Bupa UK
Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist - BANK
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Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist - Bank
Location: Cromwell Hospital, Kensington SW5 0TU
Contract Type: Bank Contract
Compensation: Competitive Hourly Rate
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.
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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.
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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.
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