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Complex Wound Specialist
Field-Based Sales Specialist: Advanced Wound Management
Yorkshire & Humber Region
Life. Unlimited.
At Smith+Nephew, we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.
This is your opportunity to step into a field-based sales role where your clinical credibility and passion for community care will genuinely shape patient outcomes. Covering the Yorkshire and Humber region, you will become the go-to expert for complex wound care, empowering healthcare professionals to deliver safe, effective, and life-changing therapy.
About the Role
You will work at the heart of our Advanced Wound Management portfolio, driving decision-making and ensuring patients receive the right solutions at the right time. This role blends hands-on clinical support, relationship-building, and problem-solving, with daily influence on product use across your territory. Your expertise will directly support clinicians—strengthening trust, advocating for our therapies, and empowering confident, informed practice.
As our clinical specialist, you’ll pivot between education, advocacy, and hands-on guidance, ensuring our products drive positive patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a go-to expert for complex wound care and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in the Yorkshire & Humber region.
- Build and nurture relationships with community-based healthcare professionals (HCP), including district nurses, practice nurses, and wound specialists.
- Deliver high-quality clinical education, fostering informed decision-making among decision-makers.
- Troubleshoot clinical challenges, offering tailored solutions to improve patient pathology management.
- Advocate for our therapies and technologies, ensuring HCPs feel confident and supported in their practice.
- Collaborate with internal teams to refine offerings and execute skill development programmes regionally.
- Monitor territory performance, using insights to drive product adoption, compliance, and clinical satisfaction.
- Reflect company values externally, positioning Smith+Nephew as a leader in evidence-based wound care solutions.
Requirements
Clinical Expertise & Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse (RGN) or allied health professional with a background in wound care, NPWT, or advanced therapy.
- NHS clinical practice experience—preferably in community care, primary care, or hospital settings.
- Demonstrated understanding of wound healing principles, NPWT techniques, and current Better Wound Care guidelines.
- Experience navigating prescription/acquisition pathways in NHS settings a traditional plus.
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Core Strengths
✔ Clinical Credibility – Ability to teach confidently, troubleshoot pathology-driven challenges, and adopt an evidence-based approach to wound management. ✔ Relationship-Building – Skilled at earning trust across diverse healthcare settings, including GP practices, private care, and wound clinics. ✔ Problem-Solving – Use empathy and diagnostic acumen to eliminate care gaps and drive productive patient outcomes. ✔ Education & Advocacy – Passion for mentoring HCPs via presentations, training sessions, orbury-in kits. Genuine desire to advocate on patient’s behalf. ✔ Commercial Focus – Aligning patient needs with product innovation, ensuring our portfolio delivers real-world impact while supporting your field targets.
Administrative & Developmental
- Strong organisational skills alongside self-motivation—ability to prioritise territories efficiently and manage training programmes effectively.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development, whether through Smith+Nephew platforms or external wound care certifications.
- Adaptability—comfort working autonomously and cross-functionally, while thriving in a dynamic, fast-moving environment.
What Job Success Looks Like
Success comes from blending answers with attitude:
- Mastering public health messaging to perfect NPWT product proposals.
- Being the first point of call for wounded patients in a territory and the right solution whenever it matters.
- Cultivating strong advocate-peer relationships, so your healthcare partners recommend Smith+Nephew as their top choice.
- Constant curiosity—identifying care gaps, rethinking standard therapies, and spreading knowledge within your network.
Here’s What You Gain
Impactful Work
We’re committed to changing lives through innovation and investment in our patients. Your contributions will help us deliver:
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✔ Deeper clinical partnerships—streamlining care pathways that reduce patient suffering. ✔ Lasting regional impact—strengthening every NHS team’s role in 裸恰傷防治 फिर evolving goals.
Your Benefits: You. Unlimited.
We believe in maximising potential, offering:
Inclusion & belonging
- Effortlessly supported by our Employee Inclusion Groups.
- Learn more: www.smith-nephew.com/inclusion
Your Future at S+N
- Generous Non-Cash Benefits: Including annual bonuses, a golden egg pension scheme other Profit Sharing Schemes.
- Share Options: Save As You Earn to unlock company value.
- Flexible Growth: Continuous training, team-tailored mentorship, and hands-on tools for development.
Work-Life Balance
- Freedom to thrive:
- Flexible vacation with generous time off
- Paid volunteering hours (because giving back is rewarded).
- Paid, curated holidays—because you deserve the time.
Your Wellbeing
A suite of benefits to ensure you’re at your best:
- Private health and dental care.
- Healthcare cash plans, Income Protection, Life Assurance.
Flexibility: Hybrid First
- Hybrid working supports focused productivity with global S+N access. Rotating for consistency & balance.
Extras That Matter
- Perks tuned to your lifestyle:
- Discounts on gyms and fitness clubs.
- Salary sacrifice schemes for bikes, car leasing policies (and a mix of company cars or cash allowance).
- Social responsibility gets you closer community ties—vibrant inclusion events, fundraising with Joe & Frank (our mascot!).
Stay Connected
- Join our Talent Network to explore future career opportunities.
- Follow #WeAreS+N for behind-the-scenes culture and patient success stories:
Let’s Transform Care— Start Here
If you’re ready to balance care that hurts with the best outcomes across Yorkshire and Humber, your impact starts now. Your journey at Smith+Nephew begins with You. Unlimited.
Remember: every S+N role delivers purpose, recognition, and a career that fills your cup— real impact for real patients.
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