This list contains only the countries for which job offers have been published in the selected language (e.g., in the French version, only job offers written in French are displayed, and in the English version, only those in English).
Deliver a proactive, efficient and equitable tissue viability service for in-patients, including complex wound management, lower limb management and pressure ulcer prevention. Provide expert clinical care to support positive patient outcomes and reduce avoidable pressure ulcers and associated harm. Lead the Trust-wide tissue viability education programme, ensuring staff have the knowledge and skills to deliver safe, effective care. Provide assurance that tissue viability standards and hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates are monitored, risks mitigated, and concerns escalated appropriately. Offer strong, visible clinical leadership, inspiring and empowering nurses and clinical teams to deliver high-quality tissue viability care.
Job Responsibility:
Deliver a proactive, efficient and equitable tissue viability service for in-patients, including complex wound management, lower limb management and pressure ulcer prevention
Provide expert clinical care to support positive patient outcomes and reduce avoidable pressure ulcers and associated harm
Lead the Trust-wide tissue viability education programme, ensuring staff have the knowledge and skills to deliver safe, effective care
Provide assurance that tissue viability standards and hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates are monitored, risks mitigated, and concerns escalated appropriately
Offer strong, visible clinical leadership, inspiring and empowering nurses and clinical teams to deliver high-quality tissue viability care
Assesses patients/clients, plans, implements care in a variety of settings, provides highly specialist advice
Deliver specialist nursing care to a defined caseload/within a defined area of nursing
Provides highly specialist advice and support to nurses/multi-disciplinary team
Provides specialist education and training to other staff, students and/or patients/clients
Leads clinical audits in own specialist area
Providing and receiving highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or re-assurance skills are required
Communicates highly sensitive, confidential information e.g. safeguarding/public protection suspected patient abuse or sexually transmitted diseases /clients requiring empathy, persuasion and reassurance, e.g. Life limiting and or life changing information
To operationally manage the Tissue Viability Team throughout Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, reporting to the TVN lead
To provide specialist advice and clinical expertise in all aspects of tissue viability to practitioners within the organisation and healthcare community with a particular focus on reduction of harm from pressure and lower limb management
Requirements:
First Level Registered Nurse
Specialist Tissue Viability qualification, (Degree or Masters level or on pathway)
Evidence of continued professional development
Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience of working in an acute setting within this speciality
High level of expertise in the assessment and management of issues relating to Tissue Viability
Experience of driving change and innovation developing or improving Tissue Viability care
Mentor for both pre and post reg. students
Nice to have:
Nurse Prescriber qualification
Leadership qualification
Experience of working within Tissue viability across primary and secondary care
Experience of implementing quality improvement initiatives
Implementing and developing local, regional or national audits, reporting the outcomes according to agreed standards