Senior Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist

The role requires strong leadership, modelling professionalism and the Trusts 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 Trustwide 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 hospitalacquired 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 costeffective 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.