Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse | Cambridgeshire and NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Tissue Viability Team for a motivated individual committed to improving wound care outcomes for patients. This is your chance to join a dynamic team and make a real difference. The role is ideally suited for candidates with proven leadership experience who are looking to transition into a specialist position in Tissue Viability.

This position is countywide and not just the Cambridge area.

This post requires ability to travel around the county without using public transport is essential including having a driving licence valid for the UK.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence
* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

• To provide an advanced standard of clinical assessment, evidence-based advice and education to prevent and manage wounds to 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.

• To plan, implement and evaluate individualised specialist patient care programmes based on evidence-based practice and the application of clinical reasoning skills.
• To provide supervision to health care professionals in relation to: prevent pressure ulcers/Moisture Associated Skin Damage (MASD) and other wounds, use of equipment and all aspects of managing incontinence.
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work including management of patients in your care.
• To organise the job role effectively regarding clinical priorities and use of time.
• Act as a patient advocate through the application of critical and professional knowledge and skills.
• The post holder will require a high degree of communication skills in communicating highly sensitive information regarding individual’s medical conditions. To ensure effective communication with the wider community and Healthcare professionals, to persuade change, influence and improve practice.
• Empathy, reassurance and negotiating skills are required to encourage patient compliance to treatment/management strategies, where there may be significant barriers to understanding in some patient groups e.g. learning disabilities, mental health.
• Provide advised to palliative care services in wound and equipment management as appropriate.
• Promote better understanding on prevention and management of wounds, MASD and equipment prevision to patients, their families and carers, and other agencies involved with the patient through education and support.
• Ensure personal clinical skills are regularly updated as required by Lead Clinician to a specialist level.
• Participate in research and clinical trials in accordance with Clinical Governance and Trust policy.
• Involvement of the service user, carers and other professional including clinical management plans where required.

• Full UK driving licence
* and reliable vehicle for travel around the county without use of public transport.

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…