Gesh Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist; SGUH

gesh Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist (SGUH) Band 8a

Main area Pressure ulcer prevention and tissue viability Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job  
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Site St George's University NHS Trust Town London Salary £57,528 - £64,750 pa Inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 12/10/2026 23:59

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the tissue viability service at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust which is part of the gesh group. This is an excellent opportunity for a
dynamic and motivated healthcare professional who is keen to deliver a high standard of careand demonstrate compassionate leadership.
We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Nurse with a proven track record within tissue viability and pressure ulcer prevention. The post holder will have existing enhanced wound care
and assessment skills and be able to evidence leadership and improvement experience.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh) cares for apopulation of four million people in South-west London and North-east Surrey.

St George’s Hospital is one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare
provider and major teaching hospital in the area. St George’s serves a diverse range of patients with complex wounds, providing a wide range of speciality medical and surgical services thatthe tissue viability team work collaboratively with.
As a new 8a role, the post holder will have the support and autonomy to review and shape the service and role, providing professional and clinical leadership in all aspects of Tissue Viability through clinical expertise.
We welcome anyone with creative ideas about providing quality care and patient focused services. Additional personal and professional development opportunities are offered with external training and conferences supported where possible.

The post holder will be an expert resource, responsible for providing specialist nursing assessments, evidenced-based intervention and advice and support to staff caring for patients who are at risk of or have a pressure ulcer and/or have complex wound.
The Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist will play an integral role in the development of innovative practice for Tissue Viability in the organisation with a focus on pressure ulcer prevention. They will help to promote and co-ordinate seamless patient care pathways, develop
and implement Trust wide improvement and change projects that enhance patient safety and
lead on pressure ulcer and tissue viability governance and education.
Central to this role will be a collaborative approach with the MDT providing a comprehensive patient focused service. The role is as the tissue viability service and pressure ulcer prevention lead and therefore involves line management and service development responsibilities.
The post holder will work independently and have existing advanced skills in wound assessment and treatment, they will have a proven track record in leadership and be able to evidence where they have been integral to positive change within a clinical service.

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of a minimum of two years' experience working at Band 7 (or equivalent)

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.

Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital,…