Tissue Viability Support Nurse | Provide CIC in Braintree

The tissue viability support role would be working autonomously within the Tissue Viability Service to achieve person centred care. The post-holder will work as part of the Tissue Viability team working under the direction of the Tissue Viability Nurses and Clinical Lead. He/she will assist in the co‑ordination of clinical practice and promotion of evidence‑based care to ensure the assessed need of the individual patients is met in the community and clinic. The post-holder will be expected to take continuing responsibility for patient care and will contribute to team development, audit and quality initiatives as required by Provide. The post holder must have the ability to establish good working relationships with all grades of staff and provide clinical support to professional staff throughout the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Tissue Viability Nurses/Lymphoedema Nurse in providing high quality care with patients who have compromised skin and Lymphoedema which respects the patients' privacy, dignity and religious and cultural beliefs.
• Work through a competency in developing skills in tissue viability/lymphoedema.
• Promote pressure ulcer prevention within the organisation.
• Assess and review patients in the leg ulcer/lymphoedema clinics and in the community and liaise with Senior Tissue Viability/Lymphoedema nurses in their care.
• Work in a flexible manner including clinics which may over run to meet the demand for the service.
• Maintain and promote a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff, with particular reference to infection control and health and safety.
• Maintain and promote effective communication both within the multidisciplinary care team and with other colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors.
• Assist in the management and ensuring the appropriate stock levels are maintained.
• Ensure that repairs and replacements are ordered by appropriate reporting.

Disability Confident: This employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people.