We are pleased to be able to offer a number of exciting opportunities to join our Tissue Viability Service at NCHC at Band 6 level. Are you passionate about patient care, wound care prevention and treatment with a drive for your own professional development while teaching and supporting others.

These posts cover NCHC Places - North and Norwich,

These posts are offered as either Fixed Term/ secondment opportunities. Within your application, along with your preference for full or part time (with hours) state your preference for fixed term / secondment and which your 1st and 2nd preference for places would be.

Role overview

To have a contributory role in the delivery of Specialist Tissue Viability services in Norfolk, working autonomously but closely with the Skin Integrity specialist leads and Team Lead and members of the wider Skin Integrity Team, assisting the development of specialist and generalist clinical practice in Tissue Viability management.

To act as a specialist practitioner and expert resource for patients with tissue viability issues, their families and other healthcare professionals whilst working collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team. This will be to provide the best care and support to patients and their families.

• To support the delivery of Tissue Viability education across teams within NCH& C

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Maintain tissue viability best practice across NCH& C in partnership with the relevant service leads to include community teams, dermatology and lymphoedema specialists.
• Maintain a patient caseload, delivering and evaluating the effect of clinical /therapist specialist care and interventions.
• To apply developed assessment, analytical and clinical reasoning skills in evaluating the patients' condition and in progressing and executing appropriate treatment plans and maintaining records.
• Expectation for staff to be place based with a requirement to support and cover other place clinicians during times of leave or high demand or as the service requires.
• To deliver the agreed skin integrity education and training plan for community teams within NCH& C.
• Engage clinical teams in the implementation of new pathways of care tomeet the requirements of national tissue viability guidance as and when it is published.
• Provide information to support informed consent and act as the patient advocate when informed discussion may lead to choices being made with regard to care and treatment.
• To work closely with the TV Nurse teams from the local / referring Acute Trusts around the discharge of patients with complex wounds providing a seamless service for the patient.

About us

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will:

• Forge links between all health care settings across NCHC to maximise opportunities to improve patient care and the environment in which care is delivered by maintaining a highly visible profile and through regular contact with clinical staff, patients and carers.
• Support and develop audit within community teams in conjunction with wider Skin Integrity Team.

• Proactively manage the Trust pressure ulcer action plan and associated processes in supporting the reduction of preventable pressure ulcers alongside TV and Skin Integrity Leads.
• To provide wound care advice and support for community nursing teams to reduce the risk of patient harm, improve healing and therefore reduce the number of avoidable inpatient admissions.

Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate.

Develop and maintain effective working relations and communication with all members of the organisation, other professionals and agencies.

Contribute to working groups.

Support all team members within the service, respecting them, their roles and contributions.

At all times ensure that ones own actions support and promote equality, diversity and the rights of patients, the public and colleagues within the healthcare environment.

Be responsible for ensuring own health and safety whilst lone working following team processes and Trust Lone worker policy.

Will be able to drive to patient homes, clinics, office base and meetings etc. as required.

Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.

Manage standard and specialist resources in conjunction with the Team Lead and place based clinical teams, in an efficient and effective way, where necessary, influencing budgets through the use of expert knowledge and judgement.

Contribute to the audit process as required.

Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies, and in addition the actions of less senior staff.

Participate in evidence based practice, using research methodology.

Mentor existing staff and provide training in specialist area as appropriate.

Demonstrate basic IT/standard keyboard skills.

Participate in Trust education programmes including learning hubs.

Organisational

• To adhere to NMC Professional Code of Conduct at all times.
• To ensure clinical and administrative policies and procedures are adhered to.
• To maintain clinical competence and credibility. To take personal responsibility for own professional growth and development.
• Challenge own and others practice, behaviours and beliefs in ways that facilitate change and improve services

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Nursing Diploma or higher
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Degree and/or Masters level post-graduate course or desire to undertake ENB N18 or Care and Management of Leg Ulcers Course Certification
• Tissue Viability Course
• Chronic oedema Course

Other

Essential

• Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle

Experience

Essential

• Significant wound care experience and understanding of importance of maintaining skin integrity
• Experience in delivering training or education

Desirable

• Experience of teaching
• Experience of audit
• Significant community nursing experience

Skills knowledge and abilities

Essential

• Knowledge of Tissue Viability National Strategy
• Management of acute and chronic wounds
• Knowledge and implementation of pressure ulcer prevention
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
• Able to provide high standards of care
• Ability to use own initiative
• Good observational & reporting skills
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data / patient records
• Good interpersonal skills
• A team player
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient / service needs
• Basic IT skills - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams

Desirable

• Confidence in delivering presentations and adapt the content according to different audiences.
• Confidence in interpreting clinical documentation to triage patients and support with planning specialist care and service delivery.

Personal and People Development

Essential

• Evidence of relevant experience and development
• Willingness to continue own development, and acknowledge areas of potential growth
• Ability and confidence to seek help and support

Desirable

• Willing to undertake appropriate training

Personal Attributes / Behaviours

Essential

• Highly motivated
• Empathy & sensitivity
• Adaptability and Flexibility to support community and specialist teams as service requires
• Strong team ethic
• Professional appearance

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Sites Across NCHC

(North and Norwich)

NCHC

PE30 5NU

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839-6502374-AB