Plastic Surgery Specialist Nurse

The Plastic Surgery Specialist Nurse is required to have a good knowledge of wound care to facilitate assessment, management and implementation of care for complex wounds within Plastic Surgery.
The Plastic Surgery Specialist Nurse will assist the ACP for Plastic Surgery with the day to day running and development of the Plastic Surgery nursing service.
This role includes delivery of education and participation in ward rounds to ensure continuity of care for patients on the plastic surgery wards, dressings clinic and satellite areas including trauma and orthopaedics and dermatology.
The Plastic Surgery Specialist Nurse is required to support/lead on product evaluations relevant to the speciality in collaboration with the Tissue Viability team and the production and implementation of new pathways/guidelines.
The Plastic Surgery Specialist Nurse will work autonomously within an agreed scope of practice.

Main duties of the job
Please see Job Description attached for a more detailed description of the main duties of the job.
Main duties include but not limited to ward rounds, nurse led clinics, teaching and point of contact for patients under the care of Plastic Surgery, 1. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
2. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
3. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
4. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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