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Ideal applicants will be registered nurses with experience in tissue viability or leg ulcer management, as well as a commitment to ongoing professional development. The role demands flexibility to accommodate clinic hours throughout the week and includes responsibilities such as overseeing healthcare assistants, providing mentorship to students, and utilizing technology for patient care. A strong understanding of community healthcare trends, clinical governance, and the ability to manage a caseload are also essential for success in this position.
- Are you a skilled wound therapist with excellent interpersonal skills and sound clinical assessment skills?
- Do you have the confidence to work alone, putting the patient at the heart of what you do; and to get involved within a multi-disciplinary team?
If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you
This is a unique opportunity to work in our dedicated wound clinics which cover all types of wound and leg ulcer care across Medway.
This post is a varied role and will involve delivering based wound care; full assessments, implementation and evaluation of wound and leg ulcer care.
You will need to be flexible as the wound clinics operate 7 days a week based at Lordswood HLC.
- To work as a member of the tissue viability and wound therapy service to undertake the nursing care of patients attending Medway community healthcare wound clinics, community nursing and leg ulcer clinics
- To provide effective evidence based wound care including the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of plans of care, prescription of treatment and advice to patients who are seen by the service.
- To support wound therapist in the management of the clinics and take responsibility for the care and treatment of your patients.
- To oversee the healthcare assistants in the team as required and support the nurse therapist with allocated students and other visitors to the clinic.
About us
Person specification
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Registered nurse on Part 1 of the Nursing Midwifery Council register
Evidence of further study
Mentorship or training qualification
Evidence of completion of tissue viability and leg ulcer degree module or equivalent or willingness to undertake at earliest opportunity
Recognised degree in nursing or equivalent qualification
Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake training
Relevant post-graduate qualification, e.g. in elderly care, chronic disease management, long term conditions
Experience
Post graduate accumulative experience in the fields of tissue viability or leg ulcer management /elderly/ community/ long term conditions.
Experience of delivering education and teaching.
Proven and evidence of experience in an autonomous practitioner role
Experience and competence in high-level clinical assessment of complex patients
Evidence of specialist knowledge in community nursing and advanced practitioner
Experience of using technology to facilitate provision of patient care
Experience of motivational interviewing
Change management experience
Special knowledge / expertise
Knowledge of current issues and trends within community healthcare, tissue viability/leg ulcer management, long term conditions, intermediate care and the NHS in general
A working knowledge of the admission avoidance ethos and facilitation of timely discharge
A sound knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
Ability to practice at an advanced level
Experience of lone working and decision making
Experience of mentoring students and other healthcare professionals
Proven ability to manage a caseload
Intermediate IT skills (windows, internet, outlook, excel )
Presentation skills and teaching or experience
Research awareness and audit skills
Experience of using research and other evidence to inform practice
Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment
Self-motivated
Able to work and make decisions autonomously and take the initiative
Assertive but diplomatic towards colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with interpersonal skills which will encourage self-empowerment
Flexible and responsive to the needs of the service
Ability to recognise own limitations and to refer appropriately when necessary in accordance with professional code of conduct
Practical / intellectual skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Effective time management, organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines
Able to travel to dispersed sites in a timely manner
MCH values
Being caring and compassionate
The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff are my priority.
I show kindness and humanity.
I am inclusive and non-discriminatory.
Working in partnership
I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services.
I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals.
I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations.
Delivering quality and value
I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes.
I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies.
I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working.
These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet.
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