Senior Tissue Viability & Skin Integrity Nurse Consultant

Transformation Unit; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust seeks an experienced Tissue Viability and Skin Integrity Nurse Consultant (Band 8b) to provide expert clinical and professional leadership across the Trust and wider health system.

The post holder will lead tissue viability services, influence wound care strategy, and drive quality improvements while managing budgets and staff in a community-focused NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Evidence of working at a senior level in tissue viability.
• Experience in policy development and governance frameworks.
• Experience in budgeting and HR staffing.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership for tissue viability and skin integrity services across the Trust.
• Influence wound care strategies and skin integrity policy decisions.
• Lead quality improvement programmes across the organisation.
• Line manage Tissue Viability Specialist Nurses and related roles.
• Develop standards, pathways and governance frameworks.

Skills

Leadership

Policy development

Audit/quality

Budget management

Strategic partnership

Education

MSc Professional Practice (Tissue Viability)

Leadership qualification

Doctoral study/und knowledge

Professional body registration

Job description

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust seeks an experienced Tissue Viability and Skin Integrity Nurse Consultant (Band 8b) to provide expert clinical and professional leadership across the Trust and wider health system.

The post holder will lead tissue viability services, influence wound care strategy, and drive quality improvements while managing budgets and staff in a community-focused NHS environment.