Job summary
Are you ready for a new challenge? Could you make a difference?
Are you:
Interested in developing your nursing career
Committed to giving the highest standard of patient care
Compassionate towards patients and their families
An excellent communicator with the ability to lead and motivate a team
Highly motivated, energetic and innovative with full UK driving license holder with access to a car
An exciting opportunity has come up for the Adult Community Nursing Service for Band 6 Tissue Viability Nurse to work across the Richmond area.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, skilled nursing care and to assist the Tissue Viability Team Manager in the on-going planning, implementation, and evaluation of the holistic needs of the patient/client, family, and/or carer. This is a clinic based role.
Deliver high quality nursing care to housebound patients with complex needs to enable them to remain in their own homes. Working closely with specialist nurses, allied health and social care professionals to meet the needs of the patients without unnecessary attendance in A&E or be admitted to hospital.
This will involve working independently but as part of the Tissue Viability Nursing Team covering a particular geographical area. This will include first assessments and reviews, planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of individual programmes of care. Candidate will be expected to be flexible to support corporate approach to patient care as and when required.
About us
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It's personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It's the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It's simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.
In 2018, we were named'Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction'by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
Infection Control
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*****Please see attached the full Job Description and the Person Specification for the all the main responsibilities of this role.*****
For more information please contact Claire Moloney, Service Manager Richmond
claire.moloney1@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
*****Please see attached the full Job Description and the Person Specification for the all the main responsibilities of this role.*****
For more information please contact Claire Moloney, Service Manager Richmond
claire.moloney1@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 Registered Nurse- with valid registration with the NMC - RN1 ,RNA
- Post registration accredited course in Tissue Viability wound management
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing 998 or equivalent
- Prescribing qualification V150/V100
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Tissue Viability, wound management, compression bandaging and Doppler assessments
- Experience of working in the community health care setting
- Supervision of junior staff
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills both verbal and written
- Demonstrates high standard of Infection prevention and control
- Confident and ability to establish rapport with team, clients and other agencies
- Computer Literacy and keyboard skills
- Practice with the NMC Code of Professional Practice
- Demonstrates leadership and the ability to empower staff through clinical teaching
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- Access to a motor vehicle for use at work and UK driving license
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of wound management
- Knowledge of National Service Framework for Older People & other NSF's
- Evidence of further professional development in the speciality (CPD TV)
- Awareness of adult and child safeguarding
- Knowledge of conducting clinical audit
Personal
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary Team
- Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgmental and tolerant
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 Registered Nurse- with valid registration with the NMC - RN1 ,RNA
- Post registration accredited course in Tissue Viability wound management
Desirable
- Teaching and Assessing 998 or equivalent
- Prescribing qualification V150/V100
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Tissue Viability, wound management, compression bandaging and Doppler assessments
- Experience of working in the community health care setting
- Supervision of junior staff
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills both verbal and written
- Demonstrates high standard of Infection prevention and control
- Confident and ability to establish rapport with team, clients and other agencies
- Computer Literacy and keyboard skills
- Practice with the NMC Code of Professional Practice
- Demonstrates leadership and the ability to empower staff through clinical teaching
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- Access to a motor vehicle for use at work and UK driving license
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of wound management
- Knowledge of National Service Framework for Older People & other NSF's
- Evidence of further professional development in the speciality (CPD TV)
- Awareness of adult and child safeguarding
- Knowledge of conducting clinical audit
Personal
Essential
- Ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary Team
- Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgmental and tolerant
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
