Paediatric Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist – Band 7 advert
This role incorporates offering advice and practical support to staff on the management of tissue viability issues. The provision of specialist clinical advice for individual patients includes referral management, telephone triage, remote assessment and planning, face‑to‑face complex assessment and recommendations. Other tasks involve asset management, audit and innovation.
You will be recognised as the acknowledged expert in the management of children/young people at risk or with tissue viability problems and will provide leadership and direction to staff within Specialist Nursing Services whilst liaising with the Trust Tissue Viability team.
You will hold a caseload of children and young people (CYP) that require support with wound care and tissue viability management and support with delivering other clinical interventions required within the community setting.
You will work autonomously to provide advanced highly specialised professional advice to colleagues to enhance clinical practice and ensure high standards of tissue viability care.
Full‑time, part‑time and flexible hours of working will be considered at interview.
Responsibilities
* Provide support and advice for staff who are involved in delivering wound care and preventative interventions within Paediatric Specialist Services. Dissemination of knowledge and skills involving planning and design of training sessions and e‑learning packages, face‑to‑face training of small groups and one‑to‑one coaching.
* Triage and manage tissue viability referrals coming into the CCN and Palliative Care service, giving telephone advice where appropriate and agreeing with the clinical coordinators on the urgency of the referral dependency.
* Provide face‑to‑face and remote specialist advice to nursing teams, examining the quality of wound care delivered in terms of assessment, prevention and treatment through home visits and the clinic model.
* Hold a caseload of CYP that require support with wound care and tissue viability management and support with delivering other clinical interventions required within the community setting across Paediatric Specialist Services.
* Ensure all CYP on Tissue Viability caseload have an up‑to‑date clinical assessment and review of care plans in line with local policies/SOP and clinical need.
* Maintain clinical competencies for other nursing interventions including clinical assessments, administration of injections, medications, management of enteral feeding devices and central venous line (CVL).
Professional Development and Support
* Develop and deliver educational programs for Birmingham Community Healthcare to support the Children and Families and staff within paediatric specialist nursing services on tissue viability related issues in a variety of formats, including e‑learning and competency‑based assessments.
* Promote the achievement of competencies in nurses involved in wound care and prevention, to facilitate the delivery of safe and appropriate care.
* Act as a role model to the nursing staff in all aspects of wound care.
* Provide clinical support and supervision to specialist nursing colleagues and access regular supervision from the specialist tissue viability team.
* Support Trust management in Tissue Viability‑related issues, attending meetings, participating in initiatives and providing a specialist voice and opinion.
* Actively support innovations and improvements in practice related to Tissue Viability.
* Establish and maintain professional networking relationships with all relevant personnel including other professional agencies and organizations.
* Work in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct.
* Communicate highly sensitive, condition‑related information to patients and relatives with empathy and reassurance.
* Assist with the production of specialist protocols, guidelines, standards and procedures for Tissue Viability‑related issues and review and update in line with relevant research.
* Develop and empower all members of the team to perform to high standards and develop skills and confidence.
* Capture best practice and disseminate this to staff to be able to deliver safe, high‑quality care by regular engagement with the Trust’s Tissue Viability Team.
* Assist in the pressure ulcer prevention agenda and National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN).
The advert closes on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
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