Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse within Northumbria Healthcare's team, covering both community and acute services. The nurse will educate families, carers, and professionals on tissue viability, manage complex conditions, and review patients in various clinics or at home. They will also assist with selecting appropriate equipment and dressings, and contribute to audit, research, and innovation within the team. This is an opportunity to join an experienced service and make a significant impact on patients with tissue viability conditions.
Key responsibilities
- Provide clinical advice, intervention and education in the field of Tissue viability to patients and staff.
- Facilitate the planning, delivery and evaluation of specialist nursing care.
- Contribute to the promotion and development of nursing in tissue viability.
- Create and maintain a culture of effective patient and health care services.
- Work with patients with complex Tissue Viability conditions, optimising treatment and facilitating diagnosis and appropriate referral.
- Review patients in complex wound clinics, lymphoedema and lower limb clinics, their own home or during admission to hospital.
Essential criteria
- 1 st Level Registered Nurse
- ENB 998 or ENB 730 / or equivalent experience
- Diploma in Nursing or equivalent experience
- Any Tissue Viability Course
- Extensive post registration experience
- Knowledge of procurement options for purchase / rental of relevant equipment
- Experience of working within research or a specialty for at least 18 months
- Experience of mentoring junior staff
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Desirable criteria
- Nursing Degree or equivalent
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP certificate
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2.2 Band 6 Tissue Viability Specialist Nurses within Northumbria Healthcare's ever evolving Tissue Viability Team across both the community and acute services.
The successful candidate/s will provide families, carers and professionals with education within the field of Tissue Viability.
Work with patients with complex Tissue Viability conditions, optimising treatment and facilitating diagnosis and appropriate referral to other specialties.
Review patients in the complex wound clinics, lymphoedema and lower limb clinics, their own home or during admission to hospital.
Assist with appropriate selection of pressure redistributing equipment for patients at risk or management of pressure damage.
Provide advice on specialist equipment and dressing selection.
The Tissue Viability team embeds research into everyday practice and are highly research active with a large portfolio of studies.
The successful candidate/s will also be highly involved in audit, research and innovation and will assist in the delivery of the research portfolio.
This is a great opportunity to be part of an experienced and committed service in a forward-thinking organisation and make a tangible difference to those struggling with
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