Job overview
We would consider this post as an opportunity for a rotational secondment for the right applicant and applicants would need support from their manager before applying.
The post holder will support the delivery of safe and effective patient services by facilitating the provision of the most recent clinically effect researched based, cost-effective tissue viability/chronic wound advice to trust staff and primary care for complex cases.
A key aspect of the role will be monitoring the effectiveness of tissues viability/chronic wound interventions, provide specialist advise of best practice relating to all aspects of tissue Viability in line with both local and national guidance to al staff, patients, and carers.
To identify training needs and provide training in chronic wound management.
To maintain close links with relevant services in primary and secondary care settings to ensure clients receive a seamless service.
A collaborative approach is essential working within the multi-disciplinary team to provide comprehensive patient focused care.
The post holder should demonstrate an awareness of local and national nursing agendas.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide expert advisory and consultative services to health care professionals across community and primary care and secondary care settings.
2. Provide support, supervision and education to clients, carer's and relatives with specialist care needs.
3. Provide support and guidance within the interdisciplinary team to effect the modernisation of specialist care services.
4. Have responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the implementation and evaluation of client care for a specific caseload.
5. Facilitate a pathway of care between primary and secondary care settings by developing strong links with secondary and primary care to provide a seamless service for people with specialist needs.
6. Participate in teaching and developing all other interdisciplinary staff and statutory, voluntary agencies about tissue viability using a variety of effective and comprehensive methods.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients.We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
7. Registered Nurse
8. Evidence of Post Registration Development
Desirable criteria
9. Degree in Nursing
10. Qualified mentor or working towards
11. Professional development in areas that will enhance community nursing
Occupational experience and abilities
Essential criteria
12. Ability to work and make decisions autonomously.
13. Organisational skills with the ability to manage day to day workload effectively.
Desirable criteria
14. Previous Community Nursing experience
15. Knowledge of system One
Knowledge& Skills
Essential criteria
16. Broad range of clinical skills/knowledge
17. Sound interpersonal and communication skills.
18. Car owner/driver
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