Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 nurses to join our dedicated and passionate community nurse led Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema Services. The post holders will assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based tissue viability and lymphoedema care for patients with chronic wounds and lower limb oedema in both community and in-patient settings. They will take an active role in service audit, quality improvement initiatives and education and training events in and on practice. The post holder will also be responsible for managing and supporting the development of junior clinical and administrative staff.
Main duties of the job
The Tissue Viability Service (TVS) - provides specialist advice to clinicians on the prevention and management of chronic wounds across Enfield Community, residential and nursing homes, community rehabilitation unit and in-patient mental health wards. The Lymphoedema Service provides specialist advice to patients on the management of lymphoedema, chronic oedema and lipoedema across the borough of Enfield. We provide Nurse led clinics daily in a variety of settings and visits the housebound patients at home or residential and nursing homes.
The catchment area is ethnically and socio-economically diverse. The post holder will be required to work across multiple care settings alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team within the community and will require liaison with other external services to support quality health improvement in our patient group
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an experienced Registered General Nurse who will take an active role in the delivery and development of the Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema Services. The post holder will be competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based care for patients with chronic wounds and lower limb oedema in both community and in-patient settings.
Our Services have four main areas of service delivery: Expert specialist clinical practice Education and Training Audit and Research Service Development
Please see Job Description for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be an experienced Registered General Nurse who will take an active role in the delivery and development of the Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema Services. The post holder will be competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based care for patients with chronic wounds and lower limb oedema in both community and in-patient settings.
Our Services have four main areas of service delivery: Expert specialist clinical practice Education and Training Audit and Research Service Development
Please see Job Description for full details.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC 1st level registration - Registered General Nurse
- Educated to degree level
- Post registration education in Tissue Viability / Lymphoedema including; Leg Ulcer and Lower Limb & Pressure Ulcer Assessment & Management Courses,
Desirable
- Physical Assessment Course
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Tissue Viability or Lymphoedema related degree or course or the willingness to obtain
Experience
Essential
- Experience of nursing patients in the community, hospital and mental health related settings
- An interest in the management and treatment of chronic wounds and lower limb oedema
- Experience of supporting learning in and on practice for colleagues and junior nurses, health care assistants and patients
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Experience of managing resources efficiently
- post graduate experience of working with patients who have a variety of general, tissue viability and lower limb issues.
- Evidence of personal and professional development An understanding of managing long term conditions
Desirable
- Experience as tissue viability/leg ulcer / lymphoedema nurse
- Experience of working in a Leg Ulcer Clinic
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced communication skills: Oral & Written
- Able to prioritise and organise own workload and that of others
- Competent in the use of Doppler ultrasound & application of compression bandaging & compression garments (hosiery & wraps) including measurement, made to measure and appropriate selection of class.
- Comprehensive wound assessment & management skills
- An understanding of the audit process and experience of undertaking audit.
- Ability to work as a member of a team and autonomously
- Ability to develop staff and monitor and enhance their performance
- Word processing and data entry skills
- Experience of software packages such as MS Outlook, Internet Explorer, PowerPoint, Excel and & EPR systems including RiO.
- Able to present information in a variety of ways to small and large groups of healthcare staff
- Understanding of Clinical Supervision and appraisal.
- Understanding of personal and professional accountability and NMC Code of Conduct
Desirable
- Working knowledge of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme
Personal Qualities
Essential
- To combine helpfulness & flexibility with an ability to be assertive when necessary.
- Understanding of research-based practice
- Reliability
- Adaptable
- Compassionate
- Honesty
- Polite and respectful
- Understands and applies the principles of data protection, privacy and dignity
- Willing to learn, implement learning and share knowledge
- Awareness of Equal Opportunities/Equal Access/Ethnicity & Diversity
Trust Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Other
Essential
- Ability to work in a variety of settings, including patients' homes, wards, Care Homes, out-patient clinics and rehabilitation areas. (Physical - Working with people with chronic wounds and lower oedema requires a level of physical strength and skills often in challenging situations that may be tight for space, restricted light conditions, working at different heights e.g. kneeling on a floor, bed, couch, standing and bending over for protracted periods of time, depending on the patient's location)
- Car driver and have access to a vehicle for business use
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC 1st level registration - Registered General Nurse
- Educated to degree level
- Post registration education in Tissue Viability / Lymphoedema including; Leg Ulcer and Lower Limb & Pressure Ulcer Assessment & Management Courses,
Desirable
- Physical Assessment Course
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
- Tissue Viability or Lymphoedema related degree or course or the willingness to obtain
Experience
Essential
- Experience of nursing patients in the community, hospital and mental health related settings
- An interest in the management and treatment of chronic wounds and lower limb oedema
- Experience of supporting learning in and on practice for colleagues and junior nurses, health care assistants and patients
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Experience of managing resources efficiently
- post graduate experience of working with patients who have a variety of general, tissue viability and lower limb issues.
- Evidence of personal and professional development An understanding of managing long term conditions
Desirable
- Experience as tissue viability/leg ulcer / lymphoedema nurse
- Experience of working in a Leg Ulcer Clinic
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Advanced communication skills: Oral & Written
- Able to prioritise and organise own workload and that of others
- Competent in the use of Doppler ultrasound & application of compression bandaging & compression garments (hosiery & wraps) including measurement, made to measure and appropriate selection of class.
- Comprehensive wound assessment & management skills
- An understanding of the audit process and experience of undertaking audit.
- Ability to work as a member of a team and autonomously
- Ability to develop staff and monitor and enhance their performance
- Word processing and data entry skills
- Experience of software packages such as MS Outlook, Internet Explorer, PowerPoint, Excel and & EPR systems including RiO.
- Able to present information in a variety of ways to small and large groups of healthcare staff
- Understanding of Clinical Supervision and appraisal.
- Understanding of personal and professional accountability and NMC Code of Conduct
Desirable
- Working knowledge of the National Wound Care Strategy Programme
Personal Qualities
Essential
- To combine helpfulness & flexibility with an ability to be assertive when necessary.
- Understanding of research-based practice
- Reliability
- Adaptable
- Compassionate
- Honesty
- Polite and respectful
- Understands and applies the principles of data protection, privacy and dignity
- Willing to learn, implement learning and share knowledge
- Awareness of Equal Opportunities/Equal Access/Ethnicity & Diversity
Trust Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Other
Essential
- Ability to work in a variety of settings, including patients' homes, wards, Care Homes, out-patient clinics and rehabilitation areas. (Physical - Working with people with chronic wounds and lower oedema requires a level of physical strength and skills often in challenging situations that may be tight for space, restricted light conditions, working at different heights e.g. kneeling on a floor, bed, couch, standing and bending over for protracted periods of time, depending on the patient's location)
- Car driver and have access to a vehicle for business use
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).
