Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

Specialist TVN Dermatology Service

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 7* (*experience dependant) Tissue Viability  Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Tissue Viability Team at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children(GOSH).

At GOSH every patient is special, which means every nurse who cares for them must be special too. Many of our patients are on long journeys to recovery, and so our nurses build strong relationships with them and their families.

The Tissue Viability Nursing team is looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join their expert nurse led service.  This is an integral service within the hospital.  It covers all inpatient beds and also supports outpatient services.

This is a chance to specialise in Paediatric Tissue Viability as part of a dedicated world-class hospital.  The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to work alongside a diverse number of the multi-disciplinary team across all specialities in the hospital and manage their own clinical caseload.

What we can offer you:

• Help and support for your future career plan as a CNS
• Support to advance your specialist clinical skills in paediatric dermatology and wound care
• Grow your leadership and management talent
• Cultivate your research nursing pathway
• Expand your educational development
• A number of staff benefits – (see guide attached)

Main duties of the job

Why we need you:

• To advise on holistic assessment to identify variables influencing healing/skin integrity.
• To review patients with acute or chronic wounds where the ward staff responsible for the patients care is unable to plan appropriate wound management.
• To provide ward staff with specialist clinical support for patients with complex tissue viability needs.
• To liaise with other health professionals within the wider multidisciplinary team to enhance care and advise on pressure relieving equipment.
• To advise on the use of topical negative pressure therapy and other specialist interactive treatment.
• To provide educational support in the management of simple and complex wounds, pressure ulcer prevention and maintaining skin integrity.

Our organisation:

You will join the current team of one Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist and one Band 6 ITU Skin integrity Specialist Nurse (to be appointed).

If you believe you have what it takes to start your CNS career in tissue viability today, please apply.  Should you have any queries please email us at:

Lisa White, Dermatology Matron, [email protected]

Rachel Allaway, TVN Team Lead CNS [email protected] or by calling 0207 405 9200 ext 5524

Informal visits are welcomed and encouraged

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description attached.

This job description is intended as an outline of the areas of activity and can be amended in the light of the changing needs of the service and will be reviewed as necessary in conjunction with the post-holder.