Job Summary
Deliver a proactive, efficient and equitable tissue viability service for in-patients, including complex wound management, lower limb management and pressure ulcer prevention.
Provide expert clinical care to support positive patient outcomes and reduce avoidable pressure ulcers and associated harm.
Lead the Trust-wide tissue viability education programme, ensuring staff have the knowledge and skills to deliver safe, effective care.
Provide assurance that tissue viability standards and hospital-acquired pressure ulcer rates are monitored, risks mitigated, and concerns escalated appropriately.
Offer strong, visible clinical leadership, inspiring and empowering nurses and clinical teams to deliver high-quality tissue viability care
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Main duties of the job
Assesses patients/clients, plans, implements care in a variety of settings, provides highly specialist advice.2. Deliver specialist nursing care to a defined caseload/within a defined area of nursing .3. Provides highly specialist advice and support to nurses/multi-disciplinary team .4. Provides specialist education and training to other staff, students and/or patients/clients .5. Leads clinical audits in own specialist area.
About Us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Details
Date posted
05 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
Job locations
GWH
Marlborough street
Swindon
SN3 6BB
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Providing and receiving highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or re-assurance skills are required. This may be because agreement or co-operation is required or because there are barriers to understanding.Communicates highly sensitive, confidential information e.g. safeguarding/public protection suspected patient abuse or sexually transmitted diseases /clients requiring empathy, persuasion and reassurance, e.g. Life limiting and or life changing information.To operationally manage the Tissue Viability Team throughout Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, reporting to the TVN lead. Working closely with health care professionals from primary and secondary care settings, patients and their representative groups.To provide specialist advice and clinical expertise in all aspects of tissue viability to practitioners within the organisation and healthcare community with a particular focus on reduction of harm from pressure and lower limb management.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Providing and receiving highly complex, highly sensitive or highly contentious information, where developed persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training, empathic or re-assurance skills are required. This may be because agreement or co-operation is required or because there are barriers to understanding.Communicates highly sensitive, confidential information e.g. safeguarding/public protection suspected patient abuse or sexually transmitted diseases /clients requiring empathy, persuasion and reassurance, e.g. Life limiting and or life changing information.To operationally manage the Tissue Viability Team throughout Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, reporting to the TVN lead. Working closely with health care professionals from primary and secondary care settings, patients and their representative groups.To provide specialist advice and clinical expertise in all aspects of tissue viability to practitioners within the organisation and healthcare community with a particular focus on reduction of harm from pressure and lower limb management.
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications
First Level Registered Nurse
Specialist Tissue Viability qualification, (Degree or Masters level or on pathway)
Evidence of continued professional development.
Teaching and assessing qualification.
Desirable
Nurse Prescriber qualification
Leadership qualification.
Essential
Experience
Experience of working in an acute setting within this speciality.
High level of expertise in the assessment and management of issues relating to Tissue Viability
Experience of driving change and innovation developing or improving Tissue Viability care
Mentor for both pre and post reg. students.
Desirable
Experience of working within Tissue viability across primary and secondary care.
Experience of implementing quality improvement initiatives
Implementing and developing local, regional or national audits, reporting the outcomes according to agreed standards.
Person Specification
Essential
Experience of working in an acute setting within this speciality.
High level of expertise in the assessment and management of issues relating to Tissue Viability
Experience of driving change and innovation developing or improving Tissue Viability care
Mentor for both pre and post reg. students.
Desirable
Experience of working within Tissue viability across primary and secondary care.
Experience of implementing quality improvement initiatives
Implementing and developing local, regional or national audits, reporting the outcomes according to agreed standards.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
GWH
Marlborough street
Swindon
SN3 6BB
Employer's website
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Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
GWH
Marlborough street
Swindon
SN3 6BB
Employer's website
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