Enhanced Wound Care Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participates in peer review/feedback and actively contributes to the provision of an effective learning environment.

Actively participate in the induction of new staff in accordance with Trust policy and when required act as a 'buddy', assessor/supervisor and resource.

Provide opportunities for junior colleagues to assess their work and to provide them with clear, sensitive, and appropriate feedback that will help them improve and develop.

Actively participates in student placements and staff training.

Ability to work as part of a team and support development of others.

Mentoring, supporting and educating others.

Lead wound care training, support and supervision on tissue viability and wound care subjects in the integrated service team, ensuring team training needs are met whilst working closely with the Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist

Assess and maintain the tissue viability skills and competencies of their team.

Support students in their learning and development.

Promote an open reflective learning culture.

Ensure new staff receive a proper induction regarding tissue viability and wound care so that they understand acceptable practice and standards.

Actively support other teams in the department when needed so that those teams can deliver high standards of care.

Use reflective practice to analyse incidents and events and to develop high quality care.

Lead on investigations into pressure ulcers that have deteriorated since admission to the service and discuss at review panels as required whilst working closely with the Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist.

Participates in tissue viability initiatives and groups at a local and trust level to aid in the development of professional practice; this will include embracing innovations and proposing changes to practice.

Initiates policy and practice changes as a result of incidents, audits and complaints.

Provide management responsibility for the team in partnership with the integrated senior clinical team lead (Band 7). This may include annual leave management; sickness' / absence management; performance management, training and development, appraisals, incident and complaints management.

Deputise for the Integrated Senior Clinical Team Lead/s (Band 7) as required.

Provide clinical education and supervision in tissue viability for staff directed by the Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse.

Ensure that staff they line managing receive yearly appraisal and development plans in partnership with the Integrated Clinical lead. Proactive involvement in tissue viability audit in response to identified needs.

Provide proactive leadership for the team, ensuring they share a vision for their teams and organisation, and understand their role in achieving this.

Take an active role in promoting the interests and philosophy of the Department.

Ensure that equipment is used in the approved manner and is kept in good condition so that resources are used effectively and efficiently

Ensure systems of risk assessment and management are in place and functioning effectively.

Support team in identifying and minimising stress in a stressful environment, and through periods of change.

Building and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders

Ensure effective management of own and team tissue viability caseload.

Responsible for safe use of equipment and ensuring frequent checks are taken.

Ensures self and colleagues are trained and competent to use equipment safely.

Responsible ensuring system in place to check stock levels.

Responsible for signing time sheets for Junior staff as required.

Provides and receives complex, sensitive information to patients/relatives and colleagues and with empathy, persuasion and reassurance and ensure information is clearly understood, where there maybe barriers to understanding.

Actively listens, drawing out information and checks understanding.

Empathises with others and considers their needs and feelings.

Able to deal with frequent emotional or distressing circumstances.

Dexterity required for intravenous and intramuscular injections, inserting catheters, setting up syringe drivers, removal of sutures, wound management.

Frequently moves /lifts patients.

Care of patients/clients with chronic illness/conditions, terminally ill and deaths.

Ability to travel across Trust sites as required.

Frequent exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions i.e. body fluids/verbal aggressions/foul linen/ emptying bed pans, catheter bags.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possibleWe are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General NursePost registration qualification or University DegreeMaster's degree or equivalent experience gained by undertaking on-going personal development and training.Teaching and assessing qualification ENB 998 or equivalent/mentorship qualification - PETALSManagement/Leadership Qualification/development programmeDriving Licence

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skillsBroad range of enhanced tissue viability clinical skillsAbility to advocate patient issuesAbility to demonstrate leadership skillsDemonstrates organisational skills: including the ability to make decisions and to prioritiseAbility to understand and interpret research findings/evidence-based care and apply to practice.Good knowledge of health and safety and risk managementComputer literate including emails and spreadsheets.Effective written and verbal communication skillsExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsBroad range of enhanced tissue viability clinical skillsAbility to advocate patient issuesAbility to demonstrate leadership skillsDemonstrates organisational skills: including the ability to make decisions and to prioritiseAbility to understand and interpret research findings/evidence-based care and apply to practice.Good knowledge of health and safety and risk managementComputer literate including emails and spreadsheets.Effective written and verbal communication skillsA minimum of two years post registration experienceExperience of caseload management including responsibility for complex tissue viability patientsExperience, underpinned by knowledge of working with and understanding the complex needs of patients in a primary care/community settingInvolved in the implementation and management of changeEvidence of innovative practiceExperience of initiating or participating in clinical audit/research relating to clinical practiceParticipates in regular clinical supervisionExperience of working with tissue viability

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alpha Court

Unit A6, Segensworth Business Centre, Segensworth Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO15 5RQ

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)