Lead Nurse - Tissue Viability

Lead Nurse - Tissue Viability

The Tissue Viability Lead provides expert clinical leadership for all aspects of tissue viability and pressure ulcer prevention across [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]. The role ensures high‑quality, evidence‑based care through strategic planning, service development, education, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

#### Qualifications

##### Essential criteria

• Current healthcare professional registration e.g. NMC or AHP
• Educated to master’s Level or equivalent experience
• Experience of managing tissue viability concerns in both acute and community settings.
• Experience of developing and delivery of training/education to all staff groups
• Recent clinical experience within an acute setting within the last 2 years

##### Desirable criteria

• Nurse Independent / Supplementary prescriber
• Experience of multi-agency working

Additional information

[Employer hidden] operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our plan here.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 856.3KB)
• Our Organisation Values (PDF, 247.7KB)
• Trust Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 334.8KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Richard Greenall

Job title: Head of Nursing

Email address: [contact hidden]

Telephone number: [contact hidden]

Additional information: Ext 6517

Please contact Monday- Friday 8am-4pm or arrange a call by emailing [contact hidden]