Clinical Nurse Specialist (Tissue Viability)

We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and innovative Registered Nurse to join our integrated Tissue Viability team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Based at the Northern General Hospital, the Tissue Viability Team provides expert advice across the organisation, both in the acute and community settings, to patients and health care professionals alike, working in partnership to ensure best patient outcomes.

The provision and delivery of Tissue Viability education is a key component of this role; the successful candidate will therefore be expected to regularly deliver both informal and formal training and education to all disciplines of staff, in order to facilitate improvements in pressure ulcer prevention / management, lower leg assessment / management and wound management.

The successful candidate will be expected to travel across all the hospital sites and the community setting of Sheffield, therefore a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this post.

Job description

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Current NMC registration
• Has, or is able to demonstrate evidence of working towards, a healthcare degree
• To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998

Evidence of undergraduate or postgraduate study in Tissue Viability or a related subject e.g. Burns and Plastics, Vascular, Dermatology, Lymphoedema

Evidence of continuing education and professional development

Desirable

• Evidence of a recognised Tissue Viability and / or Leg Ulcer Management qualification
• Nurse prescriber qualification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• High standards of record keeping
• Information Technology Skills
• Able to evidence clinical knowledge and skills in Tissue Viability: holistic patient assessment, complex wound assessment, treatment planning and evaluation
• Understanding of principles of wound management and healing, including use of contemporary wound dressings and technologies
• Understanding of principles of pressure ulcer prevention and management, including different types of pressure redistributing equipment
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills - supportive, sensitive, empathetic and approachable manner
• Ability to manage change, both personally and as a facilitator

Knowledge of national and local context of healthcare; especially linked to the speciality of Tissue Viability

Understanding of standard setting / audit / research, and application to clinical practice

Excellent organisational and problem solving skills

Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of patient care and the needs of the service

Able to deal sensitively with challenging situations

Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others

Understands and recognises own limitations and when to escalate to more experienced practitioners

Understands the principles of confidentiality

Has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress and stressful situations, and can recognise when and how to use them

Able to demonstrate resilience through a good attendance record

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience e.g. Tissue Viability, Burns and Plastics, Vascular, Dermatology, Lymphoedema
• Experience of, and understanding of the importance of, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ward / department / unit level managerial experience

Experience of working autonomously and managing own workload

Experience of working under pressure

Evidence of informal teaching in a clinical setting

Desirable

• Evidence of formal teaching

Other Factors

Essential

• UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle

About the employer

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.