Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Tissue Viability Team for a motivated individual committed to improving wound care outcomes for patients. This position offers the chance to join a dynamic team and progress into a specialist role in Tissue Viability. The role is countywide and not limited to the Cambridge area.

• To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment, evidence-based advice and education to prevent and manage wounds for patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• To support the tissue viability team with the allocation of beds and pressure-relieving equipment for ICES within Cambridgeshire.
• To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment, evidence-based advice and education to individuals with tissue viability problems.
• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing ongoing or shared care for patients with wounds.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with access to advice and support from senior colleagues.
• To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects.
• To provide advice and education to the public and other healthcare professionals.
• Additional information: DVLA have reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries. For further information please visit the DVLA website.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life. Our clinical teams deliver NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including services for children, adults and older people, mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long-term conditions and members of ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities. Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications. Regrettably, sponsorship for all job roles cannot be offered;

if sponsorship is not available for a role, your application may be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit  For informal visits contact:
Philippa Clark, Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse. Email:  Telephone: .