Job summary
We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and innovative Registered Nurse to join our integrated Tissue Viability team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Based at the Northern General Hospital, the Tissue Viability Team provides expert advice across the organisation, both in the acute and community settings, to patients and health care professionals alike, working in partnership to ensure best patient outcomes.
The provision and delivery of Tissue Viability education is a key component of this role; the successful candidate will therefore be expected to regularly deliver both informal and formal training and education to all disciplines of staff, in order to facilitate improvements in pressure ulcer prevention / management, lower leg assessment / management and wound management.
The successful candidate will be expected to travel across all the hospital sites and the community setting of Sheffield, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this post.
Main duties of the job
Working autonomously, utilising specialist knowledge and skills, you will undertake clinical assessments of patients with a wide range of Tissue Viability needs, in order to formulate and advise an appropriate plan of care,
Through the delivery of training and education and partnership working, you will support the development of Trust staff in all aspects of Tissue Viability related care, empowering them to deliver the highest standard of holistic care to patients.
As a specialist nurse, you will participate in the development and delivery of Tissue Viability related projects and campaigns, implementing national recommendations and advocating best practice in order to ensure evidence based care is adopted across the organisation.
You will contribute to achieving the Trust objectives and reducing patient harm by implementing and supporting quality improvement strategies in relation to pressure ulcer prevention and other patient safety priorities.
The Tissue Viability Team work within Central Nursing and, as such, are role models for the organisation, leading by example, demonstrating and promoting STH PROUD values and behaviours at all times.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Current NMC registration
- Has, or is able to demonstrate evidence of working towards, a healthcare degree
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
- Evidence of undergraduate or postgraduate study in Tissue Viability or a related subject e.g. Burns and Plastics, Vascular, Dermatology, Lymphoedema
- Evidence of continuing education and professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of a recognised Tissue Viability and / or Leg Ulcer Management qualification
- Nurse prescriber qualification
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential
- Provides outstanding service, by putting patients first, ensuring patients are cared for with courtesy, compassion, dignity and empathy
- Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts whilst valuing diversity
- Takes ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility
- Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals
- Proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- High standards of record keeping
- Information Technology Skills
- Able to evidence clinical knowledge and skills in Tissue Viability: holistic patient assessment, complex wound assessment, treatment planning and evaluation
- Understanding of principles of wound management and healing, including use of contemporary wound dressings and technologies
- Understanding of principles of pressure ulcer prevention and management, including different types of pressure redistributing equipment
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills - supportive, sensitive, empathetic and approachable manner
- Ability to manage change, both personally and as a facilitator
- Knowledge of national and local context of healthcare; especially linked to the speciality of Tissue Viability
- Understanding of standard setting / audit / research, and application to clinical practice
- Excellent organisational and problem solving skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of patient care and the needs of the service
- Able to deal sensitively with challenging situations
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Understands and recognises own limitations and when to escalate to more experienced practitioners
- Understands the principles of confidentiality
- Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress and stressful situations, and can recognise when and how to use them
- Able to demonstrate resilience through a good attendance record
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience e.g. Tissue Viability, Burns and Plastics, Vascular, Dermatology, Lymphoedema
- Experience of, and understanding of the importance of, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ward / department / unit level managerial experience
- Experience of working autonomously and managing own workload
- Experience of working under pressure
- Evidence of informal teaching in a clinical setting
Desirable
- Evidence of formal teaching
Other Factors
Essential
- UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Current NMC registration
- Has, or is able to demonstrate evidence of working towards, a healthcare degree
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998
- Evidence of undergraduate or postgraduate study in Tissue Viability or a related subject e.g. Burns and Plastics, Vascular, Dermatology, Lymphoedema
- Evidence of continuing education and professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of a recognised Tissue Viability and / or Leg Ulcer Management qualification
- Nurse prescriber qualification
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential
- Provides outstanding service, by putting patients first, ensuring patients are cared for with courtesy, compassion, dignity and empathy
- Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts whilst valuing diversity
- Takes ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility
- Demonstrates unity by working in partnership with all colleagues and committing to team goals
- Proven track record of delivery of professional, efficient and effective services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- High standards of record keeping
- Information Technology Skills
- Able to evidence clinical knowledge and skills in Tissue Viability: holistic patient assessment, complex wound assessment, treatment planning and evaluation
- Understanding of principles of wound management and healing, including use of contemporary wound dressings and technologies
- Understanding of principles of pressure ulcer prevention and management, including different types of pressure redistributing equipment
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills - supportive, sensitive, empathetic and approachable manner
- Ability to manage change, both personally and as a facilitator
- Knowledge of national and local context of healthcare; especially linked to the speciality of Tissue Viability
- Understanding of standard setting / audit / research, and application to clinical practice
- Excellent organisational and problem solving skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of patient care and the needs of the service
- Able to deal sensitively with challenging situations
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others
- Understands and recognises own limitations and when to escalate to more experienced practitioners
- Understands the principles of confidentiality
- Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress and stressful situations, and can recognise when and how to use them
- Able to demonstrate resilience through a good attendance record
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience e.g. Tissue Viability, Burns and Plastics, Vascular, Dermatology, Lymphoedema
- Experience of, and understanding of the importance of, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ward / department / unit level managerial experience
- Experience of working autonomously and managing own workload
- Experience of working under pressure
- Evidence of informal teaching in a clinical setting
Desirable
- Evidence of formal teaching
Other Factors
Essential
- UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
