Tissue Viability Nurse

• Has strong knowledge and experience in tissue viability, wound care and pressure ulcer prevention.
• Can work autonomously while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates excellent assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Is passionate about improving patient outcomes and delivering high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Builds positive working relationships and uses a collaborative, relational approach to influence practice and support colleagues.
• Has the confidence to provide clinical leadership, advice and support to healthcare professionals across a range of settings.
• Enjoys developing others through education, coaching and clinical support.
• Is adaptable, organised and able to respond to changing service demands across different locations.
• Has a commitment to quality improvement, audit, service development and continuous professional learning.

• Maintain tissue viability best practice across Norfolk Adults in partnership with the relevant service leads within the organisation,including community and inpatient teams, dermatology and lymphoedema specialists, providing place-based clinical care and treatment, leadership and oversight to support high-quality patient care.
• Maintain a patient caseload, delivering and evaluating the effect of clinical specialist care and interventions.
• To apply developed assessment, analytical and clinical reasoning skills in evaluating the patients condition and in progressing and implementing appropriate treatment plans, maintaining accurate clinical records.
• Forge links between all health care settings across Norfolk Adults to maximise opportunities to improve patient care and the environment in which care is delivered; through relational working, maintaining a highly visible profile and through regular contact with clinical staff, patients, carers and community teams.
• Be place based with a requirement to support and cover other place clinicians during periods of leave, high demand or as the service needs require.
• Support tissue viability education and training plan for community and ward based supporting the development of clinical practice and capability.
• Engage clinical teams in the implementation of new pathways of care to meet the requirements of national tissue viability guidance as and when it is published.
• Develop and maintain relationships with NHS, community providers and voluntary sector providers to embed improved pathways of care and integrated service delivery.
• Provide information to support informed consent and act as the patient advocate when informed discussion may lead to choices being made with regard to care and treatment.
• To work closely with the TV Nurse teams from the local / referring Acute Trusts and community nursing and inpatient teams around the discharge of patients with complex wounds, providing a seamless service for the patient.
• Keep professionally updated, working within National initiatives to develop the service and support best clinical practice.
• Support audits within community and inpatient teams as required.
• Support the Trust pressure ulcer action plan and associated processes in the reduction of preventable pressure ulcers alongside community and inpatient teams and the TV team. .
• Provide wound care, advice and support for nursing teams to reduce the risk of patient harm, improve healing and reduce the number of avoidable inpatient admissions.

Desirable

• Degree and/or Masters level post-graduate course or desire to undertake ENB N18 or Care and Management of Leg Ulcers Course Certification
• Tissue Viability Course
• Chronic oedema Course
• Non-medical prescribing qualification

Essential

• Knowledge of Tissue Viability National Strategy
• Management of acute and chronic wounds
• Knowledge and implementation of pressure ulcer prevention
• Able to provide high standards of care
• Ability to use own initiative
• Good observational & reporting skills
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data / patient records
• Good interpersonal skills
• A team player
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient / service needs
• Basic IT skills - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams

Essential

• Confidence in adapting communication to meet needs of different stakeholders and patients
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

Essential

• Evidence of relevant experience and development
• Willingness to continue own development, and acknowledge areas of potential growth
• Ability and confidence to seek help and support

Essential

• Professional appearance
• Highly motivated
• Empathy & sensitivity
• Adaptability and Flexibility to support community and specialist teams as service requires
• Strong team ethic

Essential

• The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations.
• Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle (if applicable)
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
• Team working skills
• Self-motivated
• Ability to move between details and the bigger picture.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
• Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop