Job summary
- Main area
- Tissue Viability
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (2 x 7.5 hours shifts between Monday and Friday)
- Job ref
- 419-6368079-NS-FH
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Scarborough Hospital
- Town
- Scarborough
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
Are you passionate about providing excellent standards of care in a specialist nursing role?
The Tissue Viability Specialist Nursing Team has an exciting opportunity to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic individual to the role of Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist.
The role carries responsibility for the assessment of patients with complex wound related issues, so sound experience in the diagnosis and management of all wound types is essential. The post holder will also provide education and training to practitioners.
The post holder will contribute to the development of the Tissue Viability Service and ensure cost effective use of resources.
The role will be based at Scarborough Hospital, but requires flexibility to work cross site including community settings.
Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means) is required.
Main duties of the job
- Act in accordance with the NMC code of conduct.
- Provide a high standard of wound care, acting as a role model to all clinical staff.
- Undertake clinical procedures specific to the role.
- Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and liaise with the multi disciplinary team to ensure seamless provision of care.
- Provide training and education to learners, junior staff, patients and carers.
- Promote evidence based care and implement policy and practice guidelines specific to Tissue Viability.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
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Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
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27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
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A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
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A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
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Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
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NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
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An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
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Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person specification
Special Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks/national guidance
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at Band 5 in field of wound care
Desirable criteria
- Service development and/or change management
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level education or equivalent
- Registered nurse (level 1)
Desirable criteria
- Post registration education/qualification in speciality
- Non-medical prescriber - as determined by needs of the service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Helen Williams
- Job title
- Tissue Viability Deputy Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07393 802286
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