Community Tissue Viability Nurse

We are seeking a committed and knowledgeable Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team. As a Band 7 Tissue Viability CNS, you will be responsible for providing expert advice, teaching, management, and care to patients with pressure ulcers and other complex wounds, within the community.

This position requires a passionate advocate for patient-centred care. You will be a key clinical leader, supporting the development and implementation of best practices, enhancing quality of care, and empowering both patients and healthcare professionals with knowledge and expertise in Tissue Viability.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in patient care and to develop further as a clinical specialist within a supportive and progressive environment. If you are passionate about Tissue Viability and pressure ulcer prevention, we encourage you to apply

Act as a specialist in tissue viability, and a core member of the wider Community Nursing Team.

To provide professional and clinical leadership in aspects of tissue viability issues across Northern Lincolnshire.

Management of patient referrals to the Tissue Viability Service.

Review current treatments, resources use and monitor the outcomes and cost effectiveness of care provision.

Provide training and education programmes about tissue viability to all levels of staff and disciplines. Focusing on ward-based training.

To lead and work collaboratively with other team members to identify and deliver Tissue Viability Trust wide projects. Contribute to the strategy for the effective use of pressure relieving equipment across the Trust.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Inglis Job title: Matron Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 03033306978