Job summary
- Main area
- Tissue Viability and District / Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Flexible Working requests will be considered.
- Hours
- Part time - 35 hours per week (Per annum, Pro-rata)
- Job ref
- 236-BCO-NM497-24
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bury Community Services
- Town
- Bury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum, Pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Tissue Viability Nurse, District Nursing Service
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, registered nurse to join the Bury District Nursing Service as a Tissue Viability Nurse in Bury Community Services, part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual who is passionate about wound care and quality improvement.
The successful candidate will provide specialist advice, support, and education to patients and staff in the community setting and will demonstrate Tissue Viability knowledge and a proven interest in pressure ulcer prevention, management and wound care.
Main duties of the job
Bury Community Services, part of The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist to join our District Nursing Team. The Tissue Viability Nurse will provide expert advice and support to patients and staff in the Bury District Nursing Teams. The role involves supporting with the training of staff, patients, and carers in relation to tissue viability such as pressure ulcer prevention and management, surgical wounds, and leg ulcers.
We are seeking a dynamic individual who is keen to join us. If you are committed to improving outcomes for patients then this post is your chance to work in a great team and make a real difference.
The post holder will be part of the District Nursing and will support in maintaining standards of clinical care by working in close collaboration with other professionals. They will provide expert clinical advice, support, and education based on local and national guidelines and best practice recommendations in the community setting.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience in Tissue Viability, e.g. link nurse
- Sound knowledge of leg ulcer / tissue viability aetiologies, management approaches, and dressings
- Current NMC Registration
- Substantial years’ experience at band 5 within an acute or community setting
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the delivery of training to other members of staff
- Tissue Viability Qualification
- Experience in managing change and / or quality improvement in practice
- Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent team working skills
- Highly developed wound assessment and management skills
Desirable criteria
- Competent to undertake Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Ability to teach patients, professionals, and carers
Autonomy
Essential criteria
- The ability and confidence to work autonomously
Desirable criteria
- Experience in working autonomously
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Farrell
- Job title
- Lead Nurse, Bury District Nursing Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07564047356
- Additional information
Jessica Dugdale
Assistant Director of Nursing (Adults), Bury Community Services
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