Tissue Viability Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse, wishing to expand their knowledge and expertise within the Tissue Viability. This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse looking for a new challenge to join our dynamic and innovative Tissue Viability and Wound Hub team. We are looking for a registered nurse with a passion for tissue viability and improving clinical outcomes for patients. You should have experience of working in wound care either within a hospital or community setting. The successful candidate will be required to work across acute and community settings but will be supported to work in the areas they are less familiar with.

As the service provides hospital and community services a key part of the role is being able to develop effective working relationships across an extensive range of different health care professional groups.

You will be supported by the Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialists and wider adult community nursing service to develop your knowledge and skills to implement evidence based practice high quality care to the residents of City and Hackney and inpatients within the Homerton Hospital.

Over the last years the team have been awarded the The Chief Nurse International Nurses day award, and an award for innovation at the Community and Children's Services Divisional  Awards so this is a really exciting time to join a team that is highly regarded and recognised across the organisation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will practice within a specialist nursing team and provide direct highly skilled individualised patient care based on the principles of best practice within their expert field of tissue viability. They will be responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic specialist nursing care in the Acute Trust and Community settings including clinics and patients homes. They will support other services and external partners with expert advice and support in best practice of managing complex wounds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.