Tissue Viability Nurse | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Tissue Viability Nurse | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Ellesmere Port, CH65 3AD

Pay:

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

07/03/2026

We are looking for an experienced RGN to become part of our Tissue Viability Team as a Band 6 Nurse.

We cover West Cheshire community settings taking referrals from the care community teams, practice nurses, GPs, and care homes.

We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse who has experience and knowledge in wound care and leg ulcer management and may have completed a tissue viability module.

Essential to have completed the Leg Ulcer Course and be confident in compression bandaging.

Experience with in community district nursing would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be reporting to the team leader but would also be required to work autonomously, delivering evidence-based care.

Good interpersonal skills are essential as you will be communicating with a wide range of health professionals involved in the patients care.

You will also be required to take part in the training our team delivers.

Travel is an integral part of this post.

We would consider offering a secondment opportunity for internal applicants.

Please seek approval for this by your current line manager before you apply for this job.

This post is part time 30 hours per week.

Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 23/02/2026 and the proposed interview date is 01/04/2026. The Tissue Viability Team is based at Custom House Ellesmere Port and we cover the West Cheshire Area.

It’s important that you have access to transport for work purposes, but of course, mileage expenses are reimbursed in addition to your hourly rate.

As a Nurse in Tissue Viability the successful candidate will be expected to provide specialist Tissue Viability advice, support education and training to patients, carers, and health care professionals.

This should be based on knowledge and relevant evidence and research.

Policy developments and reviewing current policies is also part of this role.

Working collaboratively with the wider health, social care sectors and third sector partner agencies to meet the needs of the patient.

You will work alongside various professionals to provide quality and seamless care to patients predominantly in their own home, care homes and GP practices.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do.

We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date.

P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you ase download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

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