Wound Care - Bury, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

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Bury, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job overview:

The post holder will work to support the current Service Lead and Band 7 Team Leader to clinically and operationally manage the Wound Care & Lymphoedema Service across the Borough of Bury.

The role requires the ability to facilitate and embrace change and be committed to team working. The post holder will also act as a specialist support for the tissue viability element of the service.

Main duties of the job:

Responsible for prioritising and planning own workload on a day to day basis.
Develop standard processes within the Wound Care & Lymphoedema Service.
Ensure staff are aware and working within agreed processes.
Agree objectives reflective of Community Services corporate objectives
Input/upload data onto the Paris system and maintain up to date records.
Produce documents using appropriate software, as requested by the manager.
Develop and maintain effective communication pathways with outside agencies such as Local Authority, Home Office, GPs and CCG.
Deal with, and respond to, enquiries from a variety of organisations and individuals in a sensitive and confidential manner.
Arrange and coordinate meetings/events as required e.g. training sessions
Act as specialist support for the tissue viability element of the service.

Working for our organisation:

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

We believe in our power and potential to
make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -
care,
appreciate and
inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.

The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

The post holder will work to support the current Service Lead and Band 7 Team Leader to clinically and operationally manage the Wound Care & Lymphoedema Service across the Borough of Bury.

The role requires the ability to facilitate and embrace change and be committed to team working. The post holder will also act as a specialist support for the tissue viability element of the service.

Responsible for prioritising and planning own workload on a day to day basis.
Develop standard processes within the Wound Care & Lymphoedema Service.
Ensure staff are aware and working within agreed processes.
Agree objectives reflective of Community Services corporate objectives
Input/upload data onto the Paris system and maintain up to date records.
Produce documents using appropriate software, as requested by the manager.
Develop and maintain effective communication pathways with outside agencies such as Local Authority, Home Office, GPs and CCG.
Deal with, and respond to, enquiries from a variety of organisations and individuals in a sensitive and confidential manner.
Arrange and coordinate meetings/events as required e.g. training sessions
Act as specialist support for the tissue viability element of the service.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

Essential criteria:

Registered Nurse/Adult Branch Current NMC registration Specialist Practitioner in District Nursing (or currently training), or a competency based community development programme at degree level Non Medical Prescribing qualification (V150) V300 Non Medical Prescribing qualification Mentorship qualification

Desirable criteria:

Tissue viability course

Experience:

Essential criteria:

Experience of Case/Care management within a Community Nursing Team Experience in managing a team Audit & Research experience Experience of participation in service improvement activities and managing change

Desirable criteria:

- clinical supervision

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Org