Job summary This post holder will be able to lead the strategy to improve wound management across Sussex, to maximize promote and support excellent quality of wound care across the primary care and community services including care homes, practices, community nurses and Tissue Viability Colleagues. The post-holder will be leading wound product optimization, to ensure the wound management budget is optimally managed, including product costs, evidence, practical experience, quality, and waste, working with other healthcare professionals involved in wound management across Sussex. Main duties of the job To have overall responsibility for the management of all wound management related projects in Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) To be responsible for monitoring of ONPOS and FP10 prescribing of wound management products and investigating areas of unexplained expenditure. Liaise with the Hospital and Primary care & Community services, to ensure these organisations respect the Sussex Health & Care Partnership Wound Management Formulary, including their use of appropriate Formulary processes if they wish to request additions to the Formulary Lead the provision of wound management education for up-skilling primary care clinicians to manage, prescribe and review prescribing of wound care products for their patients. To be a key member of the Sussex Wound Formulary Group, lead on a share of new product and chapter reviews, and to provide evidence and cost effectiveness evaluation for work done by other teams as part of the consultation process. These need to be of a quality suitable for presentation to the Sussex Health & Care Partnership Area Prescribing Committee, To mentor and support others preparing wound management papers for the Area Prescribing Committee To work alongside the Lead Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy technician for wound care in the ICB providing clinical expertise and leadership. About us We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services. Why work for us? o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast Our values Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence guide everything we do. We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment. This post may close early if sufficient applications are received. Date posted 18 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year Per annum/Pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 150-OM1531-CC Job locations Sussex Brighton BN2 3EW Job description Job responsibilities To have overall responsibility for the management of all wound management related projects in Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) To be responsible for monitoring of ONPOS and FP10 prescribing of wound management products and investigating areas of unexplained expenditure. Matrix management responsibility of staff employed by the ICB involved in wound care Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide, information and analytical advice and expertise Requirement to travel to sites across Sussex to meet stakeholders Job description Job responsibilities To have overall responsibility for the management of all wound management related projects in Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB) To be responsible for monitoring of ONPOS and FP10 prescribing of wound management products and investigating areas of unexplained expenditure. Matrix management responsibility of staff employed by the ICB involved in wound care Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide, information and analytical advice and expertise Requirement to travel to sites across Sussex to meet stakeholders Person Specification Qualifications Essential registered nurse oExtensive knowledge of Tissue Viability acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent. oAbility to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales Desirable oPost graduate qualification (Masters) in Tissue Viability Experience Essential oPreviously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes Desirable oComprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects Experience Essential oAbility to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales Desirable oAbility to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options Person Specification Qualifications Essential registered nurse oExtensive knowledge of Tissue Viability acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent. oAbility to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales Desirable oPost graduate qualification (Masters) in Tissue Viability Experience Essential oPreviously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes Desirable oComprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects Experience Essential oAbility to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales Desirable oAbility to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options 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 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Address Sussex Brighton BN2 3EW Employer's website https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)