Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Tissue Viability Specialist Nursing Service in Brent for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join our expanding team as a Developmental Band 7 Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse (TVNS).

This post offers an excellent development opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse who is ready to progress towards a Band 7 role. The successful candidate will be supported through a structured development pathway, enabling them to transition confidently into a Band 7 position while further developing their specialist clinical, leadership and service improvement skills.

The post holder will provide expert assessment, advice and support in the management of complex wounds and tissue viability issues across community services. They will work as an autonomous practitioner within the community while collaborating closely with colleagues across the Outer North West Division Tissue Viability Team, including the Brent and Harrow services, as well as the wider multidisciplinary team.

We are seeking an individual who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care and committed to improving patient outcomes and experience. The successful candidate will play an active role in supporting continuous service improvement, promoting evidence-based practice and contributing to service development initiatives.

Main duties of the job
You will receive regular clinical supervision and mentorship from the Tissue Viability Service Lead, alongside access to specialist training, professional development opportunities, team meetings and peer support. This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop advanced clinical skills, leadership capabilities and expertise in tissue viability within a supportive and progressive team environment.

We require a Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse with experience of working with adults managing complex wounds. You must be keen to learn and to develop your assessment and treatment skills and knowledge. You must be well organised with good communication skills. Being a team player who can work as part of a multidisciplinary team is also essential to this role as well operate autonomously.

About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job responsibilities
The above outlines the main duties of the post, which may be reviewed in line with service development and evolving needs. Further details of the required skills, knowledge and experience are set out in the Job Description and Person Specification. Any changes will be discussed and agreed in conjunction with the post holder.

Successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential

• Educated to Masters Level in relevant clinical speciality or equivalent combination of post graduate diploma, courses, and experience
• Registered Nurse
• Extensive experience as a tissue viability nurse
• Post registration course in wound management or leg ulcer management
• Independent non-medical prescriber or willingness to undertake

Desirable

• Teaching qualification
• Mentorship in practice or equivalent
• Relevant course in wound care/pressure ulcer care/ leg ulcer management

Experience
Essential

• Working within a Primary Health Care setting
• Working in a role of Tissue Viability
• Research and Audit
• Partnership Working
• Knowledge of RCN / NICE Guidelines & Essence of Care
• Benchmarks
• Multi-agency working
• Implementing evidence-based practice.
• Worked as a tissue viability link nurse/equivalent

Desirable

• Postgraduate/Masters level

Skills & Knowledge
Essential

• Care Planning and caseload management
• IT skills
• Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
• Assessments skills
• Advanced wound technologies e.g., VAC therapy, intermittent pneumatic compression, bio-surgical debridement
• Health Promotion
• Facilitation skills
• Ability to teach clients and colleagues, both formally and informally
• Presentations/ Report writing

Key Attributes
Essential

• Knowledge of Data protection
• Knowledge of Health and safety
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Desirable

• Tissue Viability CPD

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.
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