Job summaryCentral and North West Foundation Trust - Milton Keynes community nursing - Tissue Viability Service has a new and exciting opportunity to improve the skill mix within our team. We are offering the opportunity for a registered adult nurse to join our team as a band 5 tissue viability nurse.The successful candidate will be expected to act as an autonomous clinician within agreed protocols, guided by organisational policies and within scope of professional practice.We are looking for an experienced and motivated nurse, working part time (30 hours) to support the Tissue Viability Nurse Specialists in their role promoting high quality, evidence based wound care advice and education to patients and staff across Milton Keynes health economy . You will be responsible for supporting the community teams, community inpatient units, residential homes and other primary health care staff with the management of patients with complex and or chronic wounds, including pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and other wounds. This will be achieved with the shared aim of promoting excellent care at the heart of the community.As a Tissue Viability Nurse you will assist with the development and participate in the delivery of the tissue viability educational programme to health care personnel involved with wound care and skin care within the local health economy. This will include both informal and formal group training.Main duties of the jobTo provide support to achieve on targets (CQUIN), Patient Safety Federation etc) to reduce preventable and newly acquired pressure ulcers year on yearContribute to the Pressure Ulcer Ambition within MKProvision of a specialist wound management service to patients with compromised tissue viability including leg ulcers, pressure ulcers and complex wounds.Participation in complex wound clinics across Milton KeynesPressure ulcer prevalence and incidence monitoring including contributing to pressure ulcer investigations using PSIRF framework.Datix management and reporting across the health economy.Tissue viability expertise, support and training across the health economy including community services, care homes, prisons, all CNWL inpatient facilities in Diggory division and GP practice.Assist with management of pressure ulcer prevention equipment and providing specialist advice and support to prescribers.Risk assessment in relation to pressure ulcer prevention and chronic wound managementImplementation and promotion of wound formulary across the health economy.You will report to the Band 7 Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist nurse team lead and work as part of the wider tissue viability team on Trust wide tissue viability related projects.About usWe are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and we will support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesClinical Duties:-Provision of evidenced based assessment, management and treatment of complex tissue viability cases across the health economy, this could be in a clinic setting, inpatient facility, care home, prison or patients own home.-Documentation of clinical care plans, advice and activity to a high standard.-Liaison with the multidisciplinary team.-Prescription of dressing treatments working within prescribed formulary.-Develop specialist skills to implement tissue viability treatment programmes including advanced wound therapies and debridement.-Assist in complex wound clinics this will include developing skills to carry out holistic lower limb assessments and compression bandaging skills and advanced bandaging techniques.-Provide specialist advice on pressure reducing equipment-Training and education, across the health economy formal and informal. Including mentorship of peers. -Contribute to Management of clinical incidents relating to and contribution to investigations related to this.- Assist with Audit.-Willing to undertake further education to enhance knowledge and skills.Professional:-Maintain current registration with the NMC-Follow code of professional conduct- Participates in annual development reviews-Participates in training of health care professionals-Attends mandatory, in-service and other training programmes and professional meetings as required-Allocates time for professional development to maintain knowledge and skills-Contributes to rolling programmes of education and training-Teaching informally in the clinical environment-Identifies clinical risk and reports on incidents and is involved in investigations. -Undertakes systematic caseload and workload review-Provision of data and evidence of activity as requiredPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssentialNMC Band 5 registrationDesirableCommunity ExperienceExperienceEssentialWorking in MDTDesirableDirect Woundcare experienceKnowledgeEssentialPressure ulcer managementKey Skills/AbilitiesEssentialExcellent IT SkillsOthersEssentialFull Driving License and use of a carDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 SponsorshipApplications 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).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameCentral and North West London NHS Foundation TrustAddressTissue viability, Hawthorn clinicWhalley DriveMilton KeynesMK3 6ENEmployer's websitehttps://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)