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JOB PURPOSE
To undertake the role of Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability, by independently managing the care of patients with tissue viability issues utilising high levels of specialist clinical assessment, decision making and clinical judgement to formulate appropriate treatment plans within the speciality.
Responsible for leading and developing the nurse-led service within the speciality to improve practice and work collaboratively across healthcare boundaries, implementing and evaluating evidence based standards, guidelines and policies.
Provide specialist multi-disciplinary education and training programmes for healthcare professionals and other professional groups.
To implement and undertake audit, research and/or quality improvement activities ensuring evidence-based practice in the specialist area.
To contribute to the development implementation, coordination, and evaluation of NHS Lothian wide Tissue Viability policies, protocols/guidelines ensuring adherence at all times.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact helen.ramsay@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or 07977300113