Tissue Viability Nurse

Transformation Unit; King's Lynn; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Tissue Viability Nurse (Band 6) in King’s Lynn. The role involves autonomous clinical leadership, specialist wound care across community and inpatient settings, and education for clinical teams.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to promote best practice, lead on tissue viability pathways, and drive service development while maintaining high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
• Degree and/or Masters level post-graduate qualification or willingness to undertake ENB N18 or Leg Ulcers course
• Tissue Viability Course passed or willingness to undertake training

Responsibilities

• Maintain tissue viability best practice across Norfolk Adults in partnership with service leads, including community and inpatient teams
• Manage a patient caseload and evaluate clinical outcomes
• Apply assessment, analytical and clinical reasoning skills to patient conditions
• Build links across NHS settings to improve patient care
• Provide clinical leadership, advice and support to healthcare professionals
• Deliver education and training to clinical teams

Skills

Tissue viability knowledge

Wound care

Pressure ulcer prevention

Clinical leadership

Education and training

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Team player

Autonomous working

Problem solving

IT skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Masters or post-graduate qualification

ENB N18 or Leg Ulcers course

Tools

MS Office

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Main area Tissue Viability Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 839-8379750-PG

Employer East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site St James Clinic Town Kings Lynn Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/11/2026

Tissue Viability Nurse

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Tissue Viability Service, supporting the delivery of high-quality specialist wound care across the West Place locality of Norfolk. Working autonomously and as part of a wider multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert clinical assessment, advice and leadership for patients with complex tissue viability needs across community and inpatient settings.

You will act as a specialist resource for patients, families and healthcare professionals, supporting evidence-based practice, service development and the delivery of education to clinical teams. Working closely with the Tissue Viability Specialist Nurses, Leg Ulcer Nurses and wider community teams, you will promote best practice in wound care through collaborative and relational working, building strong professional relationships that support high-quality, patient-centred care and improved outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced clinician with a passion for tissue viability, clinical leadership and education, who is committed to influencing practice, supporting colleagues and driving continuous improvement across services.

Main duties of the job

• Has strong knowledge and experience in tissue viability, wound care and pressure ulcer prevention.
• Can work autonomously while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates excellent assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Is passionate about improving patient outcomes and delivering high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Builds positive working relationships and uses a collaborative, relational approach to influence practice and support colleagues.
• Has the confidence to provide clinical leadership, advice and support to healthcare professionals across a range of settings.
• Enjoys developing others through education, coaching and clinical support.
• Is adaptable, organised and able to respond to changing service demands across different locations.
• Has a commitment to quality improvement, audit, service development and continuous professional learning.

Working for our organisation

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Maintain tissue viability best practice across Norfolk Adults in partnership with the relevant service leads within the organisation,including community and inpatient teams, dermatology and lymphoedema specialists, providing place-based clinical care and treatment, leadership and oversight to support high-quality patient care.
• Maintain a patient caseload, delivering and evaluating the effect of clinical specialist care and interventions.
• To apply developed assessment, analytical and clinical reasoning skills in evaluating the patients’ condition and in progressing and implementing appropriate treatment plans, maintaining accurate clinical records.
• Forge links between all health care settings across Norfolk Adults to maximise opportunities to improve patient care and the environment in which care is delivered; through relational working, maintaining a highly visible profile and through regular contact with clinical staff, patients, carers and community teams.
• Be place based with a requirement to support and cover other place clinicians during periods of leave, high demand or as the service needs require.
• Support tissue viability education and training plan for community and ward based supporting the development of clinical practice and capability.
• Engage clinical teams in the implementation of new pathways of care to meet the requirements of national tissue viability guidance as and when it is published.
• Develop and maintain relationships with NHS, community providers and voluntary sector providers to embed improved pathways of care and integrated service delivery.
• Provide information to support informed consent and act as the patient advocate when informed discussion may lead to choices being made with regard to care and treatment.
• To work closely with the TV Nurse teams from the local / referring Acute Trusts and community nursing and inpatient teams around the discharge of patients with complex wounds, providing a seamless service for the patient.
• Keep professionally updated, working within National initiatives to develop the service and support best clinical practice.
• Support audits within community and inpatient teams as required.
• Support the Trust pressure ulcer action plan and associated processes in the reduction of preventable pressure ulcers alongside community and inpatient teams and the TV team. .
• Provide wound care, advice and support for nursing teams to reduce the risk of patient harm, improve healing and reduce the number of avoidable inpatient admissions.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Degree and/or Masters level post-graduate course or desire to undertake ENB N18 or Care and Management of Leg Ulcers Course Certification
• Tissue Viability Course

Experience

• Significant wound care experience and understanding of importance of maintaining skin integrity
• Experience in delivering training or education
• Experience of teaching
• Experience of audit
• Significant community nursing experience

Skills

• Knowledge of Tissue Viability National Strategy
• Management of acute and chronic wounds
• Knowledge and implementation of pressure ulcer prevention
• Able to provide high standards of care
• Ability to use own initiative
• Good observational & reporting skills
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data / patient records
• Good interpersonal skills
• A team player
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient / service needs
• Basic IT skills – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams

Communication

• Confidence in adapting communication to meet needs of different stakeholders and patients
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
• Understand importance and significance of various forms of communication across teams; including face-to-face, telephone and Microsoft Teams

Personal and People Development

• Evidence of relevant experience and development
• Willingness to continue own development, and acknowledge areas of potential growth
• Ability and confidence to seek help and support
• Willing to undertake appropriate training

Personal Attributes/ Behaviours

• Adaptability and Flexibility to support community and specialist teams as service requires
• Strong team ethic

Other

• The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations.
• Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle (if applicable)
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
• Team working skills
• Self-motivated
• Ability to move between details and the bigger picture.
• Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
• Embrace change, viewing it as an opportunity to learn and develop

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 Rachel Sweeney Job title Skin Integrity Service Lead Email address [e-mail] Additional information

Luise Balding

Tissue Viability Team Lead. [e-mail]