Tissue Viability Nurse

Assessment and care planning to meet the health and wellbeing of patients Demonstrate a high level of complex decision making in relation to the assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of individualised patient care. Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs of patients. Demonstrate a high level of care provision. Communicate effectively using appropriate methods with people at all levels both inside and outside the organisation to ensure seamless care. Maintain and develop your own professional competence and seeks to extend scope of personal knowledge and skills within the scope and role of professional practice. Be aware of the Health and Safety at Work Act and all Trust policies and procedures in relation to health and safety to ensure agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment for everyone. Supports and assists the matron for patient safety and safe staffing in the promotion, development and sustainability of a patient safety culture. Undertakes a wide range of interventions in order to support the patient safety team in the delivery of patient safety initiatives, enabling the Trust to deliver sustainable improvements care. Contribute to high quality patient safety by utilising improvement methodology to support our clinical teams in improving the quality of care given to patients across the Trust. Facilitate and monitor progress of relevant patient safety improvement initiatives. To ensure that work is completed within timescales, meeting the required quality standards e.g. level of service is provided, thoroughness, adherence to quality measures and protocols. To support equality and diversity in relation to the actions and responsibilities of everyone. To participate in the design and implementation of a structured audit programme. Gather, analyse and report a wide range of data and information. Disseminate knowledge and skills to all staff across the Trust to enable ward teams to take forward service improvement initiatives.