# Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Surrey County Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £41,957 - £50,387 (per annum) includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 33.6 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T16:01:09.312Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8272807
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8272807?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

If you have the passion to lead and be a part of our friendly and dynamic the Tissue Viability team, we are looking for an inspiring individual who have the enthusiasm to deliver quality care and an advocate of excellent patient experience. We have an opportunity for a B6 TVN post in acute setting in Royal Surrey Foundation Trust.

### Main duties of the job

To work closely with the Lead TVN and Harm Free Care Matron and other specialists to deliver high quality patient care with a specific focus on tissue viability across the trust. To support strategically and to influence the development of the service in line with national and local targets.

Please see the job description attached for a more detailed job description, main responsibilities and essential and desirable skills required for this role

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To be a clinical specialist in wound care working with multidisciplinary team to provide effective patient care in respect of wound prevention and management, providing expert advice, education/training for staff caring for the patients and quality improvement in tissue viability team services.
- To provide professional leadership and demonstration of competence in the assessment of pressure ulcer risk for patients and raise staff awareness on PU prevention.
- To support on clinical audits, to monitor standards of care and contribute to audit reports in relation to wound care, contribute recommendation to improve outcome and promote quality improvement and to take an active role in clinical governance and quality assurance.
- To support Lead TVN and Harm Free Care Matron to lead in collaboration on the delivery of the Trust Pressure Ulcer reduction strategy, monitoring progress through the Harm Free Care Committee.

### 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Significant experience in a clinical setting
- Experience of working in a Multi-Disciplinary Team
- Knowledge in Pressure Ulcer Care and Management

**Desirable**

- Experience working in Tissue Viability Team
- Experience in different teaching setting (e.g. one to one, classroom, bedside setting)
- Involvement in developing & reviewing guidelines/ protocols and care pathways
- Experience in completion of Patient Safety Incident Reporting
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice, quality, and clinical governance
- Evidence in changing practice and project management

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse Adult
- Attendance on relevant specialist courses or study days
- Evidence of continued professional development

**Desirable**

- Tissue Viability Course
- Debridement Course
- Mentorship

## Documents

- [candidate guide (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2442)
- [job description (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10588239)
- [rsft staff benefits (pdf, 393.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2284)

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