# Community Matron: Tissue Viability > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-matron-tissue-viability/d81265dd-85ea-4385-962e-702813a0fe3e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-matron-tissue-viability/d81265dd-85ea-4385-962e-702813a0fe3e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T07:02:24.817Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Manchester/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8043441 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8043441?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting new role to shape wound care in a Mental Health Trust. To provide expert clinical leadership in Wound care and tissue viability, delivering advanced assessment and management of complex wounds across mental health services. The post holder will maintain a strong clinical focus while influencing practice, improving patient outcomes, and reducing avoidable harm such as pressure ulcers. ### Main duties of the job - Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for wound care and pressure ulcers in Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust (GMMH) - Provide advanced clinical assessment and management of complex wounds within inpatient GMMH settings and support/education to staff on wound care. - Deliver direct patient care for complex cases and support the delivery of pressure area care and wound care in GMMH. - Provide specialist advice and consultancy to MDTs. - Lead education and training programmes for staff. - Lead on the pressure ulcer panel and wound prevention group. - Attend key meetings and conferences on behalf of GMMH for wound care. · ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for wound care and pressure ulcers in Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust (GMMH) - Provide advanced clinical assessment and management of complex wounds within inpatient GMMH settings and support/education to staff on wound care. - Deliver direct patient care for complex cases and support the delivery of pressure area care and wound care in GMMH. - Provide specialist advice and consultancy to MDTs. - Lead education and training programmes for staff. - Support and lead quality improvement, audit, rapid reviews of care and governance processes. - Lead on and contribute to policy development and service improvement. - Lead on the pressure ulcer panel and wound prevention group. - Advise on clinical risk and areas for escalation through - Act as a clinical leader and role model across the Trust. - Line manages individuals as required. - Attend key meetings and conferences on behalf of GMMH for wound care. - Develop relationships with Acute Provider/Community Providers to support good working relationships and appropriate referral mechanisms - 60% direct clinical practice/patient facing ## Job Details An exciting new role to shape wound care in a Mental Health Trust. To provide expert clinical leadership in Wound care and tissue viability, delivering advanced assessment and management of complex wounds across mental health services. The post holder will maintain a strong clinical focus while influencing practice, improving patient outcomes, and reducing avoidable harm such as pressure ulcers. ## Job Description Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for wound care and pressure ulcers in Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust (GMMH) Provide advanced clinical assessment and management of complex wounds within inpatient GMMH settings and support/education to staff on wound care. Deliver direct patient care for complex cases and support the delivery of pressure area care and wound care in GMMH. Provide specialist advice and consultancy to MDTs. Lead education and training programmes for staff. Lead on the pressure ulcer panel and wound prevention group. Attend key meetings and conferences on behalf of GMMH for wound care. · ## Responsibilities Be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for wound care and pressure ulcers in Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust (GMMH) Provide advanced clinical assessment and management of complex wounds within inpatient GMMH settings and support/education to staff on wound care. Deliver direct patient care for complex cases and support the delivery of pressure area care and wound care in GMMH. Provide specialist advice and consultancy to MDTs. Lead education and training programmes for staff. Support and lead quality improvement, audit, rapid reviews of care and governance processes. Lead on and contribute to policy development and service improvement. Lead on the pressure ulcer panel and wound prevention group. Advise on clinical risk and areas for escalation through Act as a clinical leader and role model across the Trust. Line manages individuals as required. Attend key meetings and conferences on behalf of GMMH for wound care. Develop relationships with Acute Provider/Community Providers to support good working relationships and appropriate referral mechanisms 60% direct clinical practice/patient facing ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of mental health and physical health interaction ### Experience **Essential** - Postgraduate qualification in Tissue Viability - Registered Adult Nurse with current NMC registration **Desirable** - - Understanding on how to support patients with SMI, self-neglect, Self harm and challenging engagement, ensuring parity between physical and mental health care. ## Documents - [person spec (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10355969) - [8a community matron tvn (pdf, 544.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10332089) - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.