Tissue Viability Specialist Nurse | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity is available for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse to join the Tissue Viability Team in UHL.

The Tissue Viability service provides advice and support on the management of complex wounds across the Trust. We work clinically together with ward-based staff to ensure the best outcomes for our patients and have a strong focus on education. A passion for the prevention of pressure ulceration and wound care is essential.

We will support you to develop into an expert practitioner in Tissue Viability, such as providing opportunity for sharp debridement course and other relevant education.

Act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the patients and carers and multi-professional team.
• Manage own caseload, under the supervision of the specialist Sister.
• Work alongside Tissue Viability lead / other specialist nurses to ensure the development and delivery of a high quality service.
• Directly or indirectly influence all aspects of care and management of patients within the service/speciality.
• Deliver high quality, clinically effective care, and patient experience, utilising best practice and research, in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice.
• Act as a role model and clinical resource demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership in the specialist area.
• Support the development and delivery of a programme of practice and professional development for staff within the speciality.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

KEY RESULT AREAS

PATIENT CARE, CLINICAL EXPERTISE AND CASE MANAGEMENT

1.1 Manage a delegated caseload of patients, as appropriate within the speciality, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.

1.2 Provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across the whole spectrum of the service.

1.3 Adopt a range of the Chief Nursing Officer 10 key roles appropriate to client group in order to improve and streamline patient care and patient experience.

1.4 Demonstrate in depth specialist knowledge, skills and innovative practice in the specialist area, ensuring the delivery of appropriate evidence based care.

1.5 Support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving complex patient problems, by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.

1.6 Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This will necessitate high levels of autonomy and advocacy.

PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND EXPERIENCE

2.1 Promote the philosophy of patient centred care and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family at all times.
2.2 Promote patient and public involvement and enhancing their experience by supporting and implementing new initiatives relating to patient centred care.
2.3 Raise the profile of patient and public involvement by embedding this within own sphere of practice.

3. PROMOTE AND ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE TEAM WORKING AND COMMUNICATION

3.1 Take responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers within the speciality.

3.2 Establish and maintain good positive working relationships with the Heads of Nursing, Sister / Charge Nurse and their teams, Education and Practice Development Leads, Matrons, relevant Clinicians and General Mangers.

3.3 In collaboration with the Education and Practice Development Teams / Clinical Managers, develop and promote working partnerships between the Trust and academic staff at local Universities involved in the provision of nursing and multi professional programmes of education.

3.4 Actively participate in local, national and international networking to maintain and develop expert level of knowledge in the speciality.

3.5 Ensure that the importance and implications of education, research, and ideas are raised in appropriate forums.

4. EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT

4.1 Provide specialist education and training to all members of the clinical team and nursing staff within all clinical areas in collaboration with the Education and Practice Development Leads.

4.2 Actively participate in personal development through appraisal and Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) development plans.

4.3 Work with the Education and Practice Development Leads to ensure that specialist education and training meets the needs of the service, multi-professional clinical teams, patients and carers.

4.4 Demonstrate continuous evaluation of practice and make changes where appropriate, within the defined speciality.

4.5 Use Education forums and Networks proactively sharing good practice and innovation with others.

4.6 Liaise with other groups and assist with the delivery of multiprofessional and interprofessional learning.

4.7 Provide specialist education teaching, learning and mentoring for pre and post registration students when required and actively contribute to the delivery of the Universities curriculum.

5. POLICY, GUIDELINE, AUDIT AND RESEARCH

5.1 Contribute to policy making and clinical guidelines internally and externally, necessary to support the specialist nursing service.
5.2 Actively participate in audit and research and benchmarking activities to ensure effective safe and evidence based practice.
5.3 Promote and encourage nursing practice research in all relevant clinical areas supporting the UHL Non-Medical research strategy.
5.4 Provide and promote clinical excellence that reflects the Trust’s Quality and Safety Strategies.
5.5 Promote the speciality by publishing and presenting innovations and research findings locally and nationally.
5.6 Actively promote the specialist service throughout the Trust by establishing robust networks and links with Quality and Safety and Audit teams.
5.7 Act on audit and research findings to inform and change practice as appropriate.

6. RISK MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY

6.1 Use specialist knowledge, skills and innovative practice in order to provide a high standard of patient care and maintain patient safety.
6.2 Actively promote infection prevention and control awareness using best practice to reduce the potential for cross infection.
6.3 Use programmes of effective and relevant education to promote staff compliance with policies, practices and patient safety.
6.4 Deliver new ways of working practice that benefits patient safety and the patient user experience.
6.5 As a clinical expert provide advice and support to assist with the management of complaints / investigations relating to the speciality and implement action plans or change of practices.

7. PROMOTE EFFECTIVE CLINICAL LEADERSHIP

7.1 A visible, accessible and assertive clinical expert to which staff and users can turn to for assistance, expert advice and support.

7.2 Provide a high level of professional leadership in the development and promotion of the service.
7.3 Actively contribute to operational developments relating to the speciality / nursing service, so that high quality patient focused services are promoted.

8. SPECIALITY SPECIFIC

Following appropriate training and assessment, to undertake the application of Topical Negative pressure, Larvae and Compression bandaging where appropriate. To undertake relevant training and assessment in all competencies required to undertake role.

This advert closes on Tuesday 5 May 2026