Job summary
Employer heading
Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
The dermatology nurse specialist will function as part of the dermatology nursing team within the dermatology department under the supervision of a dermatology clinical nurse specialist. The post holder will be responsible for the assessment and delivery of care needs within the nurse-led services. The post holder will be required to teach, support and develop patients and junior staff as well as assist with the efficient running of the service. To ensure continuity of care, the post holder will follow-up patients in the outpatients’ clinics and where appropriate, refer into the community.
To undertake skilled and specialist support work with patients following guidelines which have been agreed and set by the British Association of Dermatology/ Royal College of Nursing in conjunction with the service management team.
To be responsible for own caseload (treatment/liaison/reports/MDT) progressing and amending treatment programs within agreed parameters as necessary. This may involve making clinical judgments.
Main duties of the job
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Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification, available to download at any time.
Person specification
interview
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- 5 years post registration expirenece
- ENB998 or equivalent teaching qualification
- Study to Degree Level
- Evidence of continued personal, professional development
- Non-Medical prescribing/willing to work towards
- Experience in dermatology at Band 6 in acute hospital setting
- Working across professional boundaries
- Demonstrable achievement in improving patient care, being forward thinking and innovative
Desirable criteria
- Master’s Degree (or working towards)
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Research and audit experience
Essential
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered
- 5 years post registration experience
- Study to Degree Level
- Non-Medical prescribing/willing to work towards
- Evidence of continued personal, professional development
- Experience in dermatology at Band 6 in acute hospital setting
- Demonstrable achievement in improving patient care, being forward thinking and innovative
- Working across professional boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Master’s Degree (or working towards)
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Research and audit experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annette Aldridge
- Job title
- Lead Dermatology Nurse Specilaist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 973173
- Additional information
Debbie Thomas
Matron for Clinical Support Services
01279 444455- extension 2553
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