# Tissue Viability Advance Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS pro rata (part time)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-14T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-08T08:21:20.207Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Tissue_Viability/Tissue_Viability-v8124766
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8124766?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Advanced Tissue Viability Nurse to join our specialist Tissue Viability Service within the North Central Division.

Working closely with the Specialist Lead, you will support the day-to-day delivery of the Tissue Viability service, providing expert assessment, management and evaluation of complex wounds across a range of community settings, including complex wound clinics, patients' homes and nursing homes across Barnet.

You will provide clinical leadership, promote evidence-based practice and support the wider multidisciplinary team through specialist advice, education and supervision. The role will also contribute to clinical audit, quality improvement and service development, helping to drive high standards of tissue viability care and improve patient outcomes.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse with a passion for complex wound care and tissue viability to develop their advanced clinical and leadership skills within a supportive specialist team.

### Main duties of the job

To support the Tissue Viability Team in the provision of a comprehensive advisory tissue viability service for patients, as an experienced clinical professional, empowered to make high level clinical decisions and who has high standards of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills (including assessment and diagnosis of tissue viability and related conditions).

- To be responsible for the deployment, day-to-day management, supervision and co- ordination of designated junior staff.
- Work with the specialist lead in the development and provision of training and education in all areas of Tissue Viability, working with key partners to support cascade education. Educational Priorities to include Leg ulcer and Pressure ulcer management and prevention.
- Supporting the specialist lead in service development and  the Transformation agenda whilst still maintaining clinical competency in the field of Tissue Viability.
- To support and act as a resource for Tissue Viability Nurses and the wider health community including nursing and therapy.
- To lead the provision of specialist advice, for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tissue viability conditions, including related exacerbations, including advanced tissue viability techniques, and to develop specialist knowledge to be able to advise staff, patients and carers.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

**Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.**

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi- disciplinary team
- Experience in working with people with complex health needs
- Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
- Experience of undertaking general assessment by using evidence based care.
- Experience of prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, care planning and fluent in record keeping.
- Experience of providing holistic care that involves the multidisciplinary team

**Desirable**

- Leading audits; research projects; service development
- Post registration experience in tissue viability treatments, including compression therapy, NPWT, debridement and skin care.

### Skills and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patents with Tissue Viability and related needs
- Ability to organise and motivate self and others.
- Independent decision making with appropriate reference to others.
- Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written forms.
- Collaborative working with colleagues including those of differing disciplines.
- A record of personal/professional development that shows progression
- Critical Appraisal
- Working Knowledge of present NHS policies and direction
- Experience of Microsoft Office.
- Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues.
- Time management skills.
- Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice
- Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs and prioritizing and dealing with those needs with a required urgency.
- Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
- Knowledge of risks involved in working in the community.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice.
- Knowledge of infection control
- Literacy and numeracy skills

**Desirable**

- Evidence of involvement in benchmarking, auditing and service improvement

### Education/Qualifications

**Essential**

- BSc level CPD in Tissue Viability related discipline.
- NMC Registration.

**Desirable**

- BSc in Tissue Viability

## Documents

- [clch trust values (pdf, 893.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437824)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424699)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 536.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10421396)

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