Job responsibilities
JOB
TITLE: DERMATOLOGY
SPECIALIST NURSE
HOURS OF WORK: Various shifts to be covered; Hours range
from 8.30am 5.30pm Monday to Friday and Saturday
MAIN PURPOSE OF POST
To support the
care given by other professionals within the Solihealth team, in the Dermatology
Service SCSS.
Perform skin examinations
Evaluating patients condition
Recording patients medical history and lab results
Explaining test results to patients
Assist Doctor with minor operations in pre and
post-operative care
Listen to patients concerns so they can communicate them
to a Doctor accurately
Observe how a patient reacts to a treatment
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1.
Clinical nursing practices for our Dermatology Service including:
assessment, screening, management and health promotion in participation with
the general medical practitioners, or independently via agreed Solihealth protocols.
2.
Provide expert professional advice to others across the locality within
agreed guidelines and protocols, including medical colleagues and other
professional groups when required.
3.
Perform comprehensive specialist assessment of patients, plan, treat and
evaluate care within agreed guidelines and protocols according to
evidence-based practice and changing health needs.
4.
Communicate specialist information to medical colleagues and others.
Refer patients to appropriate clinicians, in the locality or externally, within
agreed guidelines and protocols, according to assessment of patient need and
evidence based decision.
5.
Prioritise patient care, supervising and allocating own workload,
monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of care, including discharge of patients,
or referring on, within agreed guidelines and protocols.
6.
Perform specialist clinical skills in the treatment and overall
management of patient care, including requesting and interpreting
investigations, within agreed guidelines and protocols. To develop and fully
utilise clinical assessment and referral skills. This includes the expanded
role and responsibilities of the nurse within the Scope of Professional
Practice. Interpret information and make a reasoned assessment of patients
short term and/ or long term needs and risk in relation to health and
wellbeing.
7.
Provide a comprehensive specialist service, accepting accountability and
responsibility for the management and effectiveness of the service on a
day-to-day basis. Provide Nurse Led clinics relating to the management of
chronic dermatoses and drug monitoring. Competently implement treatment
regimens for the patient group including acting as a competent independent
and/or supplementary prescriber.
8.
Have good IT skills and ability
to use the computer systems and good record keeping.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
Contributing to service development and implementation
of the service contract
Awareness of and compliance with all relevant
Solihealth policies/guidelines/procedures, e.g. safeguarding, confidentiality,
data protection, health and safety
A commitment to life-long learning and audit to ensure
evidence-based best practice
Contributing to the development of computer-based
patient records
Contributing to the summarising of patient records
COMMUNICATION
The
post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within
the team and will strive to:
Communicate
effectively with other team members
Communicate
effectively with patients and carers
Recognise
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly
Attending
training events organised by Solihealth where appropriate
CONFIDENTIALITY
In the
course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather,
sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so
in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their
privacy and act appropriately
In
the performance of the duties outlined in this Job Description, the post-holder
may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their
carers, Solihealth staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have
access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All
such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
Information relating to
patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the
practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with
Solihealth policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the
protection of personal and sensitive data.
HEALTH & SAFETY
The post-holder will assist in
promoting and maintaining their own and others health and safety and security
as defined in Solihealths Health and Safety Policy, to include:
Identifying the risks involved in work activities and
undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks
Making effective use of training to update knowledge
and skills
Using appropriate infection control procedures,
maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards
Reporting potential risks identified
EQUALITY & DIVERSITY
The post-holder will support
the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to
include:
Acting in a way that recognises the importance of
peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice
procedures and policies, and current legislation
Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of
patients, carers and colleagues
Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the
individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings,
priorities and rights
To ensure
implementation of Policy HR05 Equality
& Diversity and communicate this policy effectively
Whilst in post, Staff are expected to acquire and update
their knowledge on safeguarding as per Solihealths Safeguarding Policies.
Training must include knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of
Liberties.
