Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse to join our Brent Integrated Care Team, based at Wembley Park. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and motivated clinician who is passionate about delivering high quality, evidence based tissue viability care within the community.
As a Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse, you will provide expert, holistic assessment, advice and intervention for patients with complex wound care needs, with a strong focus on wound prevention, healing and patient centred outcomes. You will play a key role in ensuring consistently high standards of care, supporting best practice and improving clinical outcomes across the service.
You will work autonomously within the community while also collaborating closely with colleagues across the Outer North West Division, including the Brent and Harrow Tissue Viability Nursing teams and the wider multidisciplinary team. The role offers the opportunity to influence practice, enhance patient experience and contribute meaningfully to the ongoing development and improvement of the Tissue Viability service.
You will receive regular clinical supervision from the Tissue Viability Service Lead, alongside access to ongoing training, professional development opportunities and team meetings, ensuring you are supported to grow, lead and thrive within your role
Main duties of the job
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Provide expert clinical leadership, assessment and treatment for patients with highly complex wounds, ensuring consistently high standards of evidence based, patient centred care
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Line manage and support staff, including supervision, performance management, education and professional development
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Lead and deliver training and education across the Tissue Viability service and wider workforce, designing formal training materials and supporting clinical competence
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Contribute to service development through research, innovation and the application of evidence based practice, including equipment evaluation, formulary development, pathways, SOPs and policies
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Support effective resource and budget management and participate in internal and external audits to drive continuous service improvement
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Act as a visible clinical leader and role model, providing specialist expertise and leadership within the multidisciplinary team
About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The above outlines the main duties of the post, which may be reviewed in line with service development and evolving needs. Further details of the required skills, knowledge and experience are set out in the Job Description and Person Specification. Any changes will be discussed and agreed in conjunction with the post holder.
Successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The above outlines the main duties of the post, which may be reviewed in line with service development and evolving needs. Further details of the required skills, knowledge and experience are set out in the Job Description and Person Specification. Any changes will be discussed and agreed in conjunction with the post holder.
Successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level in relevant clinical speciality or equivalent combination of post graduate diploma, courses, and experience
- Registered Nurse
- Extensive experience as a tissue viability nurse
- Post registration course in wound management or leg ulcer management
- Independent non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Mentorship in practice or equivalent
- Relevant course in wound care/pressure ulcer care/ leg ulcer management
Experience
Essential
- Working within a Primary Health Care setting
- Working in a role of Tissue Viability
- Research and Audit
- Partnership Working
- Knowledge of RCN / NICE Guidelines & Essence of Care
- Benchmarks
- Multi-agency working
- Implementing evidence-based practice.
- Worked as a tissue viability link nurse/equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate/Masters level
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Care Planning and caseload management
- IT skills
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Assessments skills
- Advanced wound technologies e.g., VAC therapy, intermittent pneumatic compression, bio-surgical debridement
- Health Promotion
- Facilitation skills
- Ability to teach clients and colleagues, both formally and informally
- Presentations/ Report writing
Key Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of Data protection
- Knowledge of Health and safety
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Desirable
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level in relevant clinical speciality or equivalent combination of post graduate diploma, courses, and experience
- Registered Nurse
- Extensive experience as a tissue viability nurse
- Post registration course in wound management or leg ulcer management
- Independent non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Mentorship in practice or equivalent
- Relevant course in wound care/pressure ulcer care/ leg ulcer management
Experience
Essential
- Working within a Primary Health Care setting
- Working in a role of Tissue Viability
- Research and Audit
- Partnership Working
- Knowledge of RCN / NICE Guidelines & Essence of Care
- Benchmarks
- Multi-agency working
- Implementing evidence-based practice.
- Worked as a tissue viability link nurse/equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate/Masters level
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Care Planning and caseload management
- IT skills
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Assessments skills
- Advanced wound technologies e.g., VAC therapy, intermittent pneumatic compression, bio-surgical debridement
- Health Promotion
- Facilitation skills
- Ability to teach clients and colleagues, both formally and informally
- Presentations/ Report writing
Key Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of Data protection
- Knowledge of Health and safety
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Desirable
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
