gesh Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist (SGUH)


Company:	st georges nhs trust
Salary:	£57,528 - £64,750 pa Inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW19 0QT
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	14 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the tissue viability service at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust which is part of the gesh group. This is an excellent opportunity for a

dynamic and motivated healthcare professional who is keen to deliver a high standard of care and demonstrate compassionate leadership.

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Nurse with a proven track record within tissue viability and pressure ulcer prevention. The post holder will have existing enhanced wound care

and assessment skills and be able to evidence leadership and improvement experience.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh) cares for a population of four million people in South-west London and North-east Surrey. St George’s Hospital is one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare

provider and major teaching hospital in the area. St George’s serves a diverse range of patients with complex wounds, providing a wide range of speciality medical and surgical services that the tissue viability team work collaboratively with.

As a new 8a role, the post holder will have the support and autonomy to review and shape the service and role, providing professional and clinical leadership in all aspects of Tissue Viability through clinical expertise.

We welcome anyone with creative ideas about providing quality care and patient focused services. Additional personal and professional development opportunities are offered with external training and conferences supported where possible.

The post holder will be an expert resource, responsible for providing specialist nursing assessments, evidenced-based intervention and advice and support to staff caring for patients who are at risk of or have a pressure ulcer and/or have complex wound.

The Tissue Viability Clinical Nurse Specialist will play an integral role in the development of innovative practice for Tissue Viability in the organisation with a focus on pressure ulcer prevention. They will help to promote and co-ordinate seamless patient care pathways, develop

and implement Trust wide improvement and change projects that enhance patient safety and

lead on pressure ulcer and tissue viability governance and education.

Central to this role will be a collaborative approach with the MDT providing a comprehensive patient focused service. The role is as the tissue viability service and pressure ulcer prevention lead and therefore involves line management and service development responsibilities.

The post holder will work independently and have existing advanced skills in wound assessment and treatment, they will have a proven track record in leadership and be able to evidence where they have been integral to positive change within a clinical service.

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of a minimum oftwo years' experience working at Band 7 (or equivalent)

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role

We welcome anyone with creative ideas about providing quality care and patient focused services. Additional personal and professional development opportunities are offered by the Trust.

This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026

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