Tissue Viability Nurse

Dublin Simon Community; Dublin; On-site; EUR 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

5% pension match

Paid Sick Leave Policy

Maternity Leave Policy

Bike to Work Scheme

Commuter Travel Tax Savers

1st-week Comprehensive Training

Progression Opportunities

Job summary

Dublin Simon Community is seeking a Tissue Viability Nurse to provide specialist wound care leadership for residents at Ushers Island HACF. The role focuses on prevention, assessment, and management of wounds within a 100-bed unit, delivering person-centred, trauma-informed care and ensuring best practice in tissue viability.

You will collaborate with the Primary Care Tissue Viability Service and MDTs to ensure continuity of care, share learning, and integrate practice across services.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on the active NMBI register.
• Post-registration qualification in Tissue Viability or Wound Management.
• Minimum 3 years’ post-registration nursing experience with tissue viability/wound care.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and management of wounds.
• Lead wound care plan development for residents with complex needs.
• Conduct regular wound audits, risk assessments, and practice reviews.
• Support nursing staff in escalation of deteriorating wounds and skin issues.
• Act as a clinical resource to the MDT, with bedside teaching.

Skills

Advanced clinical assessment

Wound management

Autonomous practice

Interpersonal communication

Audit & quality improvement

Documentation & record-keeping

Staff training & development

Trauma-informed care

Person-centred care

Education

Nurse registration (NMBI)

Tissue Viability / Wound Management qualification

Postgraduate qualification (NFQ 9+)

Job description

About Us:

At Dublin Simon Community, we’re dedicated to making home a reality. We empower individuals to access and sustain housing through services like prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and targeted interventions, in collaboration with our partners.

If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for client-focused, friendly, and adaptable individuals to join our team.

We prioritise best practices in HR, including staff training, communication, and involvement in decision-making, to create a supportive and effective work environment.

About The Role

The Tissue Viability Nurse will provide specialist clinical expertise, leadership, and support in the prevention, assessment, and management of wounds for residents of Ushers Island HACF. This role is essential in supporting individuals with complex needs, including addiction, chronic health conditions, homelessness, and unstable health literacy.

The post holder will work across the 100-bed unit with a main focus on the Step Up, Step Down Surgical Service, delivering person-centred, trauma-informed care, and ensuring best practice in tissue viability. This role includes close partnership working with the Primary Care Tissue Viability Service, ensuring continuity of care, shared learning, and integrated practice.

Contract Type

Full-time, permanent

Location

Usher’s Island

Work Hours

37.5 hours, 5-day liability

Salary

58,000-70,000 DOE

Reports to

Assistant Director of Nursing

Role Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, and management of acute and chronic wounds, pressure injuries, skin integrity concerns, leg ulcers, diabetic foot wounds, traumatic wounds, and complex non-healing wound presentations.
• Lead on the development and implementation of wound care plans for residents with multifaceted physical, social, and addiction-related needs.
• Conduct regular wound audits, risk assessments (including Waterlow/Braden), and reviews of clinical practice.
• Support nursing and support staff in timely identification and escalation of deteriorating wounds or skin integrity issues.
• Act as a clinical resource to the multidisciplinary team, offering specialist advice and bedside teaching.

Education and Training

• Deliver training and competency development to nurses, HCAs, and MDT members on wound assessment, pressure injury prevention, dressing selection, and documentation.
• Promote trauma-informed approaches when working with people who may have anxieties around care, bodily exposure, or previous negative healthcare experiences.
• Provide ongoing coaching and reflective learning to enhance practice across the unit.

Governance & Quality Improvement

• Contribute to the development and review of clinical policies, procedures, and guidelines relating to tissue viability.
• Monitor compliance with national standards, HIQA requirements, and internal governance systems.
• Lead or participate in quality improvement initiatives, audits, and PDSA cycles aimed at improving skin integrity outcomes.
• Monitor and report on wound prevalence, pressure injury incidence, tissue viability trends, and relevant quality indicators to support organisational learning and service improvement.
• Support the standardisation and appropriate use of wound care products to ensure safe, effective, evidence-based and cost-conscious practice.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality clinical documentation.

Partnership & Collaboration

• Work in partnership with the Primary Care Tissue Viability Nurse to coordinate joint assessments, align care plans, and facilitate continuity of care for residents transitioning into or out of the service.
• Liaise with external acute hospitals, community health teams, and addiction services where required.
• Facilitate timely referral to appropriate external services, including GP, vascular, podiatry, dermatology, infectious diseases, acute hospital and community services, where clinically indicated.
• Contribute to case reviews, MDT meetings, and discharge planning processes.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
• Uphold the NMBI Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics.
• Maintain up-to-date clinical knowledge, including emerging evidence in wound care, dressing technologies, and pressure injury prevention.
• Critically appraise current evidence and research in tissue viability and wound management, translating relevant findings into clinical practice, guidelines, education and quality improvement activity.
• Participate in supervision, CPD, and reflective practice sessions as required.

Essential

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered Nurse on the active register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), registered in the appropriate division of the register for the post.
• Relevant post-registration/postgraduate qualification in Tissue Viability, Wound Management or a closely related specialist area, preferably at NFQ Level 9 or above; minimum Level 8 qualification may be considered where supported by substantial specialist experience and an agreed professional development pathway.
• Minimum of 3 years’ post-registration nursing experience, including demonstrable specialist experience in tissue viability/wound management and the assessment and management of complex wounds, pressure injury prevention, leg ulcer care, diabetic foot wounds and non-healing wounds.
• Evidence of working at Clinical Nurse Specialist level, including autonomous specialist practice, clinical leadership, education, audit, quality improvement, policy development and service improvement.
• Demonstrate depth and breadth of nursing experience in the specialist area of wound management and tissue viability relevant to the role.
• Commitment to undertake any additional CNS-related professional development, including relevant prescribing or specialist practice education, where required by organisational policy, service need or national guidance.
• Experience working in settings involving addiction, homelessness, or vulnerable populations (or a strong understanding of related issues).

Desirable

• Experience in health and addiction care settings.
• Training in trauma-informed care or psychological safety.
• Experience delivering staff training or quality improvement initiatives.

Skills & Competencies

• Advanced clinical assessment and wound management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously while contributing to a collaborative culture.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a strengths-based, non-judgmental approach.
• Strong organisational, audit, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to support staff skill development and clinical decision-making.
• Commitment to trauma-informed, person-centred care.

Benefits To Working With Dublin Simon Community

• 25 days annual leave
• 5% matched contribution to your pension
• Paid Sick Leave Policy
• Paid Maternity Leave Policy
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Commuter Travel Tax Savers Ticket
• 1st-week Comprehensive Training
• Progression Opportunities

Please note: If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please contact the Recruitment Team at [phone]. Shortlisting will continue throughout the recruitment process.

Dublin Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.