Job summary
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS Teaching Trusts in Britain and currently operates over four sites. An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced staff with a passion for wound care to join our nurse led Tissue Viability Team at UHB.
This is an opportunity for a band 7 clinical nurse specialist with significant experience in a tissue viability role to join our team. The applicant must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, specialist tissue viability knowledge and have experience and enthusiasm for developing and delivering educational programmes and service development. We are seeking staff who would like to be part of a Trust wide service delivering the teams strategy and improving staff knowledge and skills in pressure ulcer prevention, leg ulcer management and complex wound management.
The role is Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm, the successful candidate will be required to work across all the UHB acute hospital sites.
Shortlisted applicants currently working at Band 6 will need to pass the assessment centre process before proceeding to interview.
For any further information please contact Claire Freeman, Lead Tissue Viability Nurse on 07780 955087.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
* Managing a clinical case load of patients
* Prioritising patient referrals via a triage pathway
* Developing new educational packages both in person and via webinar
* Delivering existing educational packages both in person and via webinar
* Participating in educational and audit activities
* Assisting the lead TVN in achieving the service objectives
* Develop, implement and evaluate a specialist service, ensuring high standards of care and safe, effective clinical practice
* Provide expert advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families and carers
* Lead on clinical audit activities
* Contribute to / lead the development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines
* Undertake service developments
* Provide a range of educational and training packages for health care staff and patients.
* Support, develop and manage junior staff
* Manage the service on a day-to-day basis as required
* Manage the service/team in the absence of Lead TVN
* Support the Lead TVN in responding to complaints, coroners reports and clinical negligence claims
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role)
* Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
* Recognised mentorship course
Experience
Essential
* Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
* Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality
* Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
* Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
* Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
* Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
* Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
* Experience of patient service user advocacy role
* Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff
* Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
* Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
* Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Additional Criteria
Essential
* Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
* Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
* Ability to work autonomously, manage / prioritise own workload, supervise / appraise and assess junior staff
* Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required
* Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
* Ability to undertake clinical audit, analyse information and develop robust measurable action plans to support improvement / change
* Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal / external communication
* Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and ability to apply to service and policy development
* Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances
* Positive and enthusiastic attitude
* Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others
* Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development
* Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required
* Ability to act on own initiative
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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