Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse

• Work as part of the wound care service providing an efficient and effective service to patients and colleagues within the Sirona care and health community.
• Provide specialist tissue viability assessment for patients with complex wounds in a variety of settings and via a rota of remote triage and develop appropriate treatment plans.
• Contribute to development and review of evidenced based tissue viability guidelines, protocols and pathways and contribute to embedding these in practice.
• Contribute to the pressure ulcer prevention strategy across Sirona in working to embed Sirona protocols in best practice and reduce pressure ulcer incidence.Provide accurate verification of pressure ulcers.
• Provide tissue viability education in a variety of ways to clinicians within the Integrated Network Teams (INTs).

Essential

• Registered Nurse (with NMC)
• Demonstrate on-going training and professional development in tissue viability

Desirable

• Tissue Viability qualifications or a willingness to undertake
• Nurse prescribing qualification or a willingness to undertake
• Assessor/mentor course or equivalent or a willingness to undertake

Essential

• Competence in tissue viability skills including lower limb and doppler assessment
• Experience working in a community nursing setting
• Skilled in negative pressure wound therapy
• Experience of remote clinical triage
• Experience using digital technology e.g. Minuteful for Wound app for documentation
• Competence in tissue viability skills including wound and pressure ulcer assessment
• Previous experience in Tissue Viability

Desirable

• Experience of audit
• Experience or ability to deliver presentations and education to a variety of audiences
• Experience supporting students in practice
• Experience developing and contributing to pathways and guidelines