Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Integrated Tissue Viability Service which covers Stepping Hill hospital and Stockport Community Services. The role will include providing advice and management for patients with wounds in all clinical settings to which the Tissue Viability team provide a service.
This post is a temporary 12 month contract to cover maternity leave. This post will offer an excellent opportunity to develop skills within the speciality of Tissue Viability. Support and training will be provided to consolidate existing wound care skills and to develop new and wider skills within the field of Tissue Viability.
You need to have a keen interest in the management of wounds, including leg ulcers and lower limb conditions. You must be enthusiastic, flexible and well-motivated with a proven track record of delivering high quality nursing care. In addition, you must possess excellent communication and assessment skills, and be able to prioritise and plan your own workload.
You may be required to provide teaching and educational support to clinical colleagues to support evidence based practice to ensure positive outcomes for wound prevention and healing.
Main duties of the job
Assess, plan and evaluate nursing care for patients with non-complex wounds, lower limb wounds or follow up review for patients with complex wounds. Implement and amend plans without direct supervision but reporting back to senior members of the tissue viability team if any concerns are identified.
Develop wider tissue viability wound management knowledge in order to support the Tissue Viability Team.
Assessing patients with wounds in the hospital/community/leg ulcer clinics and supporting nursing homes, district nurses and acute nurses in the care of their patients
Undertake specialist wound therapies such as negative pressure wound therapy, application of larval therapy and application of all types of compression therapies as required.
Support the Leg Ulcer Clinic Coordinator in the triage, appointment, and administration of the leg ulcer clinic service.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Before applying for a secondment opportunity please familiarise yourself with the Trust secondment policy (found on the intranet) and ensure that you have discussed and gained approval from your current line manager
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Before applying for a secondment opportunity please familiarise yourself with the Trust secondment policy (found on the intranet) and ensure that you have discussed and gained approval from your current line manager
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Post-Registration Experience
Desirable
- Post-registration training/course attendance in relevant field (i.e. leg ulcer course, tissue viability study days)
- University accredited post-registration course (i.e. prescribing, leg ulcer management)
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding & knowledge of general health and social care needs
- Good underpinning knowledge of leg ulcer/tissue viability, aetiologies, management approaches and dressings principals of wound care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates Organisation / Communication / Time management skills
- Willingness to develop skills and competencies within the TV field
Desirable
- Can apply or has experience with NPWT
- Can apply or has experience with Larvae
- Has compression bandage application competency or working towards
- Has Doppler/ABPI competency or working towards
- Has IT skills/comfortable working with digital systems/electronic records
Experience
Essential
- Post Registration experience in hospital and/or community setting
Desirable
- Experience as Tissue Viability Link Nurse
- Experience in managing leg ulcers
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Post-Registration Experience
Desirable
- Post-registration training/course attendance in relevant field (i.e. leg ulcer course, tissue viability study days)
- University accredited post-registration course (i.e. prescribing, leg ulcer management)
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding & knowledge of general health and social care needs
- Good underpinning knowledge of leg ulcer/tissue viability, aetiologies, management approaches and dressings principals of wound care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates Organisation / Communication / Time management skills
- Willingness to develop skills and competencies within the TV field
Desirable
- Can apply or has experience with NPWT
- Can apply or has experience with Larvae
- Has compression bandage application competency or working towards
- Has Doppler/ABPI competency or working towards
- Has IT skills/comfortable working with digital systems/electronic records
Experience
Essential
- Post Registration experience in hospital and/or community setting
Desirable
- Experience as Tissue Viability Link Nurse
- Experience in managing leg ulcers
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).
