Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2.2 Band 6 Tissue Viability Specialist Nurses within Northumbria Healthcare's ever evolving Tissue Viability Team across both the community and acute services.

The successful candidate/s will provide families, carers and professionals with education within the field of Tissue Viability.

Work with patients with complex Tissue Viability conditions, optimising treatment and facilitating diagnosis and appropriate referral to other specialties.

Review patients in the complex wound clinics, lymphoedema and lower limb clinics, their own home or during admission to hospital.

Assist with appropriate selection of pressure redistributing equipment for patients at risk or management of pressure damage.

Provide advice on specialist equipment and dressing selection.

The Tissue Viability team embeds research into everyday practice and are highly research active with a large portfolio of studies.

The successful candidate/s will also be highly involved in audit, research and innovation and will assist in the delivery of the research portfolio.

This is a great opportunity to be part of an experienced and committed service in a forward-thinking organisation and make a tangible difference to those struggling with a range of Tissue Viability conditions.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate/s will provide families, carers and professionals with education within the field of Tissue Viability. Work with patients with complex Tissue Viability conditions, optimising treatment and facilitating diagnosis and appropriate referral to other specialties. Review patients in the complex wound clinic, lymphoedema and lower limb clinics, their own home or during admission to hospital. Assist with appropriate selection of pressure redistributing equipment for patients at risk or management of pressure damage. Provide advice on specialist equipment and dressing selection.

The Tissue Viability team embeds research into everyday practice and are highly research active with a large portfolio of studies. The successful candidate/s will also be highly involved in audit, research and innovation and will assist in the delivery of the research portfolio.

About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Job responsibilities
The Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse will provide clinical advice, intervention and education in the field of Tissue viability, to both patients and all staff in the Trust; facilitating the planning, delivery and evaluation of specialist nursing care. The post holder will contribute to the promotion and development of nursing in the field of tissue viability creating and maintaining a culture of effective patient and health care services which have measurable, achievable and desirable outcomes for patients.

Qualifications
Essential

• 1 st Level Registered Nurse
• ENB 998 or ENB 730 / or equivalent experience
• Diploma in Nursing or equivalent experience
• Any Tissue Viability Course

Desirable

• Nursing Degree or equivalent
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP certificate

Experience
Essential

• Extensive post registration experience
• Knowledge of procurement options for purchase / rental of relevant equipment
• Experience of working within research or a specialty for at least 18 months
• Experience of mentoring junior staff

Other
Essential

• It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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.

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 (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).