Tissue Viability and Physical Health Nurse

We have a full time Band 7 role within our growing physical health team managing tissue viability across our in-patient services as well as supporting staff with specialist training in wound management. As such we are looking for an experienced nurse with experience in tissue viability who can also advise staff on physical health complaints and support improvements in physical health care.

We are a key part of the Nursing and Quality Corporate Service Line and work closely with colleagues in the Nursing Development Team. The post holder will be based at our new hospital in Tooting with access to specified training suites designed for the teams sole use., The post holder will hold a qualification in Tissue Viability or be willing to complete a course within the first year of employment. The role will also involve the development of policies relating to pressure ulcer care and the post holder should be able to provide education to individual wards and units or plan and prepare a training day for staff to attend.

The Physical Health team are responsible for assisting and advising staff on the management of acute and long term physical health complaints, this can vary from attending MDT meetings to the physical review of a service user on the ward.

At South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust our mission is "making life better together".

The Physical Health team is expanding!

An exciting opportunity has arisen, do you want to help improve physical health care for inpatient service users at SWLSTG as well as lead on Tissue Viability? If yes, then we want to hear from you!, We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

About our locations:

Springfield University Hospital, Tooting

Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities. A 32-acre public park, shops and cafes are coming soon. Close to shops, cafes and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.

We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 09:00 to 17:00, giving you the very best of good work life balance.