CNS Tissue Viability

Job summary

The Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist is expected to work in a variety of clinical settings including community and primary care.

Duties and Responsibilities of the post include; responsibility and accountability for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care programmes for the management of a wide range of patients with tissue viability issues. The issues may result from diverse, complex health problems including, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, neurological problems, circulatory deficits and immunosuppression.

The TVN Team are based at Llanfrechfa Grange Hospital but work in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings.

Regular clinics are held at community hospitals, the team visit patients in their own homes in addition to nursing/residential home patients which includes teaching as well as assessing and treating. As such the post holder will be expected to travel as part of this role.

There are educational and development opportunities which apply to CPD and re-validation for the NMC.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to manage and prioritise a clinical caseload of clients with complex wound care needs using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a variety of settings, including wards, out patient clinics and community hospitals.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.