Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Tissue Viability Team at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.
This role offers an excellent chance for the successful candidate to enhance their skills and expand their knowledge in tissue viability.
The role entails dealing with patients who have pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and other complex wound care needs.The post holder would also be expected to undertake triage duties . The potential post holder needs to have experience in leg ulcer and pressure ulcer management and existing wound care skills as well as being able to undertake educational programmes to patients and clinicians.
The potential post holder needs to be a committed and confident individual who is conscientious, dynamic and pro-active and has excellent communication and organisational skills.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist nursing care, intervention and education though a variety of different approaches, to staff and patients with tissue viability needs within the Shropshire County, across any care setting.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered General Nurse
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, and short course
- Speciality Level 6 qualification (Tissue Viability Theory/Leg Ulcer Management/Pressure Ulcer Module)
- Willingness to undertake Debridement, and Independent Nurse Prescribing Course (or already has)
- Evidence of continual professional development and education relating to specialty
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated experience with tissue viability issues, in relation to patients with wounds
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of delivering education to staff, patients and carers
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi agency health/social care environment
- Demonstrated knowledge within tissue viability
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated knowledge and practical skills within tissue viability
- Ability to verbally communicate information/techniques that are easily understood and acted upon through training programmes and staff education
- Ability to manage own day to day workload and meet goals and deadlines
- Ability to deputise in the absence of the clinical lead
- Ability to initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues and can participate in Safeguarding investigations
- Ability to develop own clinical skills and willingness to participate in continuing professional development
Other
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post which includes travel across a large geographical area
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered General Nurse
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, and short course
- Speciality Level 6 qualification (Tissue Viability Theory/Leg Ulcer Management/Pressure Ulcer Module)
- Willingness to undertake Debridement, and Independent Nurse Prescribing Course (or already has)
- Evidence of continual professional development and education relating to specialty
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated experience with tissue viability issues, in relation to patients with wounds
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of delivering education to staff, patients and carers
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi agency health/social care environment
- Demonstrated knowledge within tissue viability
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrated knowledge and practical skills within tissue viability
- Ability to verbally communicate information/techniques that are easily understood and acted upon through training programmes and staff education
- Ability to manage own day to day workload and meet goals and deadlines
- Ability to deputise in the absence of the clinical lead
- Ability to initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues and can participate in Safeguarding investigations
- Ability to develop own clinical skills and willingness to participate in continuing professional development
Other
Essential
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post which includes travel across a large geographical area
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).
