Specialist Clinical Practitioner

National health service; Pulborough; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

National health service is seeking a Specialist Clinical Practitioner in Tissue Viability to provide expert clinical care across community settings, nursing homes, and acute sites. The post holder will have specialist knowledge in tissue viability assessment and management of long-term conditions and frailty.

The role includes independent prescribing, comprehensive assessments, and coordinating care with primary, secondary, and other agencies.

Qualifications

• NMC registration is essential and up to date.
• BSc (Hons) degree in 2:2 or above.
• Postgraduate qualification relevant to tissue viability or healthcare.
• Non-medical prescribing and CPD participation, or willing to work towards within 2 years.
• Clinical skills course with ability to diagnose and arrange investigations, or willing to work towards within 2 years.
• Registered mentor.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for acutely unwell patients with tissue viability conditions, navigating frailty and LTC through primary, community and secondary care pathways.
• Assist in recognising early tissue viability issues and skin trauma, formulating clinical management plans and arranging referrals as needed.

Skills

NMC registration

Non-medical prescribing

CPD participation

Clinical skills course

Registered mentor

Education

BSc (Hons) degree in 2:2 or above

Postgraduate qualification

Job description

Job summaryA Specialist Clinical Practitioner in Tissue Viability provide expert clinical care for patients within community, Nursing residential homes and acute sites. The post holder will have specialist knowledge and skills in Tissue viability assessment, and how long-term conditions, frailty, physical assessment, impact these conditions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will use clinical reasoning, diagnostic reasoning and independent prescribing to assist in the recognition of early symptoms of tissue viability conditions and skin trauma and injuries. The post holder will undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical and psycho-social care needs of tissue viability patients who may also have complex chronic disease. Formulating a clinical management plan. This will involve gathering and interpreting information, performing tests and analysing the results, arranging onward referral if deemed necessary. The post holder will coordinate care and services to be delivered within
primary care for patients during an acute episode of illness also if appropriate supporting discharge from hospital. Working in partnership with primary, secondary care and other appropriate agencies, including the voluntary sector. To prescribe safe effective and appropriate medication as defined by legislative framework and/or agreed protocols and guidelines.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and
breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep.

Details

Date posted29 October 2026

Reference number319-8372475IOJob locationsNursery ParkAshingtonNE63 0DQUnited Kingdom

Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary49,387 to 56,515 a yearpro rata per annum

ContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time,
Flexible working

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will be expected to co-ordinate care for acutely unwell patients with tissue viability conditions and navigate patients with frailty and LTC through pathways across the primary, community and secondary care interface. This will include the prevention of unnecessary admissions, facilitating appropriate discharges, and in-reaching into both acute and rehabilitation facilities.

Person Specification

Essential

• EssentialNMC registration
• BSc (Hons) degree in 2:2 or above
• Appropriate post graduate qualification
• Non-medical prescribing and evidence of participating in CPD or willing to work towards within 2 years
• Clinical skills course and evidence of diagnosing and arranging investigations or willing to work towards within 2 years
• Registered mentor

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants