Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our Tissue Viability Team.

The service needs an exceptional, dynamic and self- motivated clinician with wound care expertise with a Registered Nurse qualification to provide Tissue Viability Specialist support and advice for patients in both Derbyshire and Derby city.

You will be committed to quality improvement of the Tissue Viability Service across the Trust by contributing towards the development and delivery of education and training that will motivate staff to improve practice and to deliver safe and effective care.

You will be a visible and accessible role model, have excellent communication and leadership skills and be committed to improving outcomes for our patients.

Main duties of the job

• To promote the Tissue Viability Vision and Strategy, providing support to clinicians and health care workers to prevent and manage wounds by adhering to Tissue Viability Policies and Procedures.
• Act as a role model for excellence in TV practice and the 'DCHS Way'.
• To actively engage in delivering and identifying areas for service improvement.
• To provide Tissue Viability input in the prevention, monitoring and management of wounds, including pressure ulcers, to patients and health care workers in DCHS services, and other settings as required both face to face and by telephone.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary agencies to support the ongoing management of patients.
• To provide support and advice to staff, patients and members of the general public in any matters relating to Tissue Viability.
• To work closely with the wound clinics to offer additional Tissue Viability support directly to the clinics.

About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Job responsibilities
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As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and training

• NMC Registered RGN
• Evidence of education or training in Tissue Viability or Wound Care
• Significant experience at a band5/6

Desirable

• Recognised teaching qualification

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience at band 5/6
• Knowledge on National/Local Tissue Viability initiatives, guidance and policies

Desirable

• Experience of community working
• Case load management

Skills and Attributes

• Leadership and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise work loads
• Basic information technology skills (Power point, Word and Outlook)

Aptitude and Personal Qualities

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Professional caring manner
• Prepared to be flexible and adaptable to change

Desirable

• Ability to analyse data, review trends themes
• Ability to pitch information at the right level to different groups of staff and patients

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.