Job summary
OPEN TO INTERNAL CANDIDATES ONLY

Join Our Specialist Tissue Viability Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and motivated Registered Nurse to join our Tissue Viability Service as a Band 6 Tissue Viability Nurse.

Based within the Corporate Quality Faculty, you'll work across the Northern Care Alliance, making a real difference to patients with complex wound care needs and those at risk of skin breakdown. This is your chance to develop specialist expertise while working within a supportive, experienced team committed to delivering outstanding patient care.

As a Tissue Viability Nurse, you will provide expert assessment, advice and clinical support for patients with pressure ulcers, lower limb wounds and other complex wound care challenges. You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, influence best practice, and play a key role in improving patient outcomes across a variety of settings.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to expand your specialist knowledge, contribute to quality improvement initiatives, enhance patient safety, and help shape future service developments. If you are enthusiastic about delivering high-quality care, eager to develop your clinical skills, and looking for a rewarding role where you can have a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Be part of a team that is dedicated to improving wound care, driving excellence, and making a difference every day.

Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Tissue Viability Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering specialist care and improving outcomes for patients with complex wound care needs across the Northern Care Alliance. Working within a dedicated and supportive specialist team, you will provide expert advice and clinical support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals, helping to prevent and manage pressure ulcers, lower limb wounds and other complex tissue viability conditions.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients with skin integrity concerns, promoting evidence-based practice and ensuring the highest standards of care are delivered. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across both acute and community settings, you will help drive improvements in patient outcomes, safety and experience.

The role also offers the opportunity to contribute to education and training programmes, supporting staff, patients and carers to develop knowledge and confidence in wound care management. In addition, you will be involved in clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives and service development projects, helping to shape and enhance the Tissue Viability Service. You will also promote the safe and cost-effective use of dressings, equipment and specialist therapies while supporting cross-cover working across the Northern Care Alliance to ensure a consistent, high-quality service for patients.

About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details
Date posted: 04 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Secondment
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 236-NCA-NM282-26

Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: http://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential

• Degree / Diploma in Nursing studies or equivalent
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)

Desirable

• Tissue Viability qualification;
• Leg Ulcer Management qualification;
• Sharp Debridement qualification
• Compression Training
• RN (Children) in addition to RN Adult

Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential

• Significant post-registration experience
• Experience within acute and/or community settings
• Knowledge of tissue viability and wound management
• Understanding of pressure ulcer prevention and management
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of audit and quality improvement
• Excellent communication skills
• Clinical assessment skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Clinical decision-making skills
• Organisation and prioritisation skills
• Education and presentation skills
• IT and documentation skills
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

• Experience delivering formal education programmes
• Project management skills
• Leadership experience
• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

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.

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: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Fairfield General Hospital, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 7TD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse, Annette.Heys@nca.nhs.uk, 01617783886

Post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and Disclosure and Barring Service checks.