Job Summary
This post is only open to current employees of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust & ICB.
This post is for 22.5 hours per week, to work over 3 days- between Monday and Friday. The post will align with the clinical tissue viability nursing service.
The team is a countywide team also supporting some services in Herefordshire who offer advice and clinical expertise in wound care across all services within the organisation and nursing homes as well as offering advice to practice nurses.
This role will require the post holder to travel across the county to meet with teams and support them with from a tissue viability quality governance perspective. This will include neighbourhood teams, community hospitals and specialist teams. There may be occasions when it is appropriate to work from home.
The post offers a unique opportunity to impact the quality of tissue viability care for the Trust. If you join our team, we will provide you with the resources to develop a long-term career as well as flexibility, continuous professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.
If you wish to be considered for a secondment please gain permission from your Substantive Manager before applying.
This is a fixed term post due to time limited nature of the funding which will end March 2026. We reserve the right to end this contract sooner with appropriate notice.
Main duties of the job
This role is to support the delivery of excellent tissue viability care across Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust and in the community by facilitating governance processes and ensuring compliance with clinical standards, managing risks and promoting continuous improvement in wound care and pressure ulcer prevention. The role will include a requirement to ensure all policies are up to date and evidence based, audits and quality improvement initiatives are undertaken, and education is delivered across all clinical teams to maximise the effectiveness of tissue viability care.
The post holder will be required to visit community and ward based clinical teams to establish any gaps in knowledge and skills and to provide and deliver bespoke training packages to support clinical excellence.
There will be a requirement to work closely with the Director of Nursing, the Tissue Viability Nursing Lead and the tissue viability nursing team to support process improvement, KPI achievement and ensure the core capabilities framework is embedded within the nursing team and across the organisation.
About Us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website.
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Details
Date posted
05 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
4 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9798-1869
Job locations
Princess Of Wales Community Hospital
Stourbridge Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 0BB
Job Description
Job responsibilities
You will be required to deliver data on education delivery across the organisation and compliance to training as well as highlighting any trends in acquired pressure ulcers within services and teams that requires targeted action planning or sharing of best practice for improvement. You will be required to use data to drive organisation wide improvement.
The post holder will be actively involved in the patient safety incident response process across the organisation for Tissue Viability and will be responsible for action planning and supporting teams to deliver actions required in line with continuous improvement processes.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
You will be required to deliver data on education delivery across the organisation and compliance to training as well as highlighting any trends in acquired pressure ulcers within services and teams that requires targeted action planning or sharing of best practice for improvement. You will be required to use data to drive organisation wide improvement.
The post holder will be actively involved in the patient safety incident response process across the organisation for Tissue Viability and will be responsible for action planning and supporting teams to deliver actions required in line with continuous improvement processes.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with valid NMC registration
- BSC (Hons) or equivalent qualification and/or experience
- Educated to a Masters level or equivalent qualification and/or experience
- A teaching and assessing or mentorship qualification or relevant equivalent experience
- Specialist qualification in Tissue Viability or equivalent experience
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in nursing, with a strong background in wound care and tissue viability
- Experience of mentorship
- Experience of involvement in developing, reviewing and implementing guidelines/ protocols and care pathways
- Proven track record of delivering education and training programmes to multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrable evidence of continued professional development
- Experience in leading clinical practice and service development
- Experience in undertaking audit, policy development and clinical governance
Person Specification
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience in nursing, with a strong background in wound care and tissue viability
- Experience of mentorship
- Experience of involvement in developing, reviewing and implementing guidelines/ protocols and care pathways
- Proven track record of delivering education and training programmes to multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrable evidence of continued professional development
- Experience in leading clinical practice and service development
- Experience in undertaking audit, policy development and clinical governance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Princess Of Wales Community Hospital
Stourbridge Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 0BB
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Princess Of Wales Community Hospital
Stourbridge Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 0BB
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
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