Job overview

Are you an experienced and passionate nurse looking to advance your skills in Tissue Viability? An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a motivated and forward-thinking nurse to join our Community tissue viability team in a Band 6 Senior Nurse role.

About the Role

This secondment offers the chance to work autonomously in a specialist nursing role, and make a meaningful impact on patient care. You will provide expert advice and clinical support across community services, supporting staff in the prevention and management of complex wounds and pressure ulcers.

You will also contribute to:

• Clinical audits and service development

• Education and training of community staff

• Assist and provide advice for patients with complex wounds 

• Implementation of national and local guidelines

Main duties of the job

• Can you provide expert advice and support in the assessment and management of complex wounds, pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, moisture-associated skin damage, and other skin conditions?

• Can you undertake home visits and joint visits with community nurses and other members of the MDT to assess and review patients with complex tissue viability needs?

• Do you have the ability to Develop, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans based on current evidence-based guidelines.

• Deliver education and training to staff on wound care, pressure ulcer prevention, skin care, and risk assessment.

• Contribute to induction and ongoing professional development programmes.

• Undertake audits (e.g. pressure ulcer prevalence, documentation, equipment use).

• Support implementation of national and local guidelines.

• Contribute to policy development and review.

Working for our organisation

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly?  In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.