Tissue Viability and Lymphodema Specialist Nurse

NHS; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in the UK is looking for a Tissue Viability and Lymphodema Specialist Nurse to join their team. This role involves managing patient referrals and supporting nursing staff in delivering high standards of care. Candidates should hold a relevant qualification and NMC registration. Benefits include flexible working, a competitive salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, and other perks such as a NHS Pension Scheme and gym discounts.

Benefits

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrate leadership skills and attributes.
• Evidence of development needs/support/mentorship to junior staff including students.
• Ability to manage complex needs assessments and plan future care.

Responsibilities

• Manage activities of the Tissue Viability Team and provide specialist wound care advice.
• Educate and empower nursing staff to provide high standards of care.
• Assess and develop students and junior staff.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Conflict management awareness

Understanding clinical governance

Innovative practice

Education

NMC registration

Relevant wound care qualification

Registered mentor/Practice teacher

Job description

Go back Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tissue Viability and Lymphodema Specialist Nurse

The closing date is 29 December 2025

Tissue Viability/ Lymphodema Specialist Nurse Band 6 - Permanent vacancy - (1 x 33.45 1 day off every other week)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Tissue viability team to work across Tameside and Glossop integrated care Trust. The post covers all areas of Tissue viability and Lymphodema and leg ulcer.

As a Band 6 Tissue viability nurse, you will be expected to triage patient referrals and incident reports, prioritise workload, assess and review patients holistically supporting a dressing plan and for the appropriate equipment to aid healing/prevent deterioration.

It is a part of the Tissue Viability specialist nursing role to educate and empower clinical nursing staff to provide high standards of care to our patients.

The Tissue Viability team have an understanding of the reporting and investigation of pressure ulcer incidents, supporting the clinical managers and the Tissue Viability lead nurse with this is also a part of the tissue viability specialist nursing role.

Within the tissue Viability team there is:

• Tissue Viability Team leader
• Tissue Viability specialist Nurse
• Admin and equipment support member.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have responsibility for management of the routine activities of the Tissue Viability Team, providing specialist wound care advice, organising workload, exercising leadership and judgement to ensure good clinical practises and high standards of care are maintained in order to meet service demand.

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

Assess and develops students and junior staff to reach their potential by designing learning programmes and acting as a student assessor.

About us

Tameside and 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:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

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.

Benefits include; 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.

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• Registered mentor/Practice teacher
• Relevant wound care qualification

Experience

• Demonstrate leadership skills and attributes
• Knowledge of factors requiring consideration in planned change.
• Ability to manage complex needs assessments and plan future care.
• Demonstrate an 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.
• Evidence of innovative practice

QI work and understanding

• QI work and understanding of methodology
• Understanding/participation

Driving license

• Ability to travel

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.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPro rata per annum