersonal development, access to clinical supervision and appraisal and a rangeof other benefits.

About us

YourHealthcare is an equal opportunities employer and positively encouragesapplications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex,race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion orbelief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

2. Job Purpose

To provide evidence-based and clinically effective care to patients with tissue viability needs To act as an expert resource for community staff in the area of tissue viability To support local care homes in the assessment and management of residents with tissue viability needs To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with other agencies including acute, primary and voluntary sectors To support the delivery of educational programmes within Your Healthcare To contribute to the quality agenda within Your Healthcare with particular focus on reducing pressure ulcer incidence

3. Dimensions

The post holder will support the care of people with tissue viability needs registered in the borough of Kingston upon Thames in their own homes, care homes, local GP practices and YH community in-patient unit at Teddington Memorial Hospital

The post holder will provide high quality skilled nursing care, contributing to the on- going assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care

The post holder will support the Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist in clinical audit, service improvements, delivery of education and initiatives to ensure continuous quality improvement

The post holder will be required to travel between sites

4. Key Result Areas

Professional/Clinical

To manage referrals into the tissue viability service, prioritising according to clinical need To be responsible for assessing, developing, implementing and evaluating holistic care for patients with tissue viability issues in partnership with others To provide sound clinical advice to patients and clinicians in the management of their wounds To support the tissue viability specialist nurse in measuring outcomes of care delivered within the leg ulcer and tissue viability service through clinical audit and other benchmarking indicators To ensure standards, policies and protocols relevant to tissue viability are current and adhered to To participate in pressure ulcer monitoring via Datix incident reports, and Safeguarding To participate in the South West London wound formulary process and support adherence To cover for the Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist in their absence

Communication

Ensure comprehensive, accurate and confidential patient records are maintained using the electronic care records system and other documentation approved by the organisation Deal with complex, sensitive information using sensitivity and empathy Observe, document and report to the specialist nurses, GP or consultant, as necessary, changes in the patients condition, be that physical, mental and/or social Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, colleagues, statutory and voluntary services

Development and training

Participate in planning and delivering programmes of education for all members of staff and students both internally and externally To develop educational and training resources for staff and patients Be responsible for identifying personal learning needs and maintenance of own competencies within area of specialism Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Clear understanding of current tissue viability best practice and national guidelines Knowledge of current professional issues in wound care, particularly around pressure ulcer reporting and management Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of clinical audit, research and quality improvement

Experience

Essential

Previous relevant experience in wound care/tissue viability in community setting Ability to assess patients with complex health and social needs

Desirable

Experience of developing policies, and clinical guidelines Experience of implementing local change/service improvement

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Evidence of post-registration study in wound care

Desirable

1st Level Degree in relevant health care V100/150 or V300 prescribing qualification Teaching qualification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing Teaching and presentation skills Confidence in use of larvae therapy and negative pressure wound therapy Confidence in establishing rapport and trust with patients, carers, family and staff groups Ability to make confident professional judgements and care management decisions without direct supervision Computer skills, ability to use word, excel, power-point Ability to meet deadlines as required Good organisational and planning skills

Desirable

Experience of mentoring nursing students Ability to critically analyse evidence in the pursuit of best practice Ability to complete written reports for Adult Safeguarding and Pressure Ulcer investigations

Personal qualities

Essential

Self motivated Team player Well organised

other factors

Essential

Full driving licence and regular use of car

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