Job vacancy: Tissue Viability Nurse, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Crawley

Job summary

Main area: Tissue Viability
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 150-GM1271-WST-B

Employer: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Crawley Hospital
Town: Crawley
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum/pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/12/2024 23:59

Tissue Viability Nurse

Band 6

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be responsible for supporting the community teams, community inpatient units and other primary health care staff with the management of patients with complex and / or chronic wounds, including pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and other wounds. This will be achieved with the shared aim of promoting excellent care at the heart of the community.

As the Tissue Viability Nurse you will assist with the development and participate in the delivery of the tissue viability educational programme to health care personnel involved with wound care and skin care within the local health economy. This will include formal group training, facilitating TVN Forum sessions and one to one training of staff, patients and relatives.

You will also be working as part of the wider Sussex Community Foundation Trust to promote best practice and on-going service development that is responsive to the wound care needs of the area the service provide. When necessary you will deputise for the Band 7 Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist nurse and work as part of the wider SCFT TVN team on Trust wide tissue viability related projects.

Person specification

Qualifications and/or professional registration

Essential criteria

Registered nurse qualification / degree or diploma
NMC registration
ENB 998 or equivalent mentorship qualification

Desirable criteria

Leg Ulcer Management Module or Complex wound or Tissue Viability module or working towards
Evidence of a range of clinical competencies

Experience

Essential criteria

2 year post registration experience
Up to date competencies in Doppler ABPI and compression bandaging

Desirable criteria

Experience working in a community setting is desirable

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

Good numeracy and literacy skills
Good communication and negotiation skills
Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, compression bandaging, Doppler assessment skills
Knowledge of current local policies informing wound, Leg ulcer and pressure ulcer management
Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
Familiar with SystmOne and mobile working. IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct
Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role

Desirable criteria

Motivational interviewing skills

Other requirements

Essential criteria

Demonstrate ability reflect and learning from situations
Demonstrate a commitment of lifelong learning and development
Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self and able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them
Ability to travel to different sites
Car driver

At the heart of how we operate is our Trust values:

Compassionate Care
Working Together,
Achieving Ambitions
Delivering Excellence

Our values are fundamental to the high-quality care we provide to the people who need us. We are proud to be a community that cares, delivering our services as a team whilst supporting our employees as individuals.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer that actively promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We embrace and celebrate diversity, encouraging applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with an ethnically diverse heritage, those with disabilities, and individuals identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our aim is to grow a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

We strive to create an environment where every individual is valued and respected. Our recruitment process is designed to support candidates who require reasonable adjustments and to accommodate the needs of applicants.

This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically, please ensure you check your emails, including your junk folder. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Committed to being an Inclusive Employer

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Sally Jenkins
Job title: Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07778535864
Additional information: Please note I work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

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Job summary

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Tissue Viability Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Qualifications and/or professional registration

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills and knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Other requirements

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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