This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System

Organisations within scope are as follows:
•    Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
•    Southern Health Foundation Trust
•    Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
•    University Hospital Southampton
•    Solent NHS Trust 
•    South Central Ambulance Service
•    Isle of Wight NHS Trust
•    Hampshire Hospitals

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Our goal as part of the Patient Safety team is to deliver the Trust’s ambitious vision for Driving Excellence in care for our patients and our communities.  We aim to be an organization where staff work together to ensure patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people want to come to work.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic and innovative individual to join our friendly and motivated Tissue Viability team.

If you are committed to improving outcomes for patients and reducing the risk of harm then this post is your chance to work in a great team and make a real difference for our patients and the care they receive. This band 6 Tissue Viability nurse role involves working closely with front line clinical teams, providing hands on wound care support in a wide variety of areas. This includes clinical assessment and intervention, complex wound management with specialist dressings and wound treatments. Regularly delivering education regarding Tissue Viability topics including pressure ulcer prevention and management, and working alongside the Multi-Disciplinary team to ensure cohesive working for optimum patient care.

In return we offer development opportunities within the Tissue Viability service and wider patient safety arena.

What will you bring?:

Enthusiasm-  experience within the Tissue Viability remit is essential and enthusiasm for the specialty is important.

Dynamism- a keenness to continually improve the service we provide, seeking opportunities for change 

Innovation- looking forward and embracing new ideas, technologies and approaches.

Commitment- always working with patients at the centre of all you do, and with the Tissue Viability team and wider Multidisciplinary team.

Please read the person specification carefully and give evidence that you meet the requirements when completing your application.

Job Description

Qualifications/Experience/Knowledge:

• Registered General Nurse.
• First Degree in a clinically relevant subject or working towards.
• Relevant teaching qualification.
• Experience within the Tissue Viability remit (evidence supporting this)
• A minimum of 3 years post registration experience.
• Recent clinical Nursing experience within an acute setting within the last 2 years.
• Skills and Knowledge and clinical expertise within the speciality
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and non-verbal).
• Effective leadership and team building skills.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills.
• Critical appraisal and problem solving skills.
• Research awareness and evidence of application of research into practice.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Ability to work independently but collaboratively, ability to influence the clinical effectiveness of others
• Able to demonstrate leadership skills.
• Self motivated.
• Approachable.
• Adaptable.
• Enthusiastic.
• Empathetic.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.