gesh Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist (SGUH)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the tissue viability service at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust which is part of the gesh group. We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Nurse with a proven track record within tissue viability and pressure ulcer prevention. The post holder will have existing enhanced wound care and assessment skills and be able to evidence leadership and improvement experience. St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh) cares for a population of four million people in South-west London and North-east Surrey. St George’s Hospital is one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area. It has 2 sites; the main hospital in Tooting, London and the other in Roehampton. The Tooting site is the base location for this role. St George’s serves a diverse range of patients with complex wounds, providing a wide range of speciality medical and surgical services that the tissue viability teamwork collaborate with. In particular, the teams work closely with plastics, dermatology, lympoedema and vascular. The successful candidate will join an existing team of 2 nurses, and lead on tissue viability and pressure ulcer prevention at the Trust with support from the Group Associate Director, Fundamentals of Care. The main duties will focus on expert clinical advice and patient care, pressure ulcer governance, education and line management.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an expert resource, responsible for providing specialist nursing assessments, evidenced-based intervention and advice and support to staff caring for patients who are at risk of or have a pressure ulcer and/or have complex wound. The Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist will play an integral role in the development of innovative practice for Tissue Viability in the organisation with a focus on pressure ulcer prevention. They will help to promote and co-ordinate seamless patient care pathways, develop and implement Trust wide improvement and change projects that enhance patient safety and lead on pressure ulcer and tissue viability governance and education. Central to this role will be a collaborative approach with the MDT providing a comprehensive patient focused service. The role is as the tissue viability service and pressure ulcer prevention lead and therefore involves line management and service development responsibilities. The post holder will work independently and have existing advanced skills in wound assessment and treatment, they will have a proven track record in leadership and be able to evidence where they have been integral to positive change within a clinical service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role

We welcome anyone with creative ideas about providing quality care and patient focused services. Additional personal and professional development opportunities are offered by the Trust.