Nursing & Theatres Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist (Bank)

Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist (Bank)

Location
Cromwell Hospital London
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Part Time
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Job Description:

Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist - Bank

Cromwell Hospital, Kensington SW5 0TU

Bank Contract

£32.00ph

We Make Health Happen

At Bupa, we champion diversity and 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 clinical expertise and the support of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, patient care can remain your top priority. Combined with flexible bank working arrangements, you'll be able to maintain a healthy work-life balance while developing your career within one of London's leading private hospitals.

How You'll Make Health Happen

As a Bank Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will provide specialist, evidence-based nursing services to patients with complex and chronic wounds. Reporting to the Lead Tissue Viability Nurse, you will be recognised as a clinical expert in advanced wound management and play a key role in driving high standards of tissue viability care across the hospital.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leading the Tissue Viability Service by developing and promoting high-quality, evidence-based wound care practices for both inpatients and outpatients.
  • Assessing patients with compromised skin integrity and developing, implementing and evaluating individualised care plans in collaboration with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.
  • Providing expert advice and guidance on the management of complex wounds and advanced wound therapies.
  • Supporting the development and implementation of new procedures, techniques, protocols and policies relating to tissue viability services.
  • Ensuring compliance with clinical governance, regulatory and best practice standards relevant to tissue viability.
  • Developing and supporting the Tissue Viability Link Nurse network across the organisation.
  • Designing and delivering tissue viability education programmes for nursing staff and members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Supporting the induction and ongoing development of new staff through education, mentorship and clinical leadership.
  • Contributing to service improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and experience.

Key Skills / Qualifications

  • 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

We offer a range of benefits for our bank staff :

  • Annual leave will accrue on a monthly basis, equivalent to 20 days per year, from commencement of employment and be based on the number of hours worked per month.
  • We believe in our business and the difference it can make, offering you discounted private medical insurance.
  • All employees benefit from a specialist online discount website covering your everyday shopping, entertainment, eating out and insurance cover.
  • Our subsidised gym membership will help you keep in tip top shape! If you would prefer a full-body massage, we offer them free to staff too!
  • And to keep you well fed, we have a subsidised staff restaurant and coffee shop lead by expert caterers.

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring, and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to ”Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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.

Time Type:

Part time

Job Area:

Nursing & Theatres

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London

Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist (Bank)

Location
Cromwell Hospital London
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Part Time
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Cromwell
Hospital

At Cromwell Hospital, we have a great team of determined and loyal health care professionals. We’re continually investing in the world’s most advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies. That's why patients choose to come to us from across the UK, and more than 100 other countries around the world.

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Our
purpose

Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We do this by providing a broad range of healthcare services, support and advice to people throughout their lives. People are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we make health happen.

Our
values

Every company needs an ethos, and we're no different. Through good days and challenging times, we always work with our values in mind. These are: Brave - Make new possibilities happen. Caring - Act with empathy and respect. Responsible - Own your decisions and actions.

We don't have shareholders at Bupa, which means we're free to invest our profits where they matter: our patients, our facilities, our research, and you. 

As a healthcare provider, we have a duty to do the right thing. By our customers, our people and our partners. The Bupa Code holds us to this duty. It's our promise to protect, care for, and build trust with everyone who relies on us.

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Free to be
you

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 and making a better world.Free
to be you.

Back in September 2018, we made a pledge. That we'd do whatever we could to make Bupa a diverse, kind and inclusive place to work.

Everyone deserves a positive working environment. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard. Everyone deserves freedom from bullying, harassment and discrimination.

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His combined clinical experience across the world had led him to join us as Modern Matron for Oncology and Chemotherapy Day Unit (CDU) at Cromwell Hospital.  

With a desire to understand his patients, team, and department studies, he encompasses our values through his work, promoting a healthier and happier experience for all. 

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Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist (Bank)

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Cromwell Hospital London
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Part Time
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