Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist (Bank)

Job Description:

Bank Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist

Cromwell Hospital, Kensington SW5 0TU

£32.00ph

Here you’ll be welcomed

We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.

At the prestigious Cromwell Hospital, you can be the nurse you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority. Building a nursing career in London has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

Role Overview

The Bank Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide specialist/evidence-based nursing services to our customers. This is an excellent opportunity for a nurse with proven clinical expertise, leadership experience, and demonstrable background in Tissue Viability.

Reporting to the Lead TVN, the Tissue Viability CNS is an influential role and recognised as being an expert in advanced complex wound therapies. You will support initiatives to improve the services to our customers, and ensure complete adherence to clinical compliance and regulatory/governance requirements as relevant for your specialisation.

What you’ll do:

• You’ll have the responsibility for leading the tissue viability service, developing high quality, evidence-based, wound care practice in the management of Inpatients and Outpatients with complex and/or chronic wounds in CH.
• You’ll devise and evaluate care plans for patients with compromised skin integrity based on the assessment process, with realistic nursing goals in consultation with patients, family, and the multi-professional team.
• You’ll support the development and facilitation of new procedures, techniques, protocols, and policies for our tissue viability services.
• You’ll support the development of the tissue viability link nurse group across the organisation, promote and develop education programs for nursing staff and other members of the multi-professional team, and participate in the orientation of new staff. Develop and participate in the delivery of the tissue viability educational programme to healthcare personnel involved with wound care and skin care within the hospital.

What you’ll bring:

• Registered Nurse Adult/RN (essential)
• Teaching/Training Experience (essential)
• Significant understanding of ILS/ALS
• Proven history as an RN in Tissue Viability (essential)
• Knowledge of current policies as set by NICE, EPUAP, and EWMA (essential)
• Post-registration study in Tissue Viability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across all levels

Why the Cromwell Hospital?

We are a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers.

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It’s important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. As a Bank Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist, you’ll be eligible for:

• Annual leave accrual paid every time you work.
• Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers.
• Access to preferential rates on Bupa products, such as health assessments, menopause plan, and some dental practices.

Diversity and Inclusion

Bupa is committed to making sure that every applicant is assessed solely on personal merit and qualifications. We actively celebrate the diversity of our colleagues and provide an inclusive environment so you can bring your true self to Bupa.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

If you are interested in applying and want to find out more information about the role please contact Sara Sutcliffe or email sara.sutcliffe@bupa.com

At Bupa we strive to ensure all our customers, patients, and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people, and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately.

Time Type: Part time

Job Area: Nursing & Theatres

Locations: Cromwell Hospital London