Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist

Job Summary
The post holder will provide specialist clinical expertise. They will be required to work in both acute and community settings. They will provide advice and treatment for complex wounds.

Provide specialist education and training for complex wounds and skin integrity.

Working in line with local and national guidelines.

Main Duties of the Job

• Work autonomously to provide tissue viability advice to patients, staff and families
• Undertake clinical procedures and wound/skin assessments
• Patient and staff education
• Dealing with complex and sensitive information
• Audit work
• As required inquest reports and to attend the coroners court
• Please see JD for full details

About Us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Person Specification

Essential

• RGN - degree
• Extensive experience with complex wound management
• Post registration specialist qualification in wound management
• Post registration qualification in Teaching and Assessing
• Working autonomously in acute and community setting
• Advanced communication and assessment skills.
• Significant post registration experience

Desirable

• Independent prescriber V300
• Physical health assessment qualification

Essential

• IT knowledge and ability
• Ability to work across multiple systems

Essential

• Teaching and assessing qualification

Desirable

• Leg ulcer course

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 Contact Details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead tissue viability nurse, Alison Barker
alison.barker17@nhs.net
07773335193

Closing Date
30 July 2026

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.