Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and dynamic team at Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust as a Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about Tissue Viability, has previous experience in working as a Tissue Viability Nurse, is able to work autonomously and would like to develop their skills at band 7 level.
The service provides hospital and community services and therefore being able to develop effective working relationships across an extensive range of different health care professional groups is essential. The successful candidate will have experience of working in an acute setting and a good understanding of inpatient systems and processes.
The successful candidate will have experience of managing staff, incidents, staff rotas and supporting others to develop, creating an environment of shared learning and reflection.
You will be supported by the Tissue Viability Lead Nurse and the rest of the specialist team to develop your knowledge and skills, and will play a key role in developing the service, implementing evidence-based practice across the Trust.
This role will directly manage junior staff within the specialist team to deliver high-quality care.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include:
* Independently provides holistic, pressure ulcer risk assessment, leg ulcer assessment and wound assessments for individuals with health impairment, facilitating the identification of adverse conditions that impair tissue health. Reach reliable and comprehensive patient-centred conclusions, which manage risk and are appropriate to need, context, culture and ethnicity.
* To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of clients and contribute to the provision of the service sensitive to these needs.
* Promotes good working relationships within the neighbourhood multiprofessional teams providing appropriate specialist advice and support.
* Plan, deliver and evaluate research-based programmes of care for patients referred to the Tissue Viability Service in conjunction with referrer.
* Works effectively as an independent, autonomous, specialist practitioner, meeting agreed targets and objectives.
* Act as a change agent to disseminate and implement sound research evidence into existing practice which facilitates a proactive/preventative ethos of care.
* Deliver direct highly skilled individualised patient care based on the principles of best practice using multi-stranded comparison of options within this care.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Date posted: 17 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £51,488 to £57,802 a year p.a. inc.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 293-CCS-0690
Job locations: Homerton Healthcare / ACNs Community Sites, Homerton Row, London, E9 6SR
Job description
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
* Registered General Nurse (NMC Registered)
* Mentorship and Preceptorship training
* Evidence of ongoing specialist post registration training.
* Leadership training
Desirable
* Management training
Skills / Abilities
Essential
* Ability to assess and treat variety of wounds (surgical, traumatic, pressure ulcer, leg ulcer, moisture lesions)
* Ability to manage junior staff (including students), delegating appropriately, and to manage own and team workload effectively.
* Good organisation and planning skills.
* Ability to meet deadlines as required.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of identifying and reporting safeguarding concerns
* Experience of successfully managing conflict
* Experience of contributing to service developments.
* Experience of use of non-standard specialist pressure relief equipment
Desirable
* Experience of contributing to multi-agency planning
* Experience in line Management
* Experience in assessing patients holistically and planning for nursing interventions
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
* Understanding Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its implications for community nursing
* Understands confidentiality and its impact on professional practice
Trust Values
Essential
* Understand and Demonstrate Trust Values
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details
Employer name: Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Homerton Healthcare / ACNs Community Sites, Homerton Row, London, E9 6SR
Employer's website: https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/
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