Clinical Nurse Specialist
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This role is Internal to IOW and PHU Employees only
NHS Band 7: Salary £49,387 - £56,115 per annum
Hours per Week: 37.5 (full-time)
Contract Type: 1 x Permanent & 1 x Fixed-Term Maternity Cover
The Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist has responsibility to provide clinical expertise in the assessment, diagnosis, and production of care plans for patients with complex wound problems, education of staff, contribute to/production of policy, and provision of guidance to the Trust on all aspects of the specialty including pressure ulcer prevention. The post holder will also work with the Tissue Viability Lead to co-ordinate and implement an overall strategy for evidence-based wound care. The role will also lead and co-ordinate the Trust Tissue Viability service, with support from the Tissue Viability Lead. The post holder is required to deal effectively with staff of all levels throughout the Trust, the wider healthcare community, external organisations, and the public. This will include verbal, written and electronic media.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to:
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications.
- BSc Degree in relevant field
- A minimum of 3 years post registration experience
- Post Reg. qualifications for specialist area (i.e. wound care ambassador programme, or other evidence)
- Leadership development program with experience of leading/managing a team
Desirable
- Masters degree (or evidence of working towards)
- An accredited mentorship/coaching course
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience within specialism of complex wound management including Topical Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Larvae Therapy,
- Minimum of 1 year experience within a leadership role
- Evidence of change management with relevant management/leadership course.
- Research/ Quality improvement awareness.
Desirable
- sharp debridement competency with evidence of professional development.
- Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
- Evidence of attending training to undertake Clinical supervision e.g. management and leadership modules
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Clinically competent.
Desirable
- Demonstrable knowledge of research process.
- Advanced Communication Skills Training
About the employer
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.