# Senior Tissue Viability Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-tissue-viability-nurse/8091960f-dd1b-48bd-a2bf-4a5f9ae6ae0c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-tissue-viability-nurse/8091960f-dd1b-48bd-a2bf-4a5f9ae6ae0c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Abingdon Community Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:11:05.480Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Abingdon/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Tissue_Viability/Tissue_Viability-v8220362 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8220362?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Main duties of the job https://ohft365.sharepoint.com/sites/hr/Shared%20Documents/Forms/Documents.aspx?viewid=cb476701%2Dbe8e%2D4ee3%2Db382%2D7cdf3f7ed52f&ct=1676287727386&or=Teams%2DHL&ga=1&ovuser=759ac89b%2D2aa4%2D4973%2Db048%2De6903b46a8b6%2CFrancesca%2ERussell%40oxfordhealth%2Enhs%2Euk&TeamsCID=12db3959%2D781c%2D4f90%2D9b92%2D6dc2f9831c9c&OR=Teams%2DHL&CT=1786440642915&clickparams=eyJBcHBOYW1lIjoiVGVhbXMtRGVza3RvcCIsIkFwcFZlcnNpb24iOiI0OS8yNjA3MTYxNjAxMyIsIkhhc0ZlZGVyYXRlZFVzZXIiOmZhbHNlfQ%3D%3D&id=%2Fsites%2Fhr%2FShared%20Documents%2FJob%20Descriptions%20and%20Job%20Evaluation%2FJob%20Description%20Library%2FBand%206%2FNursing%20%26%20Midwifery%2FBand%206%20Senior%20Tissue%20Viability%20Nurse%20%28IJES%2096618%29%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2Fhr%2FShared%20Documents%2FJob%20Descriptions%20and%20Job%20Evaluation%2FJob%20Description%20Library%2FBand%206%2FNursing%20%26%20Midwifery ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Leadership qualities and experience of leading/managing staff - Wide portfolio of relevant experience/achievements relating to wound healing - Experience of multi-agency and partnership working - Has managed change and practice development - Experience of facilitating learning **Desirable** - Involvement in nursing research/audit - Actively involved in tissue viability project (i.e. product evaluations, wound formulary etc.) - Project management - Experience of working within a tissue viability team - Experience of working in a leg ulcer clinic or wound clinic ### Qualifications **Essential** - RGN - Educated to degree level, with willingness to study at level 7 and/or undertake additional specialist learning appropriate for the role - Teaching qualification i.e. City and Guilds 730, ENB 998 or relevant experience and skills - Evidence of ongoing professional and education development **Desirable** - Formal additional qualifications/training, or evidence and level 7 ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills - Autonomous practitioner - Proactive and innovative - Motivation and enthusiasm - Commitment to delivering and facilitating high standards of patient care ### Knowledge requirements **Essential** - A sound knowledge of a wide range of wound care issues - A sound knowledge of the factors affecting wound healing - Knowledge of practice-based audit - Sound knowledge of current professional issues in nursing and health care **Desirable** - Working knowledge of the organisation ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Ability to travel independently between sites and to regional meetings - To be flexible with work hours to suit the needs of the service - Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults - Ability to attend conferences to update their knowledge base ### Training or Job-Aptitude and Skills **Essential** - Current and competent practitioner - Demonstrable leadership skills - Ability to work therapeutically with older people - Excellent coordinator, facilitator, educator and written and verbal communicator - Well organised - Good time management - Established computer skills - Ability to work strategically in the ongoing development of the service **Desirable** - Research skills (or ability to critically analyse evidence) - Active member of Tissue Viability Link/Resource Nurse group ## Documents - [band 6 senior tvn job description (pdf, 260.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10528968) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## 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.