Job summary
We are looking for an experienced nurse to join thehighly specialisednursing team and national service supporting adults with the genetic skin disorder, Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). The post holder will be a member of a larger, well-established MDT at the world-renowned St Johns Institute of Dermatology within Guy's & St Thomas Hospital, London.
The post holder will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) service, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care. They will act as a lead specialist and demonstrate a high level of expertise within the EB service; providing specialist advice, education and support to health care professionals and patients. The post holder will be responsible for contributing to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service.
This post does not attract London High Cost Allowance, as all travel and subsistence costs are reimbursed.
Closing date: 21.05.2025 at Midnight
Interview date: 11.06.2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for managing their own caseload of complex patients and provide hospital inpatient, outpatient and other clinical support.
A core aspect of the nursing service involves monitoring and supporting people with EB in their homes. Therefore, extensive travel throughout the UK and flexibility in working patterns is essential.
Applicants must be experienced registered nurses and have practiced at a minimum band 6 or above. We are looking for someone who has experience in tissue viability, palliative care, dermatology, long term or life limiting conditions or other transferrable clinical skills.
Experience of EB is desirable but not essential.
They must be able to work autonomously, and demonstrate resilience and determination.
The successful candidate must hold a full UK driving licence and access to a car is essential.
About us
About the Trust
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
Our values
Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it.
It is important that we all understand and reflect these values in our work. We are:
Caring - we put patients first
Ambitious - we innovate and strive for excellence
Inclusive - we respect each other and work collaboratively
Our values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. A summary of our framework can be found on our Trust jobs pages and our intranet.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Leadership and Managerial
To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Quality
Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust
Lead on and participate in key developments relating to the specialty so that high quality patient focused services are promoted.
Enhance the interface between staff, patients, community staff and visit.
Attend and participate in multi-professional team meetings.
Education and Training
Act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to student nurses and others.
Assess own educational needs and take steps to keep up to date with clinical and nursing developments in line with requirements of the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
Develop the partnership between the Trust and academic staff at local Universities involved in pre-registration and post-registration nursing and medical programmes.
Research and Development
Promote and undertake nursing research and to publish the outcome, updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice.
Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff.
Management and Leadership
Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate expert knowledge and high standards of clinical practice.
Develop the role according to patients changing needs and research findings, within the resources available.
Maintain accurate records of the clinical service and ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to
Organise own work and manage own caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and other staff members
General
Act in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice and be accountable for his/her actions at all times.
Maintain up-to-date records. Ensuring that confidentiality is respected and that the standards for Record Keeping are met.
Full Job description and Person Specification available
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Leadership and Managerial
To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within the specialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Quality
Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust
Lead on and participate in key developments relating to the specialty so that high quality patient focused services are promoted.
Enhance the interface between staff, patients, community staff and visit.
Attend and participate in multi-professional team meetings.
Education and Training
Act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor to student nurses and others.
Assess own educational needs and take steps to keep up to date with clinical and nursing developments in line with requirements of the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
Develop the partnership between the Trust and academic staff at local Universities involved in pre-registration and post-registration nursing and medical programmes.
Research and Development
Promote and undertake nursing research and to publish the outcome, updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice.
Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff.
Management and Leadership
Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate expert knowledge and high standards of clinical practice.
Develop the role according to patients changing needs and research findings, within the resources available.
Maintain accurate records of the clinical service and ensuring that confidentiality of information is adhered to
Organise own work and manage own caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and other staff members
General
Act in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice and be accountable for his/her actions at all times.
Maintain up-to-date records. Ensuring that confidentiality is respected and that the standards for Record Keeping are met.
Full Job description and Person Specification available
Person Specification
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrate values and behaviours in line with Trust values
Knowledge
Essential
- A Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience.
Desirable
- Knowledge of EB
- Masters level qualification
- Minimum of two years at band 6 level in appropriate speciality
Skills
Essential
- Clinical reasoning skills to comprehensively assess patients' needs/treatments
- Experience managing patients with complex medical or life limiting conditions
- Effective time management
- Ability to work independently
- Proven communication skills with ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
Desirable
- Advanced phlebotomy and cannulation
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care
- Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Experience in delivering patient advocacy
Desirable
- Proven experience in delivering teaching to healthcare professionals and patients
Additional
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly to meet service requirements
- Full UK driving licence
- Ability to travel independently throughout UK
Person Specification
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Demonstrate values and behaviours in line with Trust values
Knowledge
Essential
- A Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience.
Desirable
- Knowledge of EB
- Masters level qualification
- Minimum of two years at band 6 level in appropriate speciality
Skills
Essential
- Clinical reasoning skills to comprehensively assess patients' needs/treatments
- Experience managing patients with complex medical or life limiting conditions
- Effective time management
- Ability to work independently
- Proven communication skills with ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
Desirable
- Advanced phlebotomy and cannulation
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care
- Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Experience in delivering patient advocacy
Desirable
- Proven experience in delivering teaching to healthcare professionals and patients
Additional
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly to meet service requirements
- Full UK driving licence
- Ability to travel independently throughout UK
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
