Generic Specialist Practitioner - Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist - Practice Development

The Role

As part of a multidisciplinary / multiagency team, you will manage a specialist caseload, using evidence based practice and client centred principles to assess, plan and implement care, provide expert advice and support, operating within a defined specialism across NHS Lanarkshire.    You will contribute to the development and implementation of a programme of clinical audit and research activity.

You will also be required to contribute to the supervision, education and development of members of the multidisciplinary team and provide effective leadership within scope of the role.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• Registered Nurse or AHP with valid NMC / HCPC Registration
• Educated to Degree Level
• Post graduate qualification at a minimum of Level 10 (Hons) or working towards
• Expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification
• Leadership skills to enable the day to day management of service delivery
• Possess excellent team-working/leadership skills
• Have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective time management skills
• Working knowledge of basic information technology
• Ability to work across area wide service within NHSL
• Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence

It would be great if you also have

• Post graduate qualification in conservative sharp debridement and or tissue repair, wound management
• Qualification in wound care/tissue viability or equivalent experience
• Additional training in wound care and pressure ulcer prevention
• Demonstrated experience in a clinical setting, particularly in wound care or tissue viability
• Experience in triaging patient referrals and incident reports
• Previous experience of educating patients/family/carers and or staff in health care delivery
• Previous experience in delivering training and education to healthcare professionals
• Previous experience of participating in research/clinical audit/poster abstracts
• Proficiency in providing clinical supervision and support to healthcare professionals
• Knowledge of wound management and tissue viability
• Understanding of clinical guidelines and best practices in the prevention and management of pressure ulcers
• Familiarity with equipment and products used in wound care
• Knowledge of Quality Improvement methodologies and tools
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills including report writing skills
• Ability to prepare and present reports for consumption by the wider audience
• Excellent leadership and judgment skills to ensure high standards of care
• Strong organisational skills for managing workload and coordinating patient care
• Ability to assess and review patients holistically and develop effective care plans
• Effective communication skills to educate and guide staff, patients, and carers
• Capacity to work autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge and experience of IT systems and data management systems e.g. Trakcare, Morse, Inphase, MS teams, PowerPoint, etc.

Contract type

Permanent 

Full time 

37 hours

Location 

This role will be based within Practice Development at Beckford Street, Hamilton

Looking to find out more?

If youre looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Donna Richardson, Senior Practitioner - Tissue Viability on donna.richardson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on lynn.deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk(Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshires benefits include:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)

• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

• Occupational health services

• Employee counselling services

• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If youre looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.