Wound Care Nurse

Overview

Direct Care

• Provide a specialist nursing service for patients with a complex wound care issues who require support and treatment through the continuum of care
• Undertake comprehensive patient assessment to include physical, psychological, social and spiritual elements of care using best evidence-based practice in wound care
• Use the outcomes of patient assessment to develop and implement plans of care/case management in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and the patient, family and/or carer as appropriate.
• Monitor and evaluate the patient’s response to treatment and amend the plan of care accordingly in conjunction with the MDT and patient, family and/or carer as appropriate.
• Make alterations in the management of patient’s condition in collaboration with the MDT and the patient in line with agreed pathways and policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines (PPPG’s).
• Accept appropriate referrals from MDT colleagues
• Co-ordinate investigations, treatment therapies and patient follow-up
• Communicate with patients, family and /or carer as appropriate, to assess patient’s needs and provide relevant support, information, education, advice and counselling as required
• Work collaboratively with MDT to provide a seamless service delivery to the patient, family and/or carer as appropriate
• Indirect Care
• Identify and agree appropriate referral pathways for patients requiring wound care interventions.
• Participate in case review with MDT colleagues
• Participate in discharge planning for patients with complex needs in collaboration with MDT.
• Take a proactive role in the formulation and provision of evidence based PPPGs relating to Wound Care nursing care
• Take a lead role in ensuring the service for patients with Wound Care conditions is in line with best practice guidelines.
• Liaise with the other departments on the provision of the service to ensure the highest quality of wound care is provided to patients
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings and ward rounds as required and participate in team discussions regarding treatment needs as appropriate
• Demonstrate vision, innovation and flexibility in nursing practice
• Assist in the development and regular reviews of Patient Information Leaflets for specific wound care procedures.
• Patient/Client Advocate
• Develop and support the concept of advocacy, particularly in relation to patient participation in decision making, thereby enabling informed choice of treatment options
• Respect and maintain the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of the patient, family and/or carer

• Education & Training

• Maintain clinical competence in wound management nursing, keeping up to date with relevant research to ensure the implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Provide the staff nurses with appropriate information and other supportive interventions to increase their knowledge, skill and confidence in managing patient condition.
• Contribute to the design, development and implementation of education programmes and resources for the staff, nurses in relation to wound care thus empowering them to self-manage the patient’s condition.
• Provide mentorship and preceptorship for nursing colleagues as appropriate.
• Participate in training programmes for nursing, MDT colleagues and key stakeholders as appropriate
• Create exchange of learning opportunities within the MDT in relation to evidence based wound care delivery through journal clubs, conferences etc.
• Be responsible for addressing own continuing professional development needs.

• Audit & Research

• Establish and maintain a register of patients within the Clinical Nurse Specialist (Wound Care) service.
• Maintain a record of clinically relevant data aligned to National Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) as directed and advised by the Nursing Services Specialist and DoN.
• Identify, initiate and conduct nursing and MDT audit and research projects relevant to the area of practice.
• Identify, critically analyse, disseminate and integrate best evidence relating to Wound Care care into practice
• Use the outcomes of audit to improve service provision
• Contribute to service planning and budgetary processes through use of audit data and specialist knowledge
• Monitor, access, utilise and disseminate current relevant research to advise and ensure the provision of informed evidence-based practice

Qualifications

• Essential: _the post holder must_
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing in home country
• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.
• Manage their own professional re-licensure.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)
• NLT 5 years in an acute care facility
• Experience within a relevant area of Wound Care / wound care management and prevention.
• DESIRABLE: The post holder _should have_ :
• Evidenced ability to work as part of an inter-professional team.
• Master’s degree in nursing or related subject
• Organizational and administrative skills with which to use the electronic medical record platform for clinical documentation.
• Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic.