Overview
Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking a registered nurse to join the Tissue Viability Team as a Clinical Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist. The closing date is 02 August 2026.
We are an open, honest, holistic, collaborative tissue viability service that focuses on delivering high-quality, evidence-based care with patients at the heart of our work. The role is based at Cromwell House in Winchester, covering the mid Hampshire area (including Chandlers Ford and Eastleigh). Occasional travel within Hampshire may be required to support service delivery or attend meetings.
We support health care professionals in clinical practice by providing teaching, information and specialist advice on tissue viability. We offer:
- Complex wound assessment and advice
- Telephone advice
- Training and education
- Supervision and competency review
- Link nurse meetings and training
The successful candidate will support patients and their families to achieve improved health outcomes and promote health and wellbeing, while demonstrating care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment. Care is based on comprehensive assessments and is patient-centered, culturally sensitive, evidence-based and promotes independence. The role will develop and maintain a culture of service improvement that promotes quality, safety and continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
- Work within the Tissue Viability Specialist Team across a designated geographical area to deliver specialist care, advice and education to a range of staff.
- Provide high levels of knowledge and skill in tissue viability care.
- Support Integrated Community Care Teams, GP practices and other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure delivery of evidence-based, high-quality tissue viability care.
- Work in clinic settings, patients’ homes, GP surgeries and residential care settings to support general clinical staff in providing tissue viability care.
- Participate in the investigation process related to pressure ulcer incidence and provide expert input in the SI process.
- Act as a role model and expert in the prevention, treatment and care of tissue viability conditions.
- Provide structured, formal and informal education through coaching, teaching sessions and role modelling in all aspects of evidence-based tissue viability care.
- Support Pressure Ulcer Panels and Tissue Viability Advice Line as part of rota and cover other colleagues’ area as required.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people. With over 13,000 staff, we deliver care across community and hospital settings. Our services include mental health, physical health, neurological rehabilitation, and specialist centres. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification. We are committed to accessible and inclusive recruitment. If you have concerns about potential barriers in the person specification, please contact the Trust’s Recruitment team as noted in the advert for resolution.
We are open to flexible working arrangements and can discuss options as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Registered nurse on part 1 or 12 of the NMC register
- Completion of or willingness to undertake WJ390Q mentorship course or equivalent
- Root cause analysis training
Experience
- Experience of working with a range of disciplines and agencies
- Experience of dealing with sensitive information and distressing issues
- Experience of working with patients who have tissue viability needs
- Knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention and care
- Relevant clinical courses related to tissue viability
- Previous tissue viability experience or role
- Knowledge of South of England Quality Improvement Framework for prevention of pressure ulcers
- Understanding of PSIRF process
- Understanding of EPUAP pressure ulcer prevention classification of wounds
Additional Criteria
- Demonstrated understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and how they apply to staff and patients in a healthcare setting; able to demonstrate personal commitment to challenging discrimination and promoting equality
- Legal right to work in the UK
- Ability to work with children and vulnerable adults
- Ability to travel across sites in Southampton/Portsmouth/Hampshire as required
- Valid full UK driving licence and use of a car
- For posts requiring professional registration, a valid up-to-date registration with the relevant professional body
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; disclosure is required via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year, pro rata. Band 6.
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