Tissue Viability Nurse, Band 6

Job summary

Excellent development opportunity!

Here at the Gloucestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we want to deliver truly brilliant, integrated care. We are ambitious about what we do and are continually striving to improve patients' experience and outcomes.

If like us you strive for these ambitions then we would love you to consider a role in our innovative, dynamic and highly functioning tissue viability team.

The proposed interview date is: 8th October

Main duties of the job

A registered nurse with substantial years clinical experience AFC 5 or above you will be able to participate in the delivery of a specialist tissue viability trust wide nursing service.

You will help to manage a clinical case load providing clinical advice and support relating to tissue viability.

You will formulate and participate in formal and informal education.

Plan, undertake and analyse relevant audit activities.

You will be able to support the Lead Nurse for Tissue Viability in the day to day running of the Trust wide service.

You will be able to work closely with the multidisciplinary team and also work autonomously, exercising clinical expertise in tissue viability.

You must possess knowledge and skills in clinical risk evaluation, pressure ulcer prevention strategies and ideally change management.

About us

Why us?

We are a small friendly team with bags of enthusiasm for all things related to tissue viability. We believe that good quality tissue viability care comes through passion, knowledge and education.

We offer a great working environment based across both Gloucester and Cheltenham sites.

Excellent development opportunities are available to enhance your knowledge and skills, and you will be support by a friendly and knowledgeable team.

Working hours

Working hours is Monday-Friday 08:00 to 16:00 excluding bank holidays.

This is across both Gloucester Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital.

There is a free bus service between sites

Benefits of working for NHS

Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus eight general and public holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service

Pay enhancements to reward out of hours, shift and overtime working

An annual personal development review to support your career aspirations

Occupational health services and support

Automatic membership of the NHS Pension Scheme (unless you choose to opt out). New entrants to the scheme receive employer contributions of 5 - 14.5% dependant on salary.

Details

Date posted

02 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year (pa, pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-26-T0588

Job locations

Trustwide (Cheltenham and Gloucester)

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

United Kingdom

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