Hopsital Complex Wound Specialist

Leicester, LE1 5YA, United Kingdom
4 months ago
Posted
12 Feb 2026 (4 months ago)

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

We’re investing in the future of Surgical intervention and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), and this is your opportunity to be part of something truly impactful. Join us as aHospital Complex Wound Specialist! This is your chance to utilise your extensive NPWT & Wound Management clinical expertise to support healthcare professionals deliver better outcomes for patients while driving adoption of innovative solutions that change lives.

Location Coverage:

Covering the South East and East Midlands, including Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Hampshire (Isle of Wight).

What will you be doing?

You’ll be the trusted clinical expert that clinicians turn to for guidance on NPWT and advanced wound management.

In this role, you’ll work across acute, delivering hands-on clinical support and education that makes a real difference to patient care. You’ll design and deliver high-quality NPWT (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy) training programmes, support complex wound cases, and demonstrate the clinical benefits of our innovative PICO and Renasys systems.

Beyond clinical support, you’ll collaborate with territory managers and account teams to implement strategic projects, influence key decision makers, and lead initiatives that improve clinical outcomes and efficiency. Every day will bring variety, from advising Tissue Viability Nurses and Theatre teams to partnering on audits and clinical pathways that shape best practice.

What will you need to be successful?

Success in this role means being both a trusted NPWT and Advanced Wound Management clinical advisor and a confident and collaborative partner with your local commercial sales team.

You’ll thrive if you:

  • Are a Registered General Nurse or from a profession allied to medicine, with strong clinical aptitude and a passion for improving patient care

  • Bring experience in wound care and especially NPWT, plus a solid understanding of NHS pathways and decision-making processes

  • Have excellent communication and organisational skills to deliver impactful training, manage priorities and build strong relationships

  • Are comfortable travelling extensively across your territory and engaging with stakeholders at all levels to drive adoption of advanced therapies

You. Unlimited.

We believe in creating the greatest good for society. Our strongest investments are in our people and the patients we serve.

Inclusion and Belonging: Committed to welcoming, celebrating and thriving on inclusion and belonging. Learn more about our Employee Inclusion Groups on our website (www.smith-nephew.com)

Your Future: Generous annual bonus and pension schemes, Save As You Earn share options.

Work/Life Balance:Flexible vacation and time off, paid holidays and paid volunteering hours, so we can give back to our communities.

Your Wellbeing: Private health and dental plans, healthcare cash plans, income protection, life assurance and much more.

Flexibility:Hybrid working model (for most professional roles). Training: Hands-on, team-customised, mentorship.

Extra Perks:Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs, salary sacrifice bicycle and car schemes and many other employee discounts.

Sales roles:Choose between a company car or a generous cash car allowance.

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