Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for promoting clinical and cost effective wound care management and advice for patients with complex wounds and pressure care management, ensuring a highly responsive and efficient service.
They will be an expert resource for community staff and community hospital staff, ensuring the delivery of evidence based, clinically effective practice to patients They will utilise their highly specialist knowledge and skills to identify priorities and support the development of the tissue viability service.
The post holder will consistently promote best practice. The post holder will support the Tissue Viability Specialist Lead to ensure the delivery of evidence-based care in relation to all aspects of Tissue Viability including leg ulcer management across the service line.
The post holder will improve and maintain standards of patient care through the implementation and continuous evaluation of quality improvement initiatives
Main duties of the job
- To provide professional, clinical expertise in the specialty of tissue viability and act as a resource both in the Community and community hospital settings, including Nursing and residential homes.
- Provide clinical care, ensuring safe practice is delivered within Trust Policy and Procedures and the NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Provide Complex Wound Care and Leg Ulcer Clinics locally.
- Support the Lead Nurse in practice and/or service improvements taking account of relevant research, clinical guidelines and policy.
- To ensure people with complex tissue viability needs are treated based on evidence-based practice and nationally agreed standards of practice.
- To manage and triage referrals for patients with tissue damage to the specialist service.
- To undertake advanced assessments on patients with complex tissue viability needs using clinical examination skills, detailed history taking and evaluation skills.
- Plan, implement and evaluate individual plans of care utilising advanced knowledge and skills in tissue viability to improve clinical outcomes and escalate as appropriate.
- Complete incident reporting as required and identify learning.
- Offer specialist advice on all aspects of wound care, providing expert clinical guidance and support to health care professionals to meet the standards and protocols required to deliver safe care.
- Advise on the efficient and cost effective use of wound care products, equipment / products and other supplies.
About us
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.
We'rerated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Together, we're committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description / Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description / Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse.
- Post registration qualification in wound care, tissue viability or leg ulcer management.
- Teaching qualification.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in teaching theory and practical skills.
Desirable
- Advanced nursing skills in the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients tissue viability needs.
- Experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist.
- Knowledge and experience of audit, research and quality improvement.
- Knowledge and experience in clinical governance.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge of specialist pressure reducing equipment.
- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect wound healing.
- Demonstrate knowledge to assess and diagnose wound aetiology.
- Demonstrate knowledge of long term conditions and how they impact on wound healing.
Desirable
- Demonstrate knowledge of government frameworks and targets
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Adult Nurse.
- Post registration qualification in wound care, tissue viability or leg ulcer management.
- Teaching qualification.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in teaching theory and practical skills.
Desirable
- Advanced nursing skills in the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients tissue viability needs.
- Experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist.
- Knowledge and experience of audit, research and quality improvement.
- Knowledge and experience in clinical governance.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate knowledge of specialist pressure reducing equipment.
- Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect wound healing.
- Demonstrate knowledge to assess and diagnose wound aetiology.
- Demonstrate knowledge of long term conditions and how they impact on wound healing.
Desirable
- Demonstrate knowledge of government frameworks and targets
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).
