Job summary
Bridgewater community Health care
NHS Foundation Trust are looking for a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic
person to join the existing Tissue Viability Team.
We are looking for a Registered
General Nurse with demonstrable experience with knowledge of
wound care management including accredited courses in tissue viability, and/or
leg ulcer management. Applicants must
have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. As a
Registered Nurse you will be responsible for supporting your manager in
ensuring that our service users needs are met through the delivery of
high-quality care. As a centre of excellence, you will offer a person-centred
approach to their independence and well-being.
The successful applicant will
have the opportunity to develop their existing knowledge working alongside
highly skilled Clinical Nurse Specialists promoting high quality patient
centred wound management.
For informal
enquiries please contact: Keith Moore, Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue
Viability. Tel 07469578209 Emma Baxter Tissue Viability Nurse Tel 07392191374
Main duties of the job
To support the Clinical Nurse Specialist for
Tissue Viability in providing an efficient and effective high quality service
Maintain a high standard of patient care in
accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct and within Scope of
Professional Practice.
Maintain own clinical and professional
expertise by participating in clinical supervision, professional development
planning and within NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
Promote the clinical effectiveness of the
nurse-led service using a multi- disciplinary team approach.
Promote a culture which utilizes latest
evidence and best practice.
Utilises analytical and judgemental skills in
the assessment of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed
health problems.
Provide professional
advice and leadership in tissue viability
To support the
Clinical Nurse Specialist for Tissue Viability in the delivery of education
programmes.
To provide effective clinical advice and
assistance in the assessment management, treatment and prevention of chronic
wounds.
To work autonomously under in/direct
supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our
NHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and
promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they were
created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important
to them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and
promote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships
based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right
skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and
show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide
sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Bridgewater
Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plan to integrate and form a new organisation on
the 1st April 2026. As such, if your start date is on or after
1st April 2026, you will be employed by the newly formed organisation.
Should you join Bridgewater prior to this date, your employment will
automatically transfer into the new organisation. We are confident that this
transition will provide new opportunities and a continued commitment to
excellence in patient care.
The post holder will be required to support the existing Tissue Viability Nurses in developing a research based approach to Tissue Viability.
Exploring the cost effectiveness of Current treatments and the introduction of new products for the benefit of patient care.
Acts as an autonomous practitioner within agreed protocols guided by organisational policies and within Scope of Professional Practice.
To have an in-depth knowledge and clinical experience in the area of Tissue Viability.
To support the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the development and implementation of evidence based practice and to act as a resource, because of his/her in-depth knowledge and skill in tissue viability.
To collaborate with the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the implementation of educational programmes to ensure that patients within the CHS receive the best possible and cost effective Tissue Viability care.
Act as a mentor to pre and post registration nurses, allied health professional and unqualified students.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To support the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Tissue Viability in providing an efficient and effective high quality service
- Maintain a high standard of patient care in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct and within Scope of Professional Practice.
- Maintain own clinical and professional expertise by participating in clinical supervision, professional development planning and within NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
- Promote the clinical effectiveness of the nurse-led service using a multi- disciplinary team approach.
- Contribute to the development of the Tissue Viability service.
- Promote a culture which utilizes latest evidence and best practice.
- Works autonomously under indirect supervision liaising with team leaders and co-ordinators as required.
- Works in a flexible way to support and maintain good team working practices.
- Utilises analytical and judgemental skills in the assessment of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health problems.
- Provide professional advice and leadership in tissue viability
- To support the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Tissue Viability in the delivery of education programmes.
- To provide effective clinical advice and assistance in the assessment management, treatment and prevention of chronic wounds.
- Participate in research activity within the Tissue Viability Service.
- To work autonomously under indirect supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability product evaluation to supporting informed choice when reviewing the Trust Dressings Formulary.
- To respect confidential information obtained during the course of your work and refrain from discussing such information without the consent of the patient/client or a person entitled to act on his/her behalf, except where disclosure is required by law or by the order of the court or is necessary in the public interest.
Managerial
- To assist the Clinical Nurse Specialist in providing accurate data for audit, governance and service development.
- Demonstrate commitment to multi-disciplinary team working across the local health economy.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of policies, procedures and clinical guidelines as appropriate.
- To act as a role model highlighting and disseminating good practice within Tissue Viability service.
- To work autonomously under indirect supervision of the Clinical nurse specialist in risk assessments for all patients in the community setting, ensuring the correct equipment is provided.
- To work autonomously under indirect supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in clinical audit recording and reporting data as required by the CHS.
Leadership
- To represent the Clinical nurse Specialist at multi agency and multi disciplinary forums within there area of expertise.
- To accept delegated responsibilities from the Clinical nurse Specialist within there scope of professional practice.
- To work autonomously under indirect supervision of the Clinical Nurse specialist in the management of the specialist caseloads.
Clinical
- To perform specialist assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care needs of the individual and their family/carer.
- To act as a resource to nursing and care homes on the treatment of chronic wounds and the use of pressure relieving equipment.
- To provide quality researched based nursing care at all times adhering to NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- To ensure practice is evidence based and to assist the Clinical Nurse Specialist in monitoring standards of care for Tissue Viability patients provided by community nurses.
- To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals across health and social services.
- To ensure comprehensive documented assessment and care planning for patients with chronic wounds, in conjunction with the named community nurse and patients.
- To raise awareness of ethical / legal issues relating to wound management and reflect this in clinical practice
- To work to acquire nurse prescribing status.
- To enhance knowledge of tissue viability in the wider nursing and allied health workforce to support the development of best practice.
Training and Education
- Develop and maintain own clinical and professional expertise by participation in clinical supervision, personal development planning and within the Scope of Professional Practice and NMC Code of Conduct.
- To participate in the identification of education needs and, implement and evaluate programmes involving all qualified and unqualified staff.
- To participate the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Tissue Viability in the delivery of education programmes.
- To maintain a high level of highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and practice.
- To participate in the organisation of link meetings for the purpose of regularly updating key staff on development in Tissue Viability so that they may cascade knowledge back to their colleagues.
- To assist the Clinical Nurse Specialist in addressing specific health targets.
- Contribute to and disseminate best practice through evidence, clinical benchmarking and guidelines.
- To take an active role in research and development following agreed trust protocols.
- To liaise with research departments and institutes when applicable.
- To be responsible for own professional development in accordance with NMC guidelines.
- To initiate new research projects under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Tissue Viability.
- To participate with the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the provision of accurate data as requested by the CHS.
- To participate with the Clinical Nurse Specialist in clinical audit, benchmarking and pilot projects in order to improve effectiveness of patient care
- To be responsible for the critical appraisal and dissemination of current relevant research, and lead in developing research based practice in all aspects of wound care.
- To work autonomously under direct supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability with the assessment and evaluation of wound care products in order to facilitate cost effective quality care.
Communication
- To develop partnerships with other agencies to enhance service delivery.
- To establish and maintain working arrangements and communication with GPs PHCT members and other services locally
- To represent the Clinical Nurse Specialist at multi agency and multi disciplinary forums.
- To attend multi agency case conferences to plan care and review existing care packages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Bridgewater
Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plan to integrate and form a new organisation on
the 1st April 2026. As such, if your start date is on or after
1st April 2026, you will be employed by the newly formed organisation.
Should you join Bridgewater prior to this date, your employment will
automatically transfer into the new organisation. We are confident that this
transition will provide new opportunities and a continued commitment to
excellence in patient care.
The post holder will be required to support the existing Tissue Viability Nurses in developing a research based approach to Tissue Viability.
Exploring the cost effectiveness of Current treatments and the introduction of new products for the benefit of patient care.
Acts as an autonomous practitioner within agreed protocols guided by organisational policies and within Scope of Professional Practice.
To have an in-depth knowledge and clinical experience in the area of Tissue Viability.
To support the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the development and implementation of evidence based practice and to act as a resource, because of his/her in-depth knowledge and skill in tissue viability.
To collaborate with the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the implementation of educational programmes to ensure that patients within the CHS receive the best possible and cost effective Tissue Viability care.
Act as a mentor to pre and post registration nurses, allied health professional and unqualified students.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To support the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Tissue Viability in providing an efficient and effective high quality service
- Maintain a high standard of patient care in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct and within Scope of Professional Practice.
- Maintain own clinical and professional expertise by participating in clinical supervision, professional development planning and within NMC Code of Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.
- Promote the clinical effectiveness of the nurse-led service using a multi- disciplinary team approach.
- Contribute to the development of the Tissue Viability service.
- Promote a culture which utilizes latest evidence and best practice.
- Works autonomously under indirect supervision liaising with team leaders and co-ordinators as required.
- Works in a flexible way to support and maintain good team working practices.
- Utilises analytical and judgemental skills in the assessment of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed health problems.
- Provide professional advice and leadership in tissue viability
- To support the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Tissue Viability in the delivery of education programmes.
- To provide effective clinical advice and assistance in the assessment management, treatment and prevention of chronic wounds.
- Participate in research activity within the Tissue Viability Service.
- To work autonomously under indirect supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability product evaluation to supporting informed choice when reviewing the Trust Dressings Formulary.
- To respect confidential information obtained during the course of your work and refrain from discussing such information without the consent of the patient/client or a person entitled to act on his/her behalf, except where disclosure is required by law or by the order of the court or is necessary in the public interest.
Managerial
- To assist the Clinical Nurse Specialist in providing accurate data for audit, governance and service development.
- Demonstrate commitment to multi-disciplinary team working across the local health economy.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of policies, procedures and clinical guidelines as appropriate.
- To act as a role model highlighting and disseminating good practice within Tissue Viability service.
- To work autonomously under indirect supervision of the Clinical nurse specialist in risk assessments for all patients in the community setting, ensuring the correct equipment is provided.
- To work autonomously under indirect supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in clinical audit recording and reporting data as required by the CHS.
Leadership
- To represent the Clinical nurse Specialist at multi agency and multi disciplinary forums within there area of expertise.
- To accept delegated responsibilities from the Clinical nurse Specialist within there scope of professional practice.
- To work autonomously under indirect supervision of the Clinical Nurse specialist in the management of the specialist caseloads.
Clinical
- To perform specialist assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care needs of the individual and their family/carer.
- To act as a resource to nursing and care homes on the treatment of chronic wounds and the use of pressure relieving equipment.
- To provide quality researched based nursing care at all times adhering to NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
- To ensure practice is evidence based and to assist the Clinical Nurse Specialist in monitoring standards of care for Tissue Viability patients provided by community nurses.
- To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals across health and social services.
- To ensure comprehensive documented assessment and care planning for patients with chronic wounds, in conjunction with the named community nurse and patients.
- To raise awareness of ethical / legal issues relating to wound management and reflect this in clinical practice
- To work to acquire nurse prescribing status.
- To enhance knowledge of tissue viability in the wider nursing and allied health workforce to support the development of best practice.
Training and Education
- Develop and maintain own clinical and professional expertise by participation in clinical supervision, personal development planning and within the Scope of Professional Practice and NMC Code of Conduct.
- To participate in the identification of education needs and, implement and evaluate programmes involving all qualified and unqualified staff.
- To participate the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Tissue Viability in the delivery of education programmes.
- To maintain a high level of highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and practice.
- To participate in the organisation of link meetings for the purpose of regularly updating key staff on development in Tissue Viability so that they may cascade knowledge back to their colleagues.
- To assist the Clinical Nurse Specialist in addressing specific health targets.
- Contribute to and disseminate best practice through evidence, clinical benchmarking and guidelines.
- To take an active role in research and development following agreed trust protocols.
- To liaise with research departments and institutes when applicable.
- To be responsible for own professional development in accordance with NMC guidelines.
- To initiate new research projects under the supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Tissue Viability.
- To participate with the Clinical Nurse Specialist in the provision of accurate data as requested by the CHS.
- To participate with the Clinical Nurse Specialist in clinical audit, benchmarking and pilot projects in order to improve effectiveness of patient care
- To be responsible for the critical appraisal and dissemination of current relevant research, and lead in developing research based practice in all aspects of wound care.
- To work autonomously under direct supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Tissue Viability with the assessment and evaluation of wound care products in order to facilitate cost effective quality care.
Communication
- To develop partnerships with other agencies to enhance service delivery.
- To establish and maintain working arrangements and communication with GPs PHCT members and other services locally
- To represent the Clinical Nurse Specialist at multi agency and multi disciplinary forums.
- To attend multi agency case conferences to plan care and review existing care packages.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 or 2 of NMC register.
- Tissue Viability Course at degree level/Recognised qualification in Tissue Viability.
Desirable
- ENB N49/18 or equivalent
- Practical research courses
- Non medical prescriber
- Working/or willing to work towards Msc
Experience
Essential
- Wide variety of post qualification nursing experience.
- Experience of working in wound clinics both chronic and acute.
Desirable
- Working within the field of tissue Viability.
- Experience in data collection and the area of clinical research
- Previous experience of working within the community setting
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to motivate others
- Flexibility
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of national/local initiatives affecting Primary Care.
- Basic management skills
- Uses research based practice
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Problem solving and decision making skills
- Ability to work within a team setting, supporting the Clinical Nurse Specialist and District Nurse Team Coordinators
Desirable
- Knowledge of all aspects of tissue viability and practical experience
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- IT and keyboard skills
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 or 2 of NMC register.
- Tissue Viability Course at degree level/Recognised qualification in Tissue Viability.
Desirable
- ENB N49/18 or equivalent
- Practical research courses
- Non medical prescriber
- Working/or willing to work towards Msc
Experience
Essential
- Wide variety of post qualification nursing experience.
- Experience of working in wound clinics both chronic and acute.
Desirable
- Working within the field of tissue Viability.
- Experience in data collection and the area of clinical research
- Previous experience of working within the community setting
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to motivate others
- Flexibility
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of national/local initiatives affecting Primary Care.
- Basic management skills
- Uses research based practice
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Problem solving and decision making skills
- Ability to work within a team setting, supporting the Clinical Nurse Specialist and District Nurse Team Coordinators
Desirable
- Knowledge of all aspects of tissue viability and practical experience
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- IT and keyboard skills
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Sponsorship
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
