Job summary
- Main area
- Leg Ulcer Management
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (1 x 12month secondments/fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 350-COM6270590-B
- Employer
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ainsdale Centre for Health & Wellbeing
- Town
- Ainsdale
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 31/07/2024
Employer heading
Leg Ulcer Nurse
Band 6
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Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic individual with a passion for leg ulcer and wound management to work alongside the Tissue Viability Service in Sefton Place.
Following best practice guidance, you will support a positive patient experience and drive high standards of care for patients with a leg ulcer. The aim of the role is to embed best practice for lower limb wounds, undertaking one off lower limb and doppler assessments to enable timely commencement of compression therapy.
Ongoing leg ulcer management will remain with district nursing and treatment room services. The post holder will provide clinical expertise in the specialist field of leg ulcer management, being able to work autonomously to achieve person centred care. This is a secondment or fixed term post for 12 months and we welcome informal discussions for further information about the role
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment, implementation and evaluation of care planning for patients with lower limb ulceration. To embed best practice management for lower limb wounds ensuring high quality evidence-based care. To support community teams in developing clinical knowledge of lower limb wound management by sharing knowledge and skills and through clinical supervision. To increase formulary compliance across community teams and support with advice on appropriate dressing selection. To be organised with effective time management skills. To be enthusiastic and actively seek opportunities to further develop skills and
knowledge of community teams and self. To work with the wider MDT to ensure high quality, effective, co-ordinated care. To promote shared care with patients and promote independence. To provide education to patients to support engagement with management plan and ongoing care of lower limbs once healed to reduce reoccurrence rates.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible for the provision of appropriate, high quality care to a defined specialist nursing caseload.
Responsible for workload planning and delegation of work to other team members, taking into account competence levels.
Undertake holistic assessments of need for the patient and family, which may be highly complex, using the appropriate model of care and evidence based practice.
Work in partnership with other professionals to enable patients/clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment, thus avoiding hospital admission.
Provide advice to patients, clients and carers on a wide range of health issues to include health promotion, life style advice and health care.
Ensure that the team provides a high quality clinical service to its clients by participation in caseload and clinical supervision.
In conjunction with the team leader, develop new ways of working to provide a responsive service to patients with both planned and unplanned care needs.
Develop partnerships and joint working within other agencies as appropriate
Maintain registration in line with professional bodies.
Clinically lead, direct, mentor and support the team.
Support the team leader in the development of caseload management across the local health economy.
Acts as an advocate and champion for patients and/or clients.
Act as a role model to team members and students so that patients/clients receive the most effective care possible.
Contribute to the development of policy and services to reflect the needs of the local neighbourhood population.
Participate in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the clinical team contract/objectives.
Provide information to the team leader on staff and patient/client activity as requested, to enable the effective management of the team.
Support the team leader in the implementation of practice development, improvement and service modernisation initiatives.
Support the team leader by monitoring and recording sickness and absence, capability and other issues within the team, reporting them as soon as possible.
In conjunction with other caseload holders, provide day-to-day supervision and support for the team.
Support the team leader in providing induction to the local working environment, clinical services and policies for new team members and students.
Undertake personal development plans with other members of the team, as delegated by the team leader.
Communicate with the multi-disciplinary team to provide best outcomes for patients/clients; this may include organising case conferences related to highly complex cases.
Participate in individual and group supervision.
Monitor record keeping within the team and inform the team leader of any issues.
This includes record keeping and improving clinical competency. Support the implementation of any initiatives to improve quality within the clinical governance framework.
Participate in patient satisfaction reporting to improve patient care.
Work with the team leader to ensure achievement of your own personal development plan.
Maintain up to date knowledge and competence in line with professional and service requirements and demonstrate critical thinking, decision-making and reflective skills to ensure own professional development.
Support the Team Leader in creating an environment in which learning and practice development is fostered, evaluated and disseminated.
Facilitate effective learning within the area of practice for all students and practitioners.
Facilitate pre and post registration student placements within the team.
Mentor and assess pre-registration students.
Participation in clinical audits and research, as required.
The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
Person specification
Values
Essential criteria
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Support
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Professional
- Teaching/Mentorship Qualification or equivalent worked based experience
Desirable criteria
- V300 Prescriber if required for the post
- Clinical Examination
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable post registration/qualification experience in identified specialist field of nursing
- Experience of successful multi-agency working
- Demonstrable experience in relevant area of specialised nursing practice or equivalent
- Evidence of CPD/short courses
- Evidence of current national and local agenda in health and social care
- Understanding of partnership working
- Understanding of the principles of care management
- Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy
- Evidence of being able to communicate complex information and advice on healthcare to patients, clients, carers and colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Management and clinical leadership experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills
- Risk assessment skills
- Ability to travel to work across boundaries
- Self management and motivation skills
- IT literate
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Szczesniak
- Job title
- Operational Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07973960150
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