Specialist Tissue Viability Nurse

WWL; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

WWL is seeking a Band 7 Specialist Tissue Viability Nurse to join the Tissue Viability Service. The post involves leading a team, driving improvements in wound care and reducing pressure ulcers while coordinating education for staff across WWL.

The role requires experience in tissue viability, change management, and the ability to travel between community and acute sites. Applicants should be aware of NHS policies and demonstrate leadership in quality initiatives.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with adult branch registration and ongoing professional development.
• Post-registration qualification in tissue viability to minimum level 6.
• Post-registration qualification in care and management of leg ulcers to minimum level 6.
• Evidence of professional development and a teaching qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a specialist, evidence-based wound care service.
• Develop and provide education to healthcare professionals across WWL.
• Deliver quality improvement projects and audit tissue viability practice.
• Travel between community and acute sites to support service delivery.

Skills

Communication

Wound assessment

Autonomous workload management

Leadership skills

Data analysis

Education

RN Adult

Tissue viability L6

Leg ulcers care L6

Tissue Viability Degree

Job description

People at the Heart. One Team. Your Career at WWL.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Specialist Tissue Viability Nurse within the WWL Tissue Viability Service.

We are looking for a highly skilled, innovative, dynamic and motivated nurse with clinical and leadership skills in Tissue Viability to join the Team.

This post requires an enthusiastic individual to work in a progressive area who will enjoy involvement in change management. You will be leading and working with the existing tissue viability team to transform the current service provision.

Please note: Applicants who have previously been advised that they do not meet the requirements for this position should not reapply unless they have since taken clear steps to strengthen their application. Reapplications must include evidence demonstrating how the essential criteria are now met.

Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should ideally have experience working within a Tissue Viability Service.

You will work closely with the TVNs, clinical leads, acute and community teams to further improve reduction in pressure ulcer incidents and improve quality in wound management across WWL.

You will demonstrate flexibility, excellent communication and leadership skills and the ability to develop, deliver and evaluate quality improvement projects within the service.

The ability to travel between both community and acute sites is essential.

You will be expected to be involved in tissue viability audit and education and will facilitate the implementation of best practice.

Applicants must have experience working collaboratively across acute and community setting within a tissue viability role or similar, with sound knowledge and clinical skills in all areas of wound management.

Working for our organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to provide high‑quality acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, our staff are central to everything we do — we believe that happy staff make for happy patients, and this ethos underpins our culture and our success.

We have a strong, recognised track record in staff engagement and in living our values:

People at the Heart

Listen and Involve

Kind and Respectful

• ONE Team

We are committed to placing patients at the heart of every decision and delivering safe, effective care that protects dignity and enhances experience. We seek to recruit people who share our values, our passion for high‑quality care, and our belief in working together as One Team.

At WWL, we recognise the strength that comes from a rich and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will support the service in the development of clinical procedures, protocols and practice to ensure effective delivery of service to patients within the Trust.

Duties and responsibilities will include to lead co-ordinate and develop a specialist and evidence based wound care service and involve the development and provision of education to all healthcare professionals across WWL.

A working knowledge of the current local and national healthcare agenda to influence best practice in line with tissue viability issues and organisational objectives.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Adult Branch)
• Post registration qualification in tissue viability to minimum level 6
• Post registration qualification in the care and management of leg ulcers to minimum level 6
• Advanced Degree in Tissue Viability Non-Medical Prescriber
• Evidence of professional development
• Healthcare related first level Degree Teaching Qualification

Experience

• Experience working at minimum Band 6 within Tissue Viability
• Experience in tissue viability including the management of highly complex wounds
• Experience of developing and delivering training and education tailored to meet group/individuals needs
• Experience of assessing standards of practice
• Policy development and implementation
• Experience of developing nursing practice
• Experience of change management, leadership and innovation
• Participation in audit
• Use of Datix or equivalent
• Working with key stakeholders including patients, staff & external partners
• Delivery of formal presentations & workshop style training to large and small audiences
• Collation & analysis of complex data
• Knowledge of budget management

Skills

• Skilled in written and verbal communication
• Highly developed clinical skills in the assessment, treatment and management of complex wounds
• Confidence in own knowledge base
• Innovative approach to problem solving
• Able to manage, co-ordinate own workload autonomously
• Able to work without supervision
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Teaching & facilitation skills
• Data analysis & presentation
• Root cause analysis investigation
• Highly developed motivating and influencing skills
• Coaching skills
• Research & audit skills
• Awareness of own leadership skills/style

Knowledge

• In depth knowledge of wound healing and tissue repair
• Up to date knowledge of wound care management
• Good understanding of clinical governance and its application to the specialist nurse role.
• Knowledge of the political and professional agenda and its applications to the role of the specialist nurse
• Knowledge & understanding of:
• NHS quality & safety agenda
• CQC Standards
• NHSLA Standard
• CQUIN process
• NHS Data Sources
• Harm Free Care Programme

Additional

• Ability to travel between sites & further afield to attend meetings etc.
• Willingness to undertake further development
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

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Guidance on Completing Your Application

Applications are assessed against the person specification. We strongly encourage you to use the supporting information section to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria, providing clear examples where possible.

On-Call

Please note that some roles may require participation in an on‑call rota, particularly those that are operational in nature.

WWL is part of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. We recognise continuous or ‘unbroken’ service from any Greater Manchester Local Authority, NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. This ensures access to our service-related benefits.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Sarah Kehoe Job title Corporate Director of Nursing Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 707 2278

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