Clinician - Johannesburg

Responsibilities:

• Support both internal & external customers with up-to-date clinical information relating to HARTMANN Wound Care portfolio as well as the Hollister portfolio.
• Identify & develop best practice with the use of HARTMANN and Hollister solutions in the form of case studies, medical journal writing, poster presentation and clinical forum presentations.
• Co-ordinate and deliver wound and ostomy care education internally and externally at both regional and national level.
• Educate and assist nursing staff with the safe and effective delivery of care within the designated area and ensure a high standard of patient care in liaison with ward managers, consultants and other professionals.
• Evaluate and review patterns of working, giving professional support to the ward / department in conjunction with the lead ET/ and wound care in the clinic.
• To educate and assist nursing staff with pre -operative assessment, citing and counselling of patients.
• To educate and assist nursing staff with postoperative support and care to patients.
• To assist nursing staff with selection of suitable postoperative products.
• To schedule appointments with patients who are unable to attend hospital clinics and if requested by Product Specialist after approval by the In-Patient National Sales Manager.
• Complete required administration tasks which may include , D4 Patient Information, [ETMS], sample requests for patients, recording boot stock inventories twice a week, and completing monthly reports on activities.
• Ensure data privacy is in line with POPIA regulations including appropriate collection, storage and transmission of any customer data.

Qualifications:

• Degree or Diploma in Nursing or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council SANC as a professional nurse.
• Stomaltherapy qualification / currently working as a Stomaltherapy Nurse / working in a GIT ward or busy doing a Stomaltherapy Course would be advantageous.
• Woundcare qualification / currently working as Woundcare nurse or busy doing a Woundcare course would be advantageous.
• 4 years' experience in a clinical setting working with patients and/or end users.
• Training and presentation skills