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Medway Community Healthcare

Tissue viability assistant practitioner

The closing date is 19 November 2025

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Job summary

  • Do youhave a passion for improving patient outcomes througheffective pressure ulcer prevention and management?

  • Are you confident in workingautonomously across the community,visiting patients in their own homes, residential and nursing setting?

  • Do you take pride indeliveringhigh-quality, evidence-based care that makes a real difference to patients' comfort and recovery?

  • Are you looking for anopportunityto develop your clinical skills to support patients, carers, and colleagues in pressure ulcer prevention and wound care best practices?

If you answered yes,we'vegot the perfect role for you!

Weare looking foratissueviabilityassistantto work with patients as part of ourtissueviabilityteam.The right personwill review andoptimisespecialist pressure-relieving equipmentfor patients across Medway, promoting healthy skin care and helping to prevent pressure ulcers.

This is a community-based position, involving visits to patients own homes, residential homes and nursing homes,workingclosely with both thedynamicequipment andtissue Viabilityteams to deliver safe, high-quality,patient-centred care.

If this isyouwe look forward to welcoming you to our team.

Main duties of the job

  • Patient Equipment Review- Assess the suitability of current specialist pressure-relieving equipment and make recommendations to meet individual needs.

  • Pressure Ulcer Prevention - Evaluate patients risk levels, provide personalised prevention advice and educate patients and caregivers on maintaining healthy skin.

  • Collaboration - Work alongside the Dynamic Equipment Team to ensure timely reviews and correct equipment allocation.

  • Community Coverage - Visit patients across Medway in variety of settings, including private homes, residential care and nursing facilities.

  • Equipment Availability management- Monitor and oversee the availability of dynamic mattresses and other pressure-relieving devices to ensure timely provision.

About us

So what else?

  • This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
  • We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
  • We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
  • You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

  • Informal visits can be arranged on request.
  • We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
  • MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

813-243-1025-LB

Job locations

Our Zone

Pattens Lane

Rochester

ME1 2RB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job purpose

As a member of the Tissue Viability Team, you will be responsible for reviewing and optimising the use of specialist pressure relieving equipment for patients in Medway. You will promote healthy skin care, provide prevention advice for pressure ulcers, and ensure that patients receive the correct dynamic equipment based on their personal risk level.

This is a community-based role requiring visits to patients in their own homes, residential homes and nursing homes. You will work closely with the Dynamic Equipment and Tissue Viability teams to ensure reviews and effective allocation of resources.

Person specification

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Foundation degree in Health and Social Care or NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma level

Healthcare experience in preventing pressure ulcers.

Working collaboratively as part of a team.

Working in a health/social care environment.

Working with patients that are at risk of pressure ulcers.

Knowledge of pressure ulcers, what they are and how they develop and how they are prevented.

Having performed some training in pressure ulcer prevention.

Experience

Experience in acute or community settings

Experience working collaboratively as part of healthcare or social care team

Experience supporting patients at risk of pressure ulcers

Experience supporting training or education activities.

Special knowledge / expertise

Basic understanding of national guidelines and local policies relating to pressure ulcer prevention and tissue viability

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

Open, honest and transparent.

Good team member

Willingness to work occasional unsocial hours

Flexible and adaptable to change and varying workloads.

Practical / intellectual skills

Ability to travel independently across Medway (car driver with access to a vehicle).

Ability to communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and colleagues

Basic IT skills for documentation and reporting

Willingness to learn and develop new skills

MCH values

Being caring and compassionate

The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff are my priority.

I show kindness and humanity.

I am inclusive and non-discriminatory.

Working in partnership

I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services.

I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals.

I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations.

Delivering quality and value

I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes.

I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies.

I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working.

These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet.

Full JD can be found in the attachments

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job purpose

As a member of the Tissue Viability Team, you will be responsible for reviewing and optimising the use of specialist pressure relieving equipment for patients in Medway. You will promote healthy skin care, provide prevention advice for pressure ulcers, and ensure that patients receive the correct dynamic equipment based on their personal risk level.

This is a community-based role requiring visits to patients in their own homes, residential homes and nursing homes. You will work closely with the Dynamic Equipment and Tissue Viability teams to ensure reviews and effective allocation of resources.

Person specification

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

Foundation degree in Health and Social Care or NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma level

Healthcare experience in preventing pressure ulcers.

Working collaboratively as part of a team.

Working in a health/social care environment.

Working with patients that are at risk of pressure ulcers.

Knowledge of pressure ulcers, what they are and how they develop and how they are prevented.

Having performed some training in pressure ulcer prevention.

Experience

Experience in acute or community settings

Experience working collaboratively as part of healthcare or social care team

Experience supporting patients at risk of pressure ulcers

Experience supporting training or education activities.

Special knowledge / expertise

Basic understanding of national guidelines and local policies relating to pressure ulcer prevention and tissue viability

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

Open, honest and transparent.

Good team member

Willingness to work occasional unsocial hours

Flexible and adaptable to change and varying workloads.

Practical / intellectual skills

Ability to travel independently across Medway (car driver with access to a vehicle).

Ability to communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and colleagues

Basic IT skills for documentation and reporting

Willingness to learn and develop new skills

MCH values

Being caring and compassionate

The health and wellbeing of our patients and staff are my priority.

I show kindness and humanity.

I am inclusive and non-discriminatory.

Working in partnership

I ask for, respond to and offer feedback which improves the quality of our services.

I work effectively as part of my immediate team, the wider organisation and with external partners to achieve shared goals.

I take responsibility and ownership for my area of work and I meet and manage expectations.

Delivering quality and value

I raise my concerns and I am open and honest when things do not go well, learning from successes and mistakes.

I make the most of resources and reduce waste and inefficiencies.

I seek out, share and actively participate in new ideas and ways of working.

These are the core values and behaviours expected of all roles within MCH and individual performance in relation to the values is assessed in your PDR. A full description is available from your manager and the intranet.

Full JD can be found in the attachments

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma level

Desirable

  • Foundation degree in Health and Social Care

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in Community

Desirable

  • Experience supporting patients at risk of pressure ulcers
  • Working with dynamic equipment

Practical skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and colleagues
  • Basic IT skills for documentation and reporting

Desirable

  • Qualification in IT skills

MCH Values

Essential

  • Good understanding of MCH values

Driving

Essential

  • Full UK driving license
  • Access to a vehicle
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma level

Desirable

  • Foundation degree in Health and Social Care

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in Community

Desirable

  • Experience supporting patients at risk of pressure ulcers
  • Working with dynamic equipment

Practical skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and colleagues
  • Basic IT skills for documentation and reporting

Desirable

  • Qualification in IT skills

MCH Values

Essential

  • Good understanding of MCH values

Driving

Essential

  • Full UK driving license
  • Access to a vehicle

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Medway Community Healthcare

Address

Our Zone

Pattens Lane

Rochester

ME1 2RB


Employer's website

https://www.medwaycommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Medway Community Healthcare

Address

Our Zone

Pattens Lane

Rochester

ME1 2RB


Employer's website

https://www.medwaycommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Tissue Viability and Wound Clinic Specialist Nurse

Tania Smith

tania.smith5@nhs.net

07813565077

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

813-243-1025-LB

Job locations

Our Zone

Pattens Lane

Rochester

ME1 2RB


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