Tissue Viability Support Nurse

Job overview

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

A post has arisen for a band 6 to work as part of the Tissue Viability Team. The successful candidate will work to enhance their tissue viability skills and provide assessment and support to the whole health community. We are looking for a registered nurse who is enthusiastic about the field of tissue viability, wanting to improve your knowledge and make a difference of patients in the community.

Previous Tissue Viability experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

The Tissue Viability Support Nurse will work in partnership with other members of Cornwall's Healthcare community, offering specialist assessment of patients, to promote an evidence-based approach to all aspects of Tissue Viability and Wound Repair assessment, treatment and management through the education, training and development of specialist skills for professional health care workers, raising awareness across all care sectors and the public domain.

To ensure that the patient safety agenda informs the management and development of the service including the use of root cause analysis and sharing of learning when such events occur.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.