Senior Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Team at Hillingdon Hospital. This is a senior clinical role at Band 7, leading the delivery of a high‑quality, evidence‑based Tissue Viability service across the Trust.

As a key specialist, you will provide expert assessment and management of complex and non‑healing wounds, support frontline teams with professional advice, and contribute to Trust‑wide initiatives to reduce pressure damage and improve patient outcomes. You will champion excellence in wound care, drive education and improvement initiatives, and act as a role model for clinical leadership, embodying our CARES values.

The role includes managing referrals, guiding policy and formulary development, supporting safeguarding processes, and collaborating with multidisciplinary and external partners to deliver integrated, patient‑focused care. You will also lead and support audits, quality improvement, data reporting, and the implementation of best‑practice systems to enhance patient safety.

If you are committed to reducing harm, empowering clinical teams, and making a meaningful difference to patient experience through specialist tissue viability expertise, we’d love to hear from you.

Please be advised that applications for this role are limited. If you wish to apply, we encourage you to submit your application promptly to avoid disappointment.

The post holder is responsible for delivering a high‑quality, evidence‑based Tissue Viability service across the Trust, ensuring robust systems for monitoring, prevention and management of pressure ulcers and wounds. A key part of the role is to develop and implement strategies, tools and processes that support the reduction of harm, improve patient outcomes, and strengthen clinical practice. The post holder will lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive monitoring systems to track pressure ulcer incidence and prevalence, ensuring data is used effectively for improvement. They will provide a responsive referral service and specialist assessments for patients with complex or non‑healing wounds, supporting frontline staff to deliver safe and effective care.

Education and workforce development form a major component of the role, involving the planning, delivery and evaluation of Trust‑wide training programmes on all aspects of Tissue Viability. By integrating theory into practice through workplace‑based learning, the post holder will help staff acquire new knowledge and skills, strengthen clinical decision‑making, and maintain high standards of wound care across all wards and departments. They will remain updated on national and local developments in Tissue Viability, ensuring these are translated into clinical practice and communicated to relevant teams.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,

community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals

provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Please note : Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date.

The role requires strong leadership, modelling professionalism and the Trust’s CARES values. The post holder will line manage Tissue Viability Nurses, supporting their development, setting clear objectives, and creating a positive culture of learning and improvement. They will lead Trust‑wide pressure ulcer reduction campaigns, working with senior nursing leaders to embed sustainable improvements. The post holder will facilitate change management, lead on local Tissue Viability projects, and provide expert guidance during After Action Reviews following hospital‑acquired pressure ulcers.

A significant part of the role focuses on governance, quality assurance and performance. The post holder will collaborate with the Clinical Audit Department to design, coordinate and analyse Tissue Viability audits, producing SMART action plans and meaningful reports. They will maintain accurate data systems, clinical records and referral databases, and ensure policies such as the Pressure Ulcer Policy and wound care formulary are regularly reviewed and updated. The role includes participation in research, quality improvement initiatives, policy development and the introduction of quality systems. They will ensure appropriate incident reporting, investigation and documentation, contributing to continuous learning and safer care.

Effective communication and partnership working are central to the role. This includes maintaining strong communication channels with the Harm Free and Tissue Viability Nurse Head of Safeguarding Adults and senior nursing leaders, providing expert advice to multidisciplinary teams, and adapting communication styles to meet the needs of staff, patients and carers. The post holder will work collaboratively with Infection Control, Procurement, safeguarding teams and external partners to support an integrated approach to Tissue Viability. They will also ensure mental capacity assessments related to Tissue Viability care are appropriately documented.

Finally, the post holder is expected to exercise a cost‑effective approach in all aspects of service delivery, balancing quality care with responsible resource management.

Responsibilities and key result areas to include

1. Vision, Strategy and Business development

· Develop, implement and maintain tools for monitoring the prevalence and incidence of pressure ulcers

· To provide a comprehensive, evidence-based tissue viability service across the Trust, ensuring the provision of policies, procedures and information resources to support frontline staff in the delivery of care

· To operate a responsive referral service for complex and non-healing wounds and pressure damage

· To provide specialist assessment to patients who have complex or non-healing wounds of all aetiologies and to enable the provision of an effective, high quality, evidence based Tissue Viability service

· Facilitate the implementation and sustainability of new Tissue Viability systems/processes at ward level.

· Integrate Tissue Viability theory into practice through interactive workplace learning

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

This advert closes on Thursday 28 May 2026