Tissue Viability nurse

Bupa; Leeds; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurer in the UK seeks a Tissue Viability Specialist to promote advanced wound therapies and improve care standards in our homes. You will lead initiatives to enhance skin integrity outcomes and provide training to clinical teams. Required qualifications include NMC registration, teaching experience, and knowledge of wound management therapies. The role offers a competitive salary of £55,000, benefits including a company car, health insurance, and 25 days of holiday.

Benefits

Company car

Health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Life insurance

Onsite gyms or local discounts

25 days holiday with options to buy or sell

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on advanced wound therapies.
• Monitor incidents and lead initiatives to reduce pressure ulcers.
• Promote evidence-based care and deliver targeted training.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for complex wound management.

Skills

Active NMC Registration

Experience in Tissue Viability environment

Teaching/training experience

Digital system and Excel capability

Experience in advanced therapies in wound management

Knowledge of current advances in wound care

Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Job description

Working closely with our clinical teams across the UK you will promote strategies to improve tissue viability within our care homes. How you’ll help us make health happen:

• Lead clinical excellence in tissue viability by providing expert guidance on advanced wound therapies and supporting clinicians in creating effective care plans.
• Drive quality improvement through monitoring incidents, identifying trends, and leading initiatives to reduce pressure ulcers and improve skin integrity outcomes.
• Champion education and best practice by promoting evidence‑based care, delivering targeted training, and building networks of tissue viability specialists across the business.
• Collaborate and innovate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance equipment usage, implement policies, and develop nurse‑led clinics for complex wound management.

Qualifications and Skills

• Active NMC Registration
• Minimum 1 year previous experience in a role of Tissue Viability environment
• Teaching/training experience
• Digital system and Excel capability
• Experience in advanced therapies in wound management including compression bandaging and negative pressure wound therapy
• Knowledge of current advances in wound care and pressure ulcer management
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Benefits

• Salary: £55,000 plus company car as benefit in kind (Essential for fulfilling the requirements of the role).
• Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing.
• 25 days holiday (exclusive of bank holidays), increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell. 3 Volunteer days per year.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan.
• Life insurance (7x salary).
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.

Work Details

• Time Type: Full time.

Why Bupa? We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do. We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.