Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

·            Foundation degree in Health and Social Care or NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma level

·            Healthcare experience in preventing pressure ulcers.

·            Working collaboratively as part of a team.

·            Working in a health/social care environment.

·            Working with patients that are at risk of pressure ulcers.

·            Knowledge of pressure ulcers, what they are and how they develop and how they are prevented.

·            Having performed some training in pressure ulcer prevention.

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Experience

·   Experience in acute or community settings

·   Experience working collaboratively as part of healthcare or social care team

·   Experience supporting patients at risk of pressure ulcers

·   Experience supporting training or education activities.

Special knowledge / expertise

·   Basic understanding of national guidelines and local policies relating to pressure ulcer prevention and tissue viability

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

·   Open, honest and transparent.

·   Good team member

·   Willingness to work occasional unsocial hours

·   Flexible and adaptable to change and varying workloads.

Practical / intellectual skills

·   Ability to travel independently across Medway (car driver with access to a vehicle).

·   Ability to communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and colleagues

·   Basic IT skills for documentation and reporting

·   Willingness to learn and develop new skills

MCH values

Being caring and compassionate

The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff are my priority.

I show kindness and humanity.

I am inclusive and non-discriminatory.

Working in partnership

I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services.

I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals.

I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations.

Delivering quality and value

I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes.

I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies.

I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working.

These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet.