Clinical Nurse Specialist, Wound Healing


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Coventry, CV6 6DR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	21 Sept 2026

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Summary

The post holder will be responsible for leading and delivering wound healing education and clinical skills development across the workforce, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence in practice. They will support clinicians through supervision, coaching, competency assessment, and the translation of evidence into practice, ensuring staff are confident and competent to deliver high-quality wound care. As a senior clinical leader, the CNS will play a pivotal role in clinical governance, quality assurance, incident investigation, and service evaluation. They will adopt a systematic approach to monitoring outcomes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and driving quality improvement initiatives that enhance patient experience and clinical effectiveness. The role will also champion innovation and research within wound healing, supporting the implementation of new technologies, evidence-based interventions, and service developments that improve outcomes and efficiency. Working collaboratively with partners across healthcare organisations, the post holder will contribute to the development of integrated wound healing pathways and strategic priorities for the organisation. In addition, the CNS will provide professional and clinical leadership to members of the Wound Healing Team, ensuring staff deliver responsive, evidence-based care in accordance with Trust policies, clinical guidelines, pathways, and standard operating procedures. Through effective leadership and workforce development, the post holder will ensure the service remains at the forefront of best practice in wound healing and prevention. Represent wound care service at local meetings Work autonomously and take the lead for wound care provision within the allocated locality working closely with Lead Nurse for oversight Be responsible for providing specialist wound care advice, support and guidance within the group Comply with Trust policies and procedures Identify, facilitate and lead the implementation of wound provision, best practice, guidance and frameworks across services to incorporate evidence based practice into operational delivery Be required to undertake investigation of complaints, considering complex and sensitive information from a wide range of sources, formulating outcomes and recommendations and learning to be taken forward. Take responsibility for ensuring own annual personal development review. To maintain an extensive and contemporary knowledge of tissue viability and wound care provision by participating in ongoing education and research As a Specialist Practitioner, actively support the effective triage of new referrals to the wound care service and support the Tissue Viability team to organise/provide necessary care/treatment and follow up in line with national guidance to this patient group Ability to competently and safely set up, undertake and interpret wound prevention and care associated activities. For example, Doppler, Toe Doppler, Topical Negative Pressure, Compression Bandaging, Larval Therapy Be required to compile and edit reports, where speed and accuracy is required. Be required to undertake formal presentations Will require key board skills, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Power Point. Highly developed physical skills commensurate to the post holders professional background For further details please see the attached job description. A full UK driving license is essential for this post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.

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