Job Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with prior knowledge of tissue viability to take on a secondment role for 9 months. The aim is to broaden your skill set and understanding of caring for patients with complex wounds, whether in their own environment or in a hospital setting, as part of a multi-disciplinary team throughout Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
The position will support the existing Community Health Services (CHS) Tissue Viability Team in monitoring and evaluating wound care services across all care areas within Leicester Partnership NHS Trust (LPT). The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in delivering training programs related to wound care.
We are looking for someone who possesses:
- A strong commitment to working collaboratively across all settings and supporting multi-disciplinary team development
- An ability to promote patient independence
- Sound theoretical knowledge underpinning highly skilled assessment and nursing skills
- A flexible approach to patient care
- Adaptability to new initiatives
- A strong understanding of wound care, evidence-based practice, and integrated working within a culturally diverse population.
You will receive regular clinical and managerial supervision and be supported by a close-knit, experienced team with a wide breadth of knowledge in this field. Additionally, there will be opportunities for flexible working.
Post-registration experience and completion of Tissue Viability courses in wound care, leg ulcer care, and pressure ulcer prevention are desirable. Previous experience working at Band 6, along with knowledge of managing patients with complex needs, would be beneficial.
Our service operates Monday to Friday during standard working hours, excluding bank holidays.
Contact Details:
Hannah Bowles Operational lead for the Tissue Viability service - hannah.bowles2@nhs.net
Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)
* To maximise opportunities to work with the LPT nursing services in the care of complex wounds.
* Leading and coordinating the assessment of individuals' and the team's learning needs across the community nursing teams.
* Leading reflective sessions for teams involved in incidents relating to Tissue Viability.
* Implementing and monitoring the implementation of policies, standards and guidelines across the LPT nursing teams where applicable.
* Contributing to the development of policies, standards and guidelines for tissue viability.
* Supporting the teams to improve practice to meet patient's health needs, improve quality and manage risk.
* Assessing patients with complex wound care needs or who may require specialist interventions in a range of settings.
* Referring patients and carers to other healthcare practitioners when there is a need for more specialist assessment or care including direct referral to the acute sector under agreed protocols.
* Undertaking technical nursing treatments for patients with complex/specialist healthcare needs.
* Reassessing patients with complex wound care needs or those who require specialist interventions, evaluate the effectiveness of care plans in meeting those needs and improve care plans accordingly.
* Ensuring that all teams have access to a fully trained knowledgeable link nurse for wound care.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.