Main area Tissue Viability Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Saturday) Job ref 358-6671465-COR-RC
Employer University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site UHL Town Leicester Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/02/2025 23:59
Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
An exciting opportunity is available for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse to join the Tissue Viability Team in UHL.
The Tissue Viability service provides advice and support on the management of complex wounds across the Trust. We work clinically together with ward-based staff to ensure the best outcomes for our patients and have a strong focus on education. A passion for the prevention of pressure ulceration and wound care is essential.
We will support you to develop into an expert practitioner in Tissue Viability, such as providing opportunity for sharp debridement course and other relevant education.
Main duties of the job
Act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the patients and carers and multi-professional team.
* Manage own caseload, under the supervision of the specialist Sister.
* Work alongside Tissue Viability lead / other specialist nurses to ensure the development and delivery of a high quality service.
* Directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients within the service/speciality.
* Deliver high quality, clinically effective care, and patient experience, utilising best practice and research, in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice.
* Act as a role model and clinical resource demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership in the specialist area.
* Support the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for staff within the speciality.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
* high-quality care for all,
* being a great place to work,
* partnerships for impact, and
* research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
* we are compassionate,
* we are proud,
* we are inclusive, and
* we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY RESULT AREAS
Patient Care, Clinical expertise and case management
1.1 Manage a delegated caseload of patients, as appropriate within the speciality, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
1.2 Provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across the whole spectrum of the service.
1.3 Adopt a range of the Chief Nursing Officer 10 key roles appropriate to client group in order to improve and streamline patient care and patient experience.
1.4 Demonstrate in depth specialist knowledge, skills and innovative practice in the specialist area, ensuring the delivery of appropriate evidence based care.
1.5 Support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving complex patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
1.6 Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This will necessitate high levels of autonomy and advocacy.
Patient and public involvement and experience
2.1 Promote the philosophy of patient centred care and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family at all times.
2.2 Promote patient and public involvement and enhancing their experience by supporting and implementing new initiatives relating to patient centred care.
2.3 Raise the profile of patient and public involvement by embedding this within own sphere of practice.
3. Promote and establish effective team working and communication
3.1 Take responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers within the speciality.
3.2 Establish and maintain good positive working relationships with the Heads of Nursing, Sister / Charge Nurse and their teams, Education and Practice Development Leads, Matrons, relevant Clinicians and General Mangers.
3.3 In collaboration with the Education and Practice Development Teams / Clinical Managers, develop and promote working partnerships between the Trust and academic staff at local Universities involved in the provision of nursing and multi professional programmes of education.
3.4 Actively participate in local, national and international networking to maintain and develop expert level of knowledge in the speciality.
3.5 Ensure that the importance and implications of education, research, and ideas are raised in appropriate forums.
4. Education, training and practice development
4.1 Provide specialist education and training to all members of the clinical team and nursing staff within all clinical areas in collaboration with the Education and Practice Development Leads.
4.2 Actively participate in personal development through appraisal and Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) development plans.
4.3 Work with the Education and Practice Development Leads to ensure that specialist education and training meets the needs of the service, multi-professional clinical teams, patients and carers.
4.4 Demonstrate continuous evaluation of practice and make changes where appropriate, within the defined speciality.
4.5 Use Education forums and Networks proactively sharing good practice and innovation with others.
4.6 Liaise with other groups and assist with the delivery of multiprofessional and interprofessional learning.
4.7 Provide specialist education teaching, learning and mentoring for pre and post registration students when required and actively contribute to the delivery of the Universities curriculum.
Please read the job description for full details
Person specification
Interest / experience in Tissue Viability
* Evidence of TV link role
* Tissue Viability course
* Knowledge of audit
Evidence of innovation in workplace / change management
* Has led / been involved in QI project
* Completion of QI course
Good standards of written and spoken English
Use of electronic device/software
* Confident and competent to use a range of electronic devices and systems
* Previous experience using Microsoft Office and NerveCentre
Additional Information
Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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