Job Description

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Tissue Viability team at UHSussex covering Worthing & St Richard's hospital sites. The post holder will be able to develop their understanding of harm-free care and skin integrity as how these relate to the trusts strategy.



You will be advocating and practising autonomously for a variety of patients within the major trauma centre hospital site to optimise their care delivery and patient experience.



Quality care is at the heart of the tissue viability teams vision at UHSussex and we are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic registered nurse to join us on our mission to harm free care.



Being part of the Tissue Viability Team at UHSussex will require passion, determination, innovations, and excellent team work. The post holder will

need to be able to assess the patient holistically and act as their advocate to achieve optimal wound healing goals.



There will be a need for the post holder to be flexible at times to provide service delivery across multiple hospital sites across the county of Sussex.



There will be support and supervision to ensure the post holder is competent and confidential to deliver the needs of the service across

the differing sites.



The post holder will have delegated responsibilities including supporting and developing high quality evidence based wound care practices within the organisation.



As well as striving to delivering effective teaching both in a classroom setting and on a 1-1 basis.



The post holder will assist with the development and participate in the delivery of the tissue viability educational program to health care professionals involved with wound care and skin care within the acute care setting.



The purpose of the post is to contribute to an advanced specialist tissue viability service that positively impacts on the experience of patients by providing high standards of clinical practice and care as appropriate across the Trust.



At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack:

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/



Act as and be fully engaged with the tissue viability teams a cross the organisation.



Act as a role model and demonstrate high standards of infection prevention and hand hygiene policies and protocols.



Provide professional and clinical leadership in aspects of tissue viability and issues with skin integrity breakdown.



Actively support service delivery through appropriate triaging of referrals to ensure the patient list is actioned in order of severity.



Deliver high standards of wound care treatment and management.



Provide autonomous assessments and develop management plans for inpatients at the Brighton, Newhaven, and Haywards Heath hospital sites.



Support the tissue viability team to deliver teaching, training, and education programmes following the needs of the staff, their disciplines, and their banding.



Deliver ward based focused training to improve knowledge and understanding of the ward nursing teams.



Contribute to the trust wide strategy of implementing the aSSKINg care bundle.



Please refer to the and Person Specification for full details.