Tissue Viability nurse

Richmond Villages; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking an experienced Tissue Viability Nurse to join their team. In this role, you will lead clinical excellence in tissue viability across multiple locations, support clinicians, and implement quality improvement initiatives. Essential skills include NMC registration and prior experience in tissue viability. The position offers a permanent contract with competitive benefits including health insurance and a company car.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Life insurance (7x salary)

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Volunteer days

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year previous experience in a Tissue Viability environment.
• Teaching/training experience is necessary.
• Proficient in digital systems and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical excellence in tissue viability.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives.
• Champion education and best practice.

Skills

Active NMC Registration

Experience in Tissue Viability

Teaching/training experience

Digital system and Excel capability

Experience in advanced therapies

Knowledge of wound care advances

Interpersonal communication skills

Job description

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Job Title: Tissue Viability Nurse

Contract: Permanent – 37.5 hours per week

Location: Nationwide and some WFH

Salary: £55,000 plus company car as benefit in kind

Working closely with clinical teams across the UK, you will promote strategies to improve tissue viability within our care homes.

How You'll Help Us Make Health Happen

• Lead clinical excellence in tissue viability by providing expert guidance on advanced wound therapies and supporting clinicians in creating effective care plans.
• Drive quality improvement through monitoring incidents, identifying trends, and leading initiatives to reduce pressure ulcers and improve skin integrity outcomes.
• Champion education and best practice by promoting evidence‑based care, delivering targeted training, and building networks of tissue viability specialists across the business.
• Collaborate and innovate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance equipment usage, implement policies, and develop nurse‑led clinics for complex wound management.

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role

• Active NMC Registration
• Minimum 1 year previous experience in a Tissue Viability environment
• Teaching/training experience
• Digital system and Excel capability
• Experience in advanced therapies in wound management including compression bandaging and negative‑pressure wound therapy
• Knowledge of current advances in wound care and pressure ulcer management
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (exclusive of bank holidays), increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
• 3 volunteer days per year.
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
• An enhanced pension plan.
• Life insurance (7x salary).
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available.
• Various other benefits and online discounts.

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Job Details

• Full time
• Care Home – Clinical Management
• Locations: Angel Court, London; Ardenlea Grove; Bupa Place; Home Based c/o Kirkstall Forge; Parkside (Reading)

Seniority & Employment

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Health Care Provider
• Industries: Hospitals and Health Care