Leg Ulcer/ Lymphodema Specialist Nurse

Tameside Hospital; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave + bank hols

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with stress, bereavement, and/

More wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Leg ulcer/ Lymphodema specialist nurse (Band 6). This permanent 22.5-hour post runs Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, with a focus on leg ulcers, lymphoedema and lower limb wounds across hospital and community settings.

Lead and support the Tissue Viability team, ensuring high standards of care, clinical governance and efficient workload management. Flexible working and NHS pension are included.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with post-registration wound care experience.
• Evidence of CPD and involvement in teaching or mentorship.
• Leg ulcer management training or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and review tissue viability care from routine to complex cases.
• Lead and delegate staff as directed by the lead nurse across multiple sites.
• Manage lower limb issues including lymphoedema and compression therapy strategies.
• Coordinate workload and provide specialist wound care advice in hospital and community settings.

Skills

Wound care

Leg ulcer management

CPD

Mentorship

Communication

IT skills

Travel across sites

Education

RGN registration

Wound care CPD

Tools

Doppler assessment

Compression bandaging

Job description

Job summary

Leg ulcer/ Lymphodema specialist nurse: Band 6 - Permanent (22.5 hours) Monday - Friday (8am - 4pm) shift pattern

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the recently amalgamated Tissue Viability/Lymphoedema and Leg ulcer service. The post holder will assist and work independently within the Leg ulcer/Lymphoedema team as part of the Tissue Viability service. The candidate will be working within community and hospital settings, providing specialist wound care advice, organising workload, promoting clinical excellence with a specific focus on the assessment and management of Leg ulcer, Lymphoedema and lower limb wounds, including multilayer bandaging as appropriate. Exercising leadership and judgement to ensure good clinical practice and high standards of care are maintained in order to meet service demand

You will be working within an integrated department and be involved with the current changes and developments within the organisation

Main duties of the job

The post holder has continuing daily responsibility and accountability with and without direct supervision from the Tissue Viability lead nurse.

Assess, plan, implement and review routine through to complex issues using research and evidence based knowledge to underpin practice in the field of tissue viability, lower limb issues including lymphoedema, including compression therapy strategies and multi layer bandaging where appropriate.

To supervise, lead, inform and delegate staff as appropriate to the needs of the service by utilising nursing skills and resources effectively as directed by the lead nurse. This will include: chronic oedema management, complex wound assessment, doppler assessment, leg ulcer management.

About us

Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Safety


• Care


• Respect


• Communication


• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.

• flexible working


• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays


• sick pay


• NHS Pension Scheme


• free eye tests and health checks


• gym discount


• free bicycle loan scheme


• salary sacrifice car scheme


• support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more

Closing date

03 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change, Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year, pro rata per annum

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

245-NAM6TIS-10-26

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Registered General Nurse; post registration experience in wound care; evidence of continuous professional development (CPD); evidence of involvement in teaching; evidence of mentorship experience; leg ulcer management course or equivalent


• Desirable: relevant wound care qualification (tissue viability/wound care); chronic oedema/manual lymphatic drainage qualification or equivalent; nurse prescriber V100, V150, V300; specialist practitioner district nursing qualification

Experience

• Essential: experience of managing the care of patients with complex tissue viability/lymphedema needs; experience of managing a caseload; understanding of clinical governance and safety/quality initiatives pertaining to the role; implementation of audit/evidence based recommendations; excellent communication skills and awareness of conflict management; evidence of development needs/support/mentorship to junior staff including students; can demonstrate continuous professional development


• Desirable: evidence of innovative practice; knowledge of lymphoedema assessments and techniques; experience of working in a community setting; experience of acting as a tissue viability link nurse; wound management skills: topical negative pressure application, doppler and compression bandaging

Skills and Knowledge

• Essential: high standard of clinical practice and expertise to meet service need; IT skills/computer literacy; knowledge of the values underpinning the NHS Constitution; reflective practitioner; reliability and flexibility to meet service requirements; ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact

Team leader - Leg ulcer/Lymphodema: Debra Jackson, [e-mail], 07747763619

Employer website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/