Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse Band 7

NELFT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Billericay; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an experienced nurse with a passion for wound care to join their Tissue Viability team. The role involves assessing and delivering care, managing clinical risks, and contributing to clinical governance. Candidates should be registered nurses with expertise in wound care. The organization offers a supportive environment, flexible working arrangements, and a comprehensive induction program.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Proactive health and wellbeing support

Support for the Armed Forces community

Qualifications

• Experience in providing tissue viability advice and support.
• Ability to assess, manage, plan, and deliver patient care.
• Critically appraise evidence-based literature.

Responsibilities

• Assess and deliver care to patients allocated.
• Organise and prioritise workload.
• Contribute to clinical governance through participation.

Skills

Wound care expertise

Clinical risk management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse with a passion for wound care to be a member of the Tissue Viability team, offering specialist tissue viability advice and support across the North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) units.

Responsibilities

• As a registered nurse responsible for patients allocated to them and assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including professional and legal accountability.
• Organise and prioritise own and others’ workload.
• Act as the trust resource for clinical expertise in tissue viability.
• Maintain organisational knowledge relating to trust protocols and procedures, particularly in administration of medicines and moving and handling.
• Ensure effective risk management at team level by accident/incident reporting, assessing and controlling residual risks, and adding them to the trust register.
• Work in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct (2008) and other NMC advisory papers.
• Critically appraise evidence‑based literature and use this knowledge to inform practice and teaching.
• Maintain professional knowledge and skill through completion of relevant accredited courses, attendance at external courses/conferences, development of an individual development plan, and by developing and maintaining supportive networks.
• Contribute to clinical governance through participation in clinical risk assessment and management, clinical audit, and research.
• Maintain expert level of clinical competence and a professional portfolio.
• Evaluate and develop your own role to improve treatment and support for patients and further develop service, working with colleagues, patients and carers to embed the three NELFT values: kind, respectful, and working together with our communities.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

Starting with Us

NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training, and the allocation of equipment. New starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers and attend several drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe

This post also attracts payment for a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011 per annum pro‑rata for part‑time). Sponsorship is not offered for all roles; please check your eligibility under the UKVI points‑based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, the HCA Sup is excluded to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• A long‑standing and award‑winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long‑term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
• Commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work‑life balance, through flexible working opportunities and support for working parents and carers – recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’.
• Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
• Details of wellbeing and benefits offer can be found via internal resources.
• As a flexible‑working friendly organisation, we can accommodate flexible working arrangements such as job share, part‑time hours or other patterns – discuss with us.
• Support for the Armed Forces community: covenant signed, Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans, reservists and military spouses, and additional leave for reservists to attend their annual camp.

Join #TeamNELFT

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We are CQC rated Good and are working towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway, providing community and mental healthcare services to adults and children. Our award‑winning equality and diversity initiatives, disability confidence leadership, and training opportunities help us embed a just and compassionate culture.