Nurse Specialist - Tissue Viability

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is looking for experienced Band 6 Nurses to join its Tissue Viability Service. In this role, you will provide expert wound management and clinical input under the guidance of the Lead Tissue Viability Nurse. Responsibilities include delivering wound care, providing training for healthcare professionals, and coordinating care for patients. This position requires maintaining professional registration and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes. Competitive salary and the opportunity for development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must maintain Professional Registration.
• Adhere to the relevant Code of Practice.
• Experience in providing clinical supervision and specialized wound care.

Responsibilities

• Manage workload and coordinate investigations necessary for treatment.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care programmes.
• Provide specialized wound management advice and education.

Skills

Wound management

Patient assessment

Clinical supervision

Team collaboration

Education

Professional Nursing Registration

Job description

The Tissue Viability teams across MWL have an exciting opportunity to join the Tissue Viability Service with 2 Band 6 positions available across the sites, a substantive WTE 1.0 (37.5hr) Band 6 based primarily at Southport and Ormskirk sites and a substantive WTE 0.4 (15 hr) based primarily at Whiston, St Helens & Newton sites although some cross site working may be required.

Will provide a specialist role under the guidance and leadership of the Lead Tissue Viability Nurse. They will provide expert advice and clinical input into the prevention of pressure ulcers and management of complex wounds.

They will support in the delivery of wound care and training of healthcare professionals including the supervision of clinical practice.

They will work as part of the MDT with the aim of preventing admission, supporting early discharge and providing ongoing support and advice for patients with wounds within the acute setting.

They will provide advanced standards of clinical assessment, evidence based advice and education to prevent and manage wounds to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

They will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and represent the lead practitioner when they are not available.

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.

Responsibilities

• Managing workload and coordination of investigations and procedures necessary for treatment plans.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualized specialised programmes of care to provide support and advice to other staff as appropriate.
• Provide specialised wound management, planning, advice and guidance on relevant topics to influence the practice of all healthcare professionals within the Trust and externally as/if required.
• Use specialist knowledge to ensure liaison and/or referral to other members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide advice to staff in respect of appropriateness of equipment required in relation to assessed patient need.
• Provide clinical supervision to healthcare professionals in relation to prevention of pressure ulcers/wounds and use of equipment for this purpose.

About the Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Key Duties

• Ensure that the care of patients with wounds in the acute setting is to a high standard and support the Lead Nurse Specialist to ensure the clinical governance agenda includes evidence-based protocol development, audit, risk management and professional development.
• Co‑ordinate the care of patients, carers and their families with wounds within the acute setting to provide a seamless service within the multi‑professional team, including staff from other statutory and voluntary agencies, both hospital and community based.

Clinical and Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain Professional Registration.
• Adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body.
• Manage own workload and coordinate investigations and procedures necessary for treatment plans.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate individualized specialised programmes of care and provide support and advice to other staff as appropriate.
• Provide specialised wound management, planning, advice and guidance on a range of relevant topics to influence the practice of all health care professionals within the Trust and externally as/if required.
• Use specialist knowledge to ensure liaison and/or referral to other members of the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Provide advice to staff in respect of appropriateness of equipment required in relation to assessed patient need.
• Provide clinical supervision to health care professionals in relation to prevention of pressure ulcers/wounds and use of equipment for this purpose.
• Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including management of patients in their care.
• Organise the job role effectively to manage clinical priorities and use of time.
• Act as a patient advocate through the application of critical and professional knowledge and skills.
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure a coordinated service. This will include representing the Tissue Viability Team at service meetings, case conferences and corporate governance meetings.
• Provide advice to palliative care services in wound and equipment management as appropriate.
• Promote better understanding on the prevention and management of wounds to patients, carers and their families to encourage self‑management through education and support.
• Represent the organisation in regional and national forums as the expert on wound care and pressure ulcer prevention.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Adhere to local and national recordkeeping guidance to ensure patient safety and accurate recording of patient information.
• Ensure digital record keeping for wound care is undertaken with informed patient consent and completed daily after each patient consultation.
• Active involvement in the TVN service clinical governance agenda by assisting the Lead TVN as required with the implementation of quality assurance programmes, education programmes, risk management procedures.

Teaching and Training Responsibilities

• Provide monthly teaching and training for all staff in the prevention of pressure ulceration.
• Provide teaching and training for link nurses on a bi‑monthly basis to improve nursing standards in the prevention of pressure ulceration.
• Responsible for keeping own clinical practice up to date with continuing professional development and revalidation.

Research and Audit

• The post holder is required to participate in clinical and other local and national audits as required, including developing, setting and monitoring evidence-based care standards, protocols, guidelines and research projects for the TVN service.

This advert closes on Friday 6 Feb 2026