Clinical Services Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist

Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Job Description:


 

Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist

Cromwell Hospital, SW5 0TU

Permanent- 37.5 hours per week

(Monday-Friday 08:00am-18:00hrs 4 days per week)

Competitive Salary

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 Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide specialist/evidence-based nursing services to our customers. This is an excellent opportunity for 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 advance complex wound therapies. You will support initiatives to improve the services to our customers, and make sure there is 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 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. As well as promote and develop education programs for nursing staff and other members of the multi professional team and participate in orientation of new staff.  Develop and participate in the delivery of the tissue viability educational programme to health care 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 Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist, you'll be eligible for: 

  • Payment of Professional Registration fees 
  • Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell 
  • Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind 
  • An enhanced pension plan and life insurance 
  • Annual performance-based bonus 
  • Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work 
  • Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gym pass 
  • Various other benefits and online discounts 
  • Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony 

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 of 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:

Full time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London

Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist

Location
South West London
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Full 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 challeging 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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Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist

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