Tissue Viability Nurse
Band 6
- Corporate Services
- Band 6
- Permanent
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:00-16:00)
- 328-CP-7474240
- The James Cook University Hospital
- Middlesbrough
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
- Yearly
- 23/10/2025 23:59
Job overview
Are you a dynamic individual looking for a new challenge and development?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of a dynamic team and provide highest standards of care for Tissue Viability. This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic and motivated healthcare practitioner who has a genuine desire to work in the speciality of Tissue Viability and to provide professional and clinical leadership in all aspects of Tissue Viability and with the wider patient safety agenda.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Tissue Viability Nurse to join the Specialist Tissue Viability Team to provide a specialist service across the organisation. You will work as part of a highly motivated and proactive tissue viability team which is able to provide professional and personal development opportunities and offer appropriate support for this post. You will have an active role in all aspects of wound care management within the Trust, including audits, pressure ulcer management and reporting, prescribing and leading on training programs and managing projects for all aspects of tissue viability.
Are you ready for the next level in your career? You may have a Tissue Viability qualification or an equivalent knowledge of tissue viability issues and a determination to improve the care of patients across all areas of the Trust, this includes the acute and community.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
- Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
- Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Degree in nursing studies or healthcare related subject, or evidence of working towards degree completion.
- Mentorship Certificate or demonstratable equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- Tissue Viability Course
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills in Tissue Viability
- Good understanding of research, audit and evidence-based practice.
- Able to work autonomously and as a member of a small team, as well as part of the wider multidisciplinary team.
- Competent in the use of IT packages
- Excellent communication skills.
- Able to prioritise tasks and demonstrate flexibility.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical teaching experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant Nursing experience.
- Evidence of Managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Evidence of innovation in practice.
- Tissue Viability/Wound care link nurse.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Ability to cross site working and work across professional team and organisational boundaries.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of complex decision making.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne McCormick
- Job title
- Lead Nurse
- Email address
- joanne.mccormick1@nhs.net
- Telephone number
- 01642858449
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