Tissue Viability and Lower Limb Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 nurses to join our dedicated and passionate community nurse led Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema Services.  The post holders will assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based tissue viability and lymphoedema care for patients with chronic wounds and lower limb oedema in both community and in-patient settings. They will take an active role in service audit, quality improvement initiatives and education and training events in and on practice.  The post holder will also be responsible for managing and supporting the development of junior clinical and administrative staff.

Main duties of the job

The catchment area is ethnically and socio-economically diverse. The post holder will be required to work across multiple care settings alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team within the community and will require liaison with other external services to support quality health improvement in our patient group

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be an experienced Registered General Nurse who will take an active role in the delivery and development of the Tissue Viability and Lymphoedema Services. The post holder will be competent in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based care for patients with chronic wounds and lower limb oedema in both community and in-patient settings.

Our Services have four main areas of service delivery: •    Expert specialist clinical practice  •    Education and Training •    Audit and Research •    Service Development

Please see Job Description for full details.