Clinical Nurse Specialist - Tissue Viability

Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and innovative Registered Nurse to join our integrated Tissue Viability team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Based at the Northern General Hospital, the Tissue Viability Team provides expert advice across the organisation, both in the acute and community settings, to patients and health care professionals alike, working in partnership to ensure best patient outcomes.

The provision and delivery of Tissue Viability education is a key component of this role; the successful candidate will therefore be expected to regularly deliver both informal and formal training and education to all disciplines of staff, in order to facilitate improvements in pressure ulcer prevention / management, lower leg assessment /  management and wound management.

The successful candidate will  be expected to travel across all the hospital sites and the community setting of Sheffield, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

Working autonomously, utilising specialist knowledge and skills, you will undertake clinical assessments of patients with a wide range of Tissue Viability needs, in order to formulate and advise an appropriate plan of care,

Through the delivery of training and education and partnership working, you will support the development of Trust staff in all aspects of Tissue Viability related care, empowering them to deliver the highest standard of holistic care to patients.

As a specialist nurse, you will participate in the development and delivery of Tissue Viability related projects and campaigns, implementing national recommendations and advocating best practice in order to ensure evidence based care is adopted across the organisation.

You will contribute to achieving the Trust objectives and reducing patient harm by implementing and supporting quality improvement strategies in relation to pressure ulcer prevention and other patient safety  priorities.

The Tissue Viability Team work within Central Nursing and, as such, are role models for the organisation, leading by example,  demonstrating and promoting STH PROUD values and behaviours at all times.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.