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Tissue Viability Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
293-CCS-0714
Employer
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Homerton University Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£44,806 - £53,134 p.a. inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/05/2025 23:59

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Tissue Viability Nurse

Band 6

 

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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse, wishing to expand their knowledge and expertise within the Tissue Viability. This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse looking for a new challenge to join our dynamic and innovative Tissue Viability and Wound Hub team. We are looking for a registered nurse with a passion for tissue viability and improving clinical outcomes for patients. You should have experience of working in wound care either within a hospital or community setting. The successful candidate will be required to work across acute and community settings but will be supported to work in the areas they are less familiar with.

As the service provides hospital and community services a key part of the role is being able to develop effective working relationships across an extensive range of different health care professional groups.

You will be supported by the Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialists and wider adult community nursing service to develop your knowledge and skills to implement evidence based practice high quality care to the residents of City and Hackney and inpatients within the Homerton Hospital.

Over the last years the team have been awarded the The Chief Nurse International Nurses day award, and an award for innovation at the Community and Children's Services Divisional  Awards so this is a really exciting time to join a team that is highly regarded and recognised across the organisation. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will practice within a specialist nursing team and provide direct highly skilled individualised patient care based on the principles of best practice within their expert field of tissue viability. They will be responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic specialist nursing care in the Acute Trust and Community settings including clinics and patients homes. They will support other services and external partners with expert advice and support in best practice of managing complex wounds. 

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 1st Level Registeres Nurse
  • Leg Ulcer training
  • Demonstrates CPD in wound care
Desirable criteria
  • Post registration qualification in tissue viability/ leg ulcer

Experience

Essential criteria
  • competent with Microsoft Office/IT
  • experience in managing leg ulcers (e.g. working as a district nurse/leg ulcer clinic)
  • experience in working as a registered nurse for at least 18 months (hospital or community)
  • Experience in working in wound care
  • experience in delivering teaching
  • experience in using advance wound management therapies (e.g. topical negative pressure)
  • experience in implementing projects/ changes in practice to improve the quality of care delivered
Desirable criteria
  • worked/working as a tissue viability nurse
  • experience in working as a Tissue Viability link nurse
  • experience in working in a leg ulcer clinic
  • experience in running/be responsible for a leg ulcer clinic/service
  • Prescribing qualification

Trust Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrating understanding of Trust Values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

London Healthy workplaceCapital Nurse, LondonApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveHSJ Best places to workArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerStep into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joana Escorcio
Job title
Lead Nurse Tissue Viability and Wound Hub
Email address
joana.escorcio@nhs.net
Telephone number
0792 026 1165
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