Job summary
Will provide a specialist role under the guidance and leadership of the lead tissue viability nurse. They will provide expert advice and clinical input into the prevention of pressure ulcers and management of complex wounds.
They will support in the deliver and training of healthcare professionals including the supervision of clinical practice.
They will work as part of the MDT with the aims of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing on going support and advice for patients with wounds within the acute setting.
They will provide an advanced standards of clinical assessment, evidence based advice and education to prevent and manage wounds to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
They will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and represent the lead practitioner when they are not available.
Main duties of the job
- Managing workload and co-ordinate investigations and procedures necessary for treatment plans.
- Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualised specialised programmes of care an to provide support and advice to other staff as appropriate.
- 3. Provide specialised wound management, planning, advice and guidance on arrange of relevant topics to influence the practice of all health care professionals within the trust and externally as /if required.
- To use specialist knowledge to ensure liaison and/or referral to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide advice to staff in respect of appropriateness of equipment required in relation to assessed patient need.
- To provide clinical supervision to health care professionals in relation to prevention of pressure ulcers/wounds and use of equipment for this purpose.
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About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Will provide a specialist role under the guidance and leadership of the lead tissue viability nurse. They will provide expert advice and clinical input into the prevention of pressure ulcers and management of complex wounds.
They will support in the deliver and training of healthcare professionals including the supervision of clinical practice.
They will work as part of the MDT with the aims of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing on going support and advice for patients with wounds within the acute setting.
They will provide an advanced standards of clinical assessment, evidence based advice and education to prevent and manage wounds to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
They will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and represent the lead practitioner when they are not available.
Advertising date - 27th Nov 2024
Closing Date - 2nd Dec 2024
Shortlisting Date- 4th Dec 2024
Proposed Interview Date - 16th Dec-2024
Job description
Job responsibilities
Will provide a specialist role under the guidance and leadership of the lead tissue viability nurse. They will provide expert advice and clinical input into the prevention of pressure ulcers and management of complex wounds.
They will support in the deliver and training of healthcare professionals including the supervision of clinical practice.
They will work as part of the MDT with the aims of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing on going support and advice for patients with wounds within the acute setting.
They will provide an advanced standards of clinical assessment, evidence based advice and education to prevent and manage wounds to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
They will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and represent the lead practitioner when they are not available.
Advertising date - 27th Nov 2024
Closing Date - 2nd Dec 2024
Shortlisting Date- 4th Dec 2024
Proposed Interview Date - 16th Dec-2024
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Tissue Viability/Leg Ulcer modules
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Specialist clinical qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad level of experience of tissue viability in current role
- Experience of working independently and within a team
- Report writing skills
- Formal and informal teaching experience
- Experience in acute healthcare setting
- Experience of managing a caseload of patients with complex wounds, with responsibility for decision making
- Experience of negative pressure wound therapy risks/benefits and application
Desirable
- Experience in developing guidelines
- Experience in clinal audit
Skills
Essential
- Articulate with strong communication skills and the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
- Act with sensitivity and privacy when dealing with patients with life limiting conditions
- Able to demonstrate awareness of professional limitations
Other
Essential
- Ability to carry out nursing procedures relating to specialised area of work e.g. complex wound management
- Able to stand for long periods of time
- Manual dexterity e.g. removal of sutures, conservative sharp debridement of tissue, use of wound probes
- Keyboard skills
- Is required to concentrate when dealing with unwell patients, relatives and during record keeping.
- Able to work under pressure and balance competing demands from multiple sources
- Frequently deal with distressing circumstances e.g. end of life patients, severe trauma wounds
- Responsible for imparting sensitive information to patients and carers
- Can work across the organisation providing direct clinical care for both inpatients and outpatients within the hospital/clinic environment
- Able to deal with conflict e.g. different views on wound managementt
- Frequent exposure to highly unpleasant odours and body fluids
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Tissue Viability/Leg Ulcer modules
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- 1st Level Registered Nurse
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Specialist clinical qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Broad level of experience of tissue viability in current role
- Experience of working independently and within a team
- Report writing skills
- Formal and informal teaching experience
- Experience in acute healthcare setting
- Experience of managing a caseload of patients with complex wounds, with responsibility for decision making
- Experience of negative pressure wound therapy risks/benefits and application
Desirable
- Experience in developing guidelines
- Experience in clinal audit
Skills
Essential
- Articulate with strong communication skills and the ability to network and build relationships at all levels
- Act with sensitivity and privacy when dealing with patients with life limiting conditions
- Able to demonstrate awareness of professional limitations
Other
Essential
- Ability to carry out nursing procedures relating to specialised area of work e.g. complex wound management
- Able to stand for long periods of time
- Manual dexterity e.g. removal of sutures, conservative sharp debridement of tissue, use of wound probes
- Keyboard skills
- Is required to concentrate when dealing with unwell patients, relatives and during record keeping.
- Able to work under pressure and balance competing demands from multiple sources
- Frequently deal with distressing circumstances e.g. end of life patients, severe trauma wounds
- Responsible for imparting sensitive information to patients and carers
- Can work across the organisation providing direct clinical care for both inpatients and outpatients within the hospital/clinic environment
- Able to deal with conflict e.g. different views on wound managementt
- Frequent exposure to highly unpleasant odours and body fluids
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).
