East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist - Tissue Viability

The closing date is 30 July 2025

Job summary

Are you an experienced nurse with a background in Tissue Viability looking for a new opportunity to be part of a evolving Tissue Viability Team? Then we would like to hear from you.

We are seeking a new Band 7 Senior Tissue Viability nurse to lead the Suffolk Community TVN team. You will work closely with Community Nursing leads and fellow senior TVNs, provide advanced evidenced based wound care, undertake monthly audits and work with the Harm Free Lead and community matron to facilitate change across the service

Main duties of the job

To work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Tissue Viability at Ipswich Hospital by providing expert specialist advice on tissue viability issues through both direct and indirect patient care. The role will also require cross site working at Colchester Hospital and in the Community, working with the other Harm Free Care Leads at ESNEFT to drive strategic improvement specific to Tissue Viability
To facilitate evidence based practice on wound management, the prevention and management of pressure ulcers and patient requiring Topical Negative Pressure Therapy.
Monitor and improve patient outcomes relating to tissue viability through pressure ulcer incidence & pressure relieving equipment audits.
To assist with the co-ordination and provision of tissue viability education throughout ESNEFT.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

16 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR497-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse recorded on Part 1 of the NMC register
Degree in relevant subject or evidence of working at that level
Teaching and assessing qualification

Desirable

Management qualification

Experience

Essential

Proven post registration nursing experience at Band 6 level in acute or community tissue viability setting
Sound knowledge of current trends within Tissue Viability and Pressure Ulcer prevention
Experience of facilitating change, improving processes and promoting learning at work

Desirable

Ability to undertake research
Involvement in service review and development
Ability to undertake audit
Experience of undertaking sharp debridement

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Ability to lead and work within a team managing and leading junior colleagues
Advanced communication skills
Teaching and presentation skills
Accurate IT skills and analysis of information from database systems.
Ability to write, analyse and interpret audit and research reports.
Able to interpret complex data and present findings clearly in order to inform decision making.
Able to work autonomously prioritising own and others workloads achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of the role
Able to demonstrate high level of personal, professional autonomy and accountability
Ability to negotiate successful deadlines and outcomes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse recorded on Part 1 of the NMC register
Degree in relevant subject or evidence of working at that level
Teaching and assessing qualification

Desirable

Management qualification

Experience

Essential

Proven post registration nursing experience at Band 6 level in acute or community tissue viability setting
Sound knowledge of current trends within Tissue Viability and Pressure Ulcer prevention
Experience of facilitating change, improving processes and promoting learning at work

Desirable

Ability to undertake research
Involvement in service review and development
Ability to undertake audit
Experience of undertaking sharp debridement

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Ability to lead and work within a team managing and leading junior colleagues
Advanced communication skills
Teaching and presentation skills
Accurate IT skills and analysis of information from database systems.
Ability to write, analyse and interpret audit and research reports.
Able to interpret complex data and present findings clearly in order to inform decision making.
Able to work autonomously prioritising own and others workloads achieving a balance between clinical and other aspects of the role
Able to demonstrate high level of personal, professional autonomy and accountability
Ability to negotiate successful deadlines and outcomes

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)