Job summary
- Main area
- Tissue Viability and Wound Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-7302190-OPS-A
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Halesfield 6
- Town
- Telford
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum / pro rata (New NHS Pay Award as of August 2025)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Tissue Viability Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Tissue Viability Team at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.
This role offers an excellent chance for the successful candidate to enhance their skills and expand their knowledge in tissue viability.
The role entails dealing with patients who have pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and other complex wound care needs. The post holder would also be expected to undertake triage duties . The potential post holder needs to have experience in leg ulcer and pressure ulcer management and existing wound care skills as well as being able to undertake educational programmes to patients and clinicians.
The potential post holder needs to be a committed and confident individual who is conscientious, dynamic and pro-active and has excellent communication and organisational skills.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist nursing care, intervention and education though a variety of different approaches, to staff and patients with tissue viability needs within the Shropshire County, across any care setting.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered General Nurse
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, and short course
- Speciality Level 6 qualification (Tissue Viability Theory/Leg Ulcer Management/Pressure Ulcer Module)
- Willingness to undertake Debridement, and Independent Nurse Prescribing Course (or already has)
- Evidence of continual professional development and education relating to specialty
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated experience with tissue viability issues, in relation to patients with wounds
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of delivering education to staff, patients and carers
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi agency health/social care environment
- Demonstrated knowledge within tissue viability
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated knowledge and practical skills within tissue viability
- Ability to verbally communicate information/techniques that are easily understood and acted upon through training programmes and staff education
- Ability to manage own day to day workload and meet goals and deadlines
- Ability to deputise in the absence of the clinical lead
- Ability to initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
- Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues and can participate in Safeguarding investigations
- Ability to develop own clinical skills and willingness to participate in continuing professional development
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post which includes travel across a large geographical area
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jodie Jordan
- Job title
- Tissue Viability Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01952 670925
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