Bank Tissue Viability Nurse

Deadline: 18 November 2026

Salary: £22.75 an hour (inclusive of HACS)

Job summary

About the Role

We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Band 6 Registered General Nurse (RGN) to join the Tissue Viability Team at Oak Lane Clinic, within Central London Community Healthcare, on a temporary basis.

Main duties of the job

  • Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive Physiotherapy service to residents of West Hertfordshire within the bed based unit.
  • Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation
  • Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services across CLCH including the acute and community teams to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the
  • Physiotherapist and the Multi-professional team
  • Be responsible for the supervision Rehabilitation Assistants and Physiotherapy students, with guidance from Senior Therapists.
  • To work when required in a variety of settings including clinics, clients own home, Residential and Nursing Homes, Acute and Community Hospitals.
  • Support self and service development through active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by participating in any Inservice Training, Audit or research being undertaken by the service.

Education/Qualification

Essential

  • Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Evidence of up to date CPD portfolio

Desirable

  • Member of CSP
  • Relevant Post Graduate Training

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working as part of an MDT
  • Experience of completing assessments and creating treatment plans
  • Relevant work experience in a variety of clinical specialties

Desirable

  • Experience of delegation
  • Experience working in the NHS

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
  • Understanding of team dynamics
  • Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, risk assessment and management
  • Effective written and oral communication skills
  • Word processing and internet skills
  • Basic knowledge of the principals of clinical governance
  • Ability to manage time/caseload effectively

Other

Desirable

  • Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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